Smile Again Africa Development Organization - SAADO

SAADO - Smile Again Africa Development Organization is a national non-profit humanitarian and development organization dedicated to working with the youth and their communities to reach their full potential. Founded in 2011, SAADO works across all the states of South Sudan promoting social cohesion and empowering communities to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. We provide humanitarian assistance to families affected by disaster & conflict while partnering with communities for long-term solutions to alleviate poverty. Motivated by the potential in the youth, we optimize their role to foster peaceful co-existence and economic empowerment in South Sudan. Motto Youth Against Poverty. Vision Communities free from poverty and destitution with dignity. Mission To eradicate poverty in partnership with communities for sustainable development. Core Values We are transparent and accountable. We are reliable and trust worthy. We work as a team. We respect diversity. We are creative and innovative. Objectives Promote equitable access to food and sustainable livelihoods. Address child hunger and malnutrition. Provide access to quality education for all. Promote social cohesion, peace building and reconciliation. Provide access to WASH services including potable water, sanitation and community sensitization. Promote humanitarian protection, child protection and gender outcomes through advocacy & lobbying on behalf of women, children and vulnerable populations. Approach We acknowledge that communities have better solutions to the challenges that face them. We believe in listening & recognizing communities, empowering them and enhancing their capacities to effectively break the interlocking poverty trap. We adopt the Community Base Participatory Approach (CBPA) to stimulate dialogue with communities about underlying factors that perpetuate poverty and enter consensus on how to eliminate vulnerability, illiteracy, exclusion and powerlessness.