What SSS Does

Influenced by the new development paradigm, which puts people before things, SSS follows a participatory approach in every sphere of its work. The traditional knowledge of the rural poor is valued and respected, and there is confidence that rural people are capable of achieving self-reliance. On a practical level, the fundamental thrust of this approach is decentralization and empowerment.

For a community to be able to work for its own development and reduce its dependency there is a need for full involvement at all stages of the development cycle. The participation of communities in identification, planning, management, implementation and evaluation of projects is a key factor in SSS work. Internally, a participatory approach is adopted in managing the affairs of SSS.

Human resource development is an essential part of our development work. This means ensuring that the community is trained and skilled, as well as organized, to maximize the potential of the community to take hold of its own development.

SSS strongly believes in maximizing its impact by transferring field experiences into knowledge to influence the development policies and practices of NGOs, donors and government agencies. This is important for working towards the long-term goal of eradicating poverty.

1.    Approach

During the process of social mobilization, SSS will adopt a participatory, self-help, self-sustainable approach through community involvement and formation of volunteer groups in remote rural areas of South Sudan.

•    Philosophy

Sustainable rural development is a dynamic process posing various needs at different phases of time. These can be dealt with through continuous interventions based on designed frameworks that incorporate the requirements projected by the communities and with the help of the communities by strategizing for public-private partnership.