OUR VISION
A South Sudanese society, “free from the violations of the human rights and dignity of women and children”.
STEWARDWOMEN is a women-led organization founded in March 2009 and registered with the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission as a not-for-profit non-governmental organization with the registration number 037. The organization was founded to address the problems of violence against women, including sexual and gender based violence, community insecurity and conflicts, and poor governance.
STEWARDWOMEN with support from Sinergy for Justice conducted three days advocacy workshop
During the launch of 16 Days of Activism 2023 on 29/Nov/2023.
Director of STEWARDWOMEN Josephine Chandiru Drama received the first Normative Change Award for her ratification of the Maputo Protocol’ in South Sudan
A South Sudanese society, “free from the violations of the human rights and dignity of women and children”.
To develop, shape and empower South Sudanese women to advocate for policies that foster equal economic opportunity, and secure human rights for women and children”.
Our key values are respect for women, subsidiarity, transparency, accountability and gender equity.
The Director of STEWARDWOMEN was privileged to be one of the Speakers during a Strategic Consultation on Family Law Reform in Africa held at the Fairway Boutique Hotel, Kampala, Uganda on 25th - 27th March 2024. The Consultation convened representatives from selected civil society organizations in Africa to raise awareness and mobilize collective efforts towards family law reform in Africa. The objective was to sensitize actors on priority issues relating to family law reform advocacy in Africa and set strategies on collaborative engagement with duty bearers at the national, sub-regional, and regional levels.
Further, the Consultation activated a visible and vibrant network based on three thematic groups focusing on civil, customary, and Muslim family law systems in the region. The Consultation was co-convened by the founding partners of the Africa Family Law Network comprising of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition represented by Equality Now to which STEWARDWOMEN & WOJE are members, African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Musawah and Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA).
STEWARDWOMEN & WOJE recommended the following; mapping of national partners working on family laws in South Sudan aimed at establishing a national family law network; follow-up on the whereabouts of the current Family Law Bill for South Sudan in order to craft the next steps and finally, sensitization on family laws including on Maputo protocol , CEDAW and national laws. National laws.
OUR CURRENT PARTNERS
