About Us

Organizational Background

Agricultural Youth Action for Development Agency (AYADA) is a Youth Christian non-profit organization working in South Sudan for many years focusing on improving poverty and social injustice to end violence through well-planned and comprehensive Programmes in Food Security & climatic change, Access to Justice, Security & Human Rights, WASH & GBV, Education, Peace Building, Empowerment of women, youth and youth living with disabilities groups economically (vocational skills and start-up capitals). Agricultural Youth Action for Development Agency-AYADA has its Head office in Western Bahr el Ghazal State Hai Daraja block A-Plot No14455 Near DRC Office in Daraja

Year of Establishment

Agricultural Youth Action for Development Agency-AYADA was established in the year 2016 and it has been officially registered with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission [RRC] as National NGO in South Sudan under Chapter 3, Section 10 of NGOs ACT, 2016 with the mission of improving poverty and social injustice to end violence through well-planned and comprehensive Programmes in their thematic areas of works in South Sudan.

Our Vision Statement

We seek a world of hope and social justice, where poverty & violence are overcome, and where people live in a dignified, secure, and peaceful environment for all.

Our Mission Statement

Agricultural Youth Action for Development Agency-AYADA works in South Sudan to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice to end Violence through well-planned and comprehensive Programmes in Food Security & climatic change, Access to Justice, Security, and Human Rights, WASH & GBV, Education, Peace Building, Youth &Women empowerment programs.

While the strategic plan will focus on strategic priorities and needs that were identified, the strategic plan will mainstream cross-cutting issues into all programs for efficiency and effective management strategic plan.  Henceforth the following cross-cutting issues were identified during the strategic plan processes.

  • Partnership & Networking: The Goal of the Program is to strengthen Partnerships and Networking with UN Agencies, International Organizations, International Community Donors, International Christian development organizations, and churches to secure resources to implement projects and enhance sustainable development Programmes in South Sudan.
  • Organizational Capacity Development and Management: The Goal of the Program is to strengthen organizational management, communication skills, financial management and reporting, human resources management, and program management to enhance sustainable Organizational Capacity.
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Management: The Goal of the Program is to strengthen Project stakeholders’ involvement & in complaint-handling feedback mechanisms in project planning and implementation to enhance project ownership and participation for sustainability and community development Programmes.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: The Goal of the Program is to achieve High-quality project performance and Quality Assurance – quality control in timely mannerand effectiveness of the project identify for the sustainability of the project’s results.

Core Values

Excellence in Performance

AYADA works to ensure that its programs are high quality, effective and efficient in nature. They are results-oriented, achieving both development effectiveness and desired results; and are gender and age sensitive as well.

Partnership

AYADA works respectfully in collaboration with government, communities, the private sector, and donors, bringing together the unique resources of all to achieve common objectives.

Teamwork

AYADA board and staffs work on basis of mutual respect and accountability, dialogue, and collaboration. In our work, we seek to understand the views and ideas of others, as well as to recognize the positive contributions of each person, to build strong relationships within and beyond AYADA.

Open communications

AYADA is committed to sharing information in a respectful and collegial manner. The timely and regular exchange of quality information – between headquarters and field offices, board members, and our partners – provides the basis for informed, consultative decision-making in our operations.

Our Objectives

  • To provide skills development and livelihood Programmes (Agric-business skills and income generating activities) with special attention to the youths and young women Groups.
  • Provide solutions to hunger problems by distributing food and nutrition to vulnerable children and women
  • AYADA South Sudan to promote climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in South Sudan
  • To provide equitable access to safe and clean drinking water for the affected population
  • To provide sanitary pads for rural adolescents young Schools girls, and women and also develop mediation programs on local level.
  • To strengthen the capacity of Community Hygiene Promoter and Water User Committees
  • To promote and support public health and hygiene promotion among the local communities
  • Training communities on family planning and GBV referral pathway.
  • To create awareness, educate and prevent GBV & PSEA among the local communities.
  • To promote inclusive education opportunities to every child in the rural areas, both boys and girls to have access to quality education without gender discrimination.
  • Empowerment of young women, youth and youth with disabilities groups economically (vocational skills and start-up capitals).
  • To restore human dignity and provides protection to all the vulnerable groups such as children, women, elderly, people with disabilities and internal displaced persons (IDPs).
  • To promote resilient and recovery life to affected population in the Rural areas.
  • To strengthening justice and security institutions, delivering equitable access to justice to the most vulnerable, increasing community security, especially in conflicted areas and enhance national human rights awareness.
  • To support vulnerable groups to gain legal access to ownership of means of production, including land, capital and inheritance
  • To provide Training skills for young women and youth with disabilities on technical, and leadership skills and support youth institutions Programmes.

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Motto: Cultivating Ideas to Reduce Poverty and end Violence in South Sudan

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