GAPO
GAPO
Empowering Women, Youth & Children. Building Peace. Creating Hope.
To build an informed, peaceful, and empowered society where citizens actively participate in governance, uphold democratic values, and contribute to sustainable national development.
To promote civic awareness, foster peace and reconciliation, and enhance youth capacity through education, advocacy, and community-driven initiatives that strengthen social cohesion and national unity.
To have impact in the lives by providing high-impact oriented, cost effective and culturally competent capacity building programs to people in need especially youth, women and persons with disabilities.
General Alliance for Peace building Organization (GAPO) is a national non-government, non-partisan, and non-profit organization established by youth network to promote civic education, peace building, and youth empowerment across South Sudan. The organization emerged from the growing need to strengthen civic awareness, rebuild community trust, and empower young people, especially women and children, to become active agents of change in their communities.
South Sudan continues to face persistent challenges stemming from limited civic awareness, inter-communal conflicts, and limited opportunities for youth participation in governance and development. GAPO seeks to address these challenges through community-based education, dialogue, and capacity-building programs that promote unity, accountability and sustainable peace.
We believe in the wisdom of listening, the power of participation and the strength of informal dialogue and evidence-based approach to sustainable peace and development. Our organization aims at achieving sustainable results from development activities initiated by community especially with youth, widows, children and persons with disabilities.
GAPO works directly with the most vulnerable and influential members of society to create lasting change:
Legal Status: GAPO is registered as a national non-governmental organization with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) of South Sudan under Registration No. 5346, in accordance with the NGO Act, 2016.
GAPO is guided by five fundamental principles that shape our work with women, youth, and children:
Comprehensive programs supporting women, youth, and children in South Sudan
GAPO operates under a national executive board and secretariat to ensure effective governance and program delivery
Provides overall governance and policy direction for the organization
Responsible for overall management and coordination of programs and operations
Oversee civic education, peace building, youth empowerment, and women empowerment programs
Handles financial management and administrative support services
Implement programs at the grassroots level across all operational areas
GAPO works in close collaboration with government institutions such as the Ministry of Peace building, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education, and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).
We also partner with civil society organizations, UN agencies, donor institutions and community leaders to ensure effective and sustainable impact in empowering women, youth, and children across South Sudan.
GAPO is committed to nurturing an informed, peaceful, and empowered generation capable of transforming South Sudan through civic participation, reconciliation, and innovative development initiatives. By investing in civic education, peace building, youth empowerment, and especially women empowerment, GAPO seeks to contribute to a stable, democratic, and prosperous nation.
