Amani Orphans and Widows Welfare Services Inc. (AOWWS-Inc) is a female youth lead, incorporated and registered National non-governmental, non-religious, and non-ethnic organization initially established in Australia in the year 2018 and incorporated by the Western Australia Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (Section 10) – IARN: A1024146G then registered by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission – ABN: 99821785872 after meeting all the requirements and later on registered in South Sudan by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) under chapter 3, section 10 of NGOs Act 2016 in the year 2020.
We are primarily focused on the holistic well-being and improvement of the socio-economic status of the orphans, widows, underprivileged and disadvantaged community women, elderly, disabled, children, and youth in South Sudan whilst ensuring harmony with – and protection of – nature; these are largely the direct victims of the protracted conflict and emergencies in the country to date, including those resulting from climate change! We seek to empower households consisting of widows and orphans in South Sudan through diverse relief and empowerment programs and as a means to overcome poverty, indignity, and rights violations (especially related to protection and including gender-based violence/GBV, early and forced marriage, orphan child labor and abductions and so on……).
Over time the work of Amani has grown to include a focus on access to health, education, nutrition, FSL/Agriculture, protection/GBV and human rights, and environmental and community sanitation. We are dedicated to providing a long-term and consistent program focusing on sustainable projects to overcome poverty, indignity, and rights violations. Our full-circle approach is an ongoing commitment to break the cycle of selfless survival and empower a community of compassion. We are actively working with some of the hardest-hit communities where the rate of poverty is rife, owing to political strain, cattle rustling and child abduction, slow economic development, inter-communal conflict, and extreme weather conditions.