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Who we are

  •  Agriculture Youth Action for Development Agency (AYADA) is a youth led and non-profit organization founded in 2016 by young South Sudanese professionals. 
  • AYADA’s work aims at saving lives of vulnerable groups from violence, extreme poverty and social injustices through innovative programs in agriculture, food security and climate resilience, education, general protection, peace-building, and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) in South Sudan.
  •  AYADA strengthens existing capacities of women and youth structures to indirectly advocate against human rights violations in their respective localities.
  • AYADA’s donors and partners include IOM, UNFPA, USAID, UNDP, UNHCR, UNESCO, SFCG, DRC, EDC, USAID/DT-Global and UNMISS.

Vision Statement

Resilient communities living in dignity, peace and sustainable environment

Theory of Change

If young people are empowered, then they will become champions for social justice because they have access to information and leadership opportunities.

what we do

Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Resilience

Enhancing agriculture, food security/sustainable livelihood and climate resilience for the poor, the marginalized, and people with special needs for all in South Sudan.

Meaningful Youth Participation

Ensuring meaningful participation of young women and young men in the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes and policies in South Sudan.

General Protection

Promoting community resilience, through capacity building of community-based protection systems, statutory and traditional legal/justice system, with relevant knowledge and skills in general protection.

Education:

Improving the performance of schools and build capacity of teachers to offer quality, relevant and equitable education in a safe and protective learning environment for all.

Peacebuilding

Strengthening community-based peacebuilding strategies to enhance sustainable peaceful co-existence and social mobility among the conflict-affected communities in South Sudan.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Enhancing access to safe affordable and sufficient drinking water and enhance capacity of water users’ management and community hygiene and sanitation practices for all.

About us

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What we do

AYADA’s focus Areas

Projects

Experience and track record (funding project) in South Sudan

AYADA’s interventions have been evaluated and demonstrated an increase in adolescents’ information levels on education system as well as their behaviours changed through youth _led dialogue sessions, and consultative meetings, especially around contraceptive involvement of youths in conflict setting, and rights access. They have also shown a reduction in misinformation and myths about, GBV, sexual and reproductive health issues and the reduction of stigma in seeking psychosocial support services. In addition, AYADA’s policy dialogue and engagement programmes have ensured that young women and young men’s voices are included in policy and programme development and implementation.

AYADA'S IMPACT

250

Young leaders

25000

Young people

15M

Young women

Our current Project

 

Renovation of Achongchang Primary School

Renovation of four classrooms, Kitchen, store and 4 latrines stand for Boys & Girls.

$49.990  - Already donated

65%