South Sudan Women's Social and Economic Empowerment Project

About this project

The development objective of Womens Social and Economic Empowerment Project for South Sudan is to increase girls and women's access to livelihood, entrepreneurial and Gender-based violence (GBV) services and to strengthen the government's capacity to provide these service. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Community Empowerment Support to Women and Girls, aims to support an increase in women's and girls access to social and livelihoods support services through a community-based approach focusing on the construction of Women's Economic Community Center (WECCs), which will offer a core package of integrated services in women and girl friendly spaces. 2) The second component, Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Facility, will focus on women owned SGBs. 3) The third component, Services for Survivors of GBV, has the following sub-components: (i) National GBV Hotline and Coordination; and (ii) A Safe House Facility for Survivors of GBV. 4) The fourth component, Institutional Strengthening and Project Management, has the following sub-components: (i) Institutional Strengthening; and (ii) Project Management.

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

South Sudan

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessSocial services (incl youth development and women+ children)Local government administration

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare

Accountable

Republic of South Sudan

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P176900.

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