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|Organization name=Youth Association for Peace and Development (YAPD)
|Organization link=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083211954111
|Organization type=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:1--&gt; Non-profit organisation (NPO)&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:2--&gt; Non-governmental organisation (NGO)&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:3--&gt; Indigenous Led&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:4--&gt; people with disability led&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:5--&gt; Youth Led&lt;/translate&gt;
|Located in=South Sudan
|Current focus=&lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:6--&gt; Awareness raising&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:7--&gt; Disability rights&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:8--&gt; Environmental justice&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:9--&gt; Gender based violence&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:10--&gt; Gender equality&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:11--&gt; Human rights&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:12--&gt; Indigenous rights&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:13--&gt; Inclusion&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:14--&gt; Intergenerational justice&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:15--&gt; Natural Resource Management&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:16--&gt; Racial justice&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:17--&gt; Social justice&lt;/translate&gt;, &lt;translate&gt;&lt;!--T:18--&gt; Women's rights&lt;/translate&gt;
|Description=Youth Association for Peace and Development (YAPD) is a registered non-profit, nongovernmental, development and Refugee led initiative organization dedicated to fighting poverty and injustices to reduce human suffering and enhances communities’ livelihoods. YAPD was established in the year 2018 and has been in operations, mitigating suffering through provision of lifesaving assistance and holistic social services to most vulnerable communities focusing especially on women, children and youth inclusion, protection and development; equipping people with skills, knowledge and helps communities rebuild their lives and restore hope through resilient building programs. To make tangible impact, YAPD works in collaboration with others implementing partners to build resilient communities
with hope to become self-sufficient, and to increase pool of community facilitators with a zeal to transform the wider society out of extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and diseases, and to improve social amenities, welfare and economic livelihoods.
VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.
YAPD will be a national force and partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We will be known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people. We strive to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the region. Drawing strength from our recognition of the importance of clan-diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for national
responsibility.
MISSION
“Is to inspire, empower and transform communities to move towards self-reliance through provision of social services and development assistance”
OUR CORE VALUES
The following are the central values of YAPD:
Transparency and Accountability - YAPD believes that citizens have a right to hold governments and institutions accountable, to expect them to respect their rights and do what they say they will do. Likewise, we believe that non-governmental organizations should be accountable to the communities in which they work, to partner organizations, and to those from whom they receive support.
Humanity - YAPD takes and considers with high esteem the set humanitarian principles of humanity; the mandated principles to respond to situations based on need with the most vulnerable prioritize for assistance. Human suffering must be addressed wherever and whenever it is found. The purpose of humanitarian action is to save life / protect life
and ensure respect for human beings.
OUR GOAL
The aim is to enhance access to equitable development services focusing on underserved communities, improving access to basic livelihoods and building resilience communities.
THE ORGANIZATION’S OBJECTIVES
The organization shall aim to meet the following objectives:
1. To increase provision of holistic development services that strengthens resilience by reducing extreme
poverty, illiteracy and injustice among vulnerable communities.
2. To improve access to Inclusive education, food security, WASH, health and child protection services among
the vulnerable communities by providing timely free saving assistance and enhancing livelihoods
sustainability.
3. To elevate women and youth capacity through training, employment, encourage equal participation in
decision making, enhance inter- cultural mutual bond that build tranquility between communities.
4. To coordinate and collaborate with local, national, regional, international, charitable, organizations,
foundations, individuals, donors, and UN agencies to share skills, knowledge and information aimed at
achieving sustainable Development Goals and community welfare.
5. To empower and provide support to the vulnerable groups, especially the aged, women, widows, girl child,
HIV/AIDS sufferers, orphans, and women with disability.
6. To promote a culture of self-reliance through community action on health, environment, clean drinking
water, agriculture and livestock production and promote good livelihoods and income generation activities.
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