South Sudan Grassroots Initiative for Development (SSGID) is a National non-profit, Humanitarian and Development community organization established in the year 2013 and registered with the Ministry of Justice (Registration Number 1921) and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (Registration Number 350).
SSGID was founded by a group of women and youth of South Sudan with the aim of responding to the ever increasing social, economic, and health challenges affecting the predominantly rural / pastoral population of the Country. SSGID philosophy is based on the principle of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) where target communities are viewed as ASSETS with lots of opportunities, resources and ability to influence their desired outcomes other than as Problem Centres for humanitarian actions. SSGID, therefore, supports communities through a wide range of programmes that are community-driven with a niche on community innovation and problem solving.
SSGID’s programmes are focussed on vulnerable women and girls because SSGID subscribes to the belief that “if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” In addition women and girls are the worst affected categories of people in South Sudan as far as poverty, education attainment, human rights violation besides being marginalized in development programmes. SSGID also believes that youths play a very key role in transforming societies and are regarded to be having proactive minds towards development as well as being enthusiastic members of the society. SSGID provides Livelihood skills training and capacity building programmes to empower the young women and men in the communities so that they could contribute to their own development and build a resilient and sustainable community
Vision Statement:
Just, educated, healthy, equitable, peace loving and self-sustaining communities.
Mission Statement:
Dynamic partnership with communities to promote peace, reduce inequality, hunger, ignorance, poverty and diseases.
Our MOTTO:
To improve the health status and wellbeing of the vulnerable women and girls in communities through community driven: Livelihoods improvement, Girl Child Education, Promotion of health and sanitation, progressive culture, gender and protection programmes.
Objectives:
SSGID is driven by the following core objectives in its programme design and interaction with various
- Promotion and strengthening of sustainable agriculture among women and youth.
- Improvement of health and solidification of communities’ response to emerging health issues.
- Women and youth empowerment through education and human rights advocacy.
- Promotion of peaceful co-existence among citizens and proactive participation in good governance stakeholders.
Our Values
SSGID is guided by the following four core values in its work and day to day interaction with its beneficiaries and stakeholders;
- Equity- SSGID shall ensure equal opportunity for all beneficiaries of its programmes.
- Integrity – SSGID shall promote a high sense of moral and ethical standard in all its dealings with stakeholders and the public.
- Transparency and Accountability – SSGID shall ensure a high level of openness and responsibility to all its stakeholders.
- Respect– SSGID shall hold its stakeholders with a high level of esteem and appreciation.
Where We Work
SSGID has established a good rapport with the communities, local government bodies and NGOs operating in many states and counties across South Sudan, particularly in the following regions:
- Greater Bahr El Ghazal region comprising of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Northern Bahr el Ghazel , Warrap, and Lakes States
- Greater Equatoria comprising of Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria States
- Greater Upper Nile comprising of Jonglei State
- Urban emergency humanitarian programming especially in Juba and Wau ,Aweil, Tonj cities and in small towns.
