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Work on the ground across Eastern Equatoria

Real projects, real communities, real change. A selection of what we have delivered with our partners since 2017.

Every project we run is designed with the community it serves , not for them. These are some of the projects that have shaped our work across Eastern Equatoria State.

20+

Projects delivered

10+

Communities reached

5,000+

People impacted

2017

Serving since

Tirangore Peace Dialogue
Peace
Tirangore
2023·Completed

Tirangore Peace Dialogue

Signs of reconciliation emerged from a peace dialogue IWEO conducted between conflicting communities in Tirangore, Eastern Equatoria.

Outcomes

  • Two conflicting communities met in structured dialogue for the first time in years
  • Women leaders participated in the negotiation process
  • Follow-up engagement planned to sustain reconciliation
Community reconciliationDialogue facilitation
Girl Education Survey and Child Compensation
Education
Torit and Hatire
2022·Completed

Girl Education Survey and Child Compensation

Our survey found many girls drop out of school due to early and forced marriage and girl child compensation. Reports confirmed several cases, including a seven-year-old girl, in Torit and Hatire payams.

Outcomes

  • Documented barriers to girl child education across two payams
  • Raised awareness on the harm of child compensation
  • Evidence base used for further advocacy with local leaders
Community researchGirl child education
Peace Building and Conflict Management Training
Training
Women and youth groups
2022·Completed

Peace Building and Conflict Management Training

IWEO conducted training on the role of women and youth in peace building and conflict management, targeting women's groups and youth unions.

Outcomes

  • Women and youth trained in conflict analysis and mediation
  • Participants formed community peace committees
  • Skills applied to local disputes within months
Women and youth groupsConflict management
Women Economic Empowerment Project
Livelihood
Value chain
2021·Completed

Women Economic Empowerment Project

IWEO engaged communities in income-generating activities, including cassava and groundnut production under an added value chain program.

Outcomes

  • Women's cooperatives formed around cassava and groundnut
  • Improved post-harvest handling and packaging
  • Direct market links established for cooperative products
Cassava and groundnutIncome generation
GBV Awareness on Early and Forced Marriage
GBV
Pota Payam, Kapoeta South
2022·Completed

GBV Awareness on Early and Forced Marriage

IWEO raised awareness on harmful traditional practices around early and forced marriage in Pota Payam, Kapoeta South County in 2022, and on Radio Sigata 89 FM.

Outcomes

  • Community awareness on the harms of early and forced marriage
  • Radio outreach reached thousands across Kapoeta South
  • Survivors connected to support and referral pathways
Radio and community outreachGBV prevention
COVID-19 Hygiene and WASH Response
WASH
Multiple communities
2020·Completed

COVID-19 Hygiene and WASH Response

When the pandemic reached South Sudan, IWEO scaled up hygiene education and WASH awareness across its partner communities — from handwashing to safe water practices.

Outcomes

  • Hygiene education reached thousands of households
  • Community WASH committees activated and trained
  • Handwashing stations and hygiene kits distributed
Hygiene promotionSafe water access
Our impact

The numbers behind the work

Every figure below is a person, a family or a community whose life has changed.

20+

Projects delivered

10+

Communities reached

5,000+

Lives impacted

8

Years of service

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