Afex River Camp, Juba, South Sudan · RRC Reg. No. 6476

Building Resilient Communities Across South Sudan
Community Action and Resilience Initiative (CARi) is a nationally led non-profit working alongside communities, government institutions, civil society and development partners to strengthen protection, improve health, empower local leadership and build resilience.
Explore Our Programmes
Safe, survivor-centred services for those most at risk
Gender-based violence prevention and response, child protection, and mental health and psychosocial support — delivered with dignity, confidentiality and community trust at the centre.
See our protection work
Essential care, closer to every family
Sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, WASH and community health promotion — integrated so that one visit can open the door to the full range of support a household needs.
See our health work
Local leadership, powered by practical innovation
Low-bandwidth digital tools, community feedback channels and capacity strengthening that put decisions — and accountability — in the hands of South Sudanese communities.
Engagement & innovation

Community-Led Development

Communities set the priorities, shape the response and judge the results.

Protection & Inclusion

Safe, survivor-centred services that reach the people most at risk.

Health & Well-being

Integrated health, nutrition and WASH services close to where people live.

Innovation & Resilience

Practical, low-bandwidth digital tools that extend reach and speed referrals.

Transparency & Accountability

Climate-smart cultivation, responsible water use and community wellbeing.

About CARi

A national organisation, rooted in the communities it serves

The Community Action and Resilience Initiative (CARi) is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, and non-governmental organisation committed to advancing humanitarian action and sustainable development across South Sudan.

Established in 2026, CARi works with communities to strengthen resilience through integrated programmes in protection, health, community engagement, and innovation. Our approach is rooted in local leadership, meaningful participation, accountability, and sustainable, community-led solutions.

What we do

Four connected areas of work

Protection, health and community engagement are planned together — and measured openly.

Protection

Supporting vulnerable individuals and communities through gender-based violence prevention and response, child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, and digital protection initiatives.

Health

Improving community well-being through sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, WASH, health promotion, and community-based interventions.

Community Engagement & Innovation

Empowering communities through participation, local leadership, digital innovation, accountability mechanisms, and resilience-building initiatives.

Results & Impact

Demonstrating accountability through evidence-based programming, learning, monitoring, evaluation, and transparent reporting.

Why CARi

Why Communities and Partners Choose CARi

Local legitimacy combined with institutional discipline — the two things humanitarian programming in South Sudan needs most.

Community-Led Solutions

Every programme begins with the people it serves, not with a template written elsewhere.

South Sudanese leadership, staff and suppliers, with real decision-making held nationally.

Assessment, monitoring and learning shape design and correct course during delivery.

Open reporting, safe complaint channels and answers first to affected communities.

Government institutions, UN agencies, INGOs, civil society and the private sector.

Capacity strengthening and handover plans so results outlive any single project.

Our approach

How we work, step by step

A single, repeatable cycle that keeps communities in the lead from first conversation to lasting outcome.

STEP 01

Community Participation

STEP 02

Needs Assessment

STEP 03

Integrated Programmes

STEP 04

Capacity Strengthening

STEP 05

Community Ownership

STEP 06

Resilient Communities

STEP 07

Sustainable Development

STEP 08

Distribution

Communities Reached
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People Supported
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Women & Girls Supported
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Children Protected
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Strategic Partnerships
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Partnerships

Working Together for Greater Impact

Partner organisations and formal agreements are added here as collaborations are confirmed.

Government Institutions

United Nations Agencies

International NGOs

National NGOs

Civil Society Organisations

Private Sector

Academic Institutions

Together We Can Build Stronger Communities

Whether you are a donor, humanitarian organisation, government institution, researcher, community leader, or volunteer, your partnership can help create lasting change across South Sudan.

Our Partners