What is AEF?
Action for Equality Foundation (AEF) is a Non-Profit and Non-Governmental, National Community Based Organization initiated in 2022. Fully dedicated and committed in all circumstances to women’s participation, gender equality and human rights, building capacities of people and empowering service providers working with vulnerable communities in South Sudan.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to attain an increase in community resilience to protection, supporting individuals, families, and communities meet their basic human needs in aftermath of crises. Providing timely protection, response and prevention services to conflict affected population through strengthening community mechanisms and structures established to prevent and respond to Violence cases.
Our main purpose
To promote equality action plans, evidenced by people from diverse backgrounds, and underrepresented contributing in adding value in addressing development gaps. Promoting gender equality and participation in decision making in all levels, and identifying existing support systems, resource and opportunities to do so. The focus is to provide basic information on what services are available and how services are delivered, including how partners coordinate with each other to provide quality and equitable participatory and holistic care to post-crisis response Plan.
Overall Goal
Contribute to attain an increase in community resilience to protection of individuals, families, and communities meet their basic human needs in an aftermath of crises.
Organizational Objectives
- To support the communities especially, youth and women have access to basic services like education, safe drinking water, health, integrated Nutrition, and hygiene practices.
- To explore and use the power of the law to challenge governments to end systematic discrimination to create enduring equality for women and girls.
- To provide sustainable livelihood through employable skill training with major focus on women empowerment and poverty alleviation.
- To mobilize communities promote gender equality and participation in decision making in sustainable development and environmental protection.
- To provide emergency and relief services to the affected population during and after disaster, identifying existing support systems, resource and opportunities to do so.
- To engage youth and women in capacity building activities in their communities, which are conducive to uplift, and develop the poorest and neglected sectors of the communities.
- To invest in Vocational Training Institutes by funding material and personnel to increase capacity in participation (equipment, classrooms, and staff salaries).