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Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO)Product Magazine: Voice of Women
This special edition of Voice of Women magazine is produced to celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme #GivetoGain. The publication highlights the critical role of women in mediation

South Sudan Women Mediators Submit Strategic Opinion Paper to AU on Transitional Process
Juba, 8 April — South Sudan’s Women Mediators have taken a decisive step in shaping the country’s fragile peace trajectory, submitting a comprehensive working paper to the African Union’s High
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization & African Union Mission in South Sudan Working Paper
Juba 25 March 2026- Recently African Union, through its ad hoc committee known as AU C5, attempted to redesign a strategy for handling the political transitional process in South Sudan

Tri-State Conference Addresses Seasonal Cattle Movement and Peace Initiatives in Western Bahr El Ghazal
Western Bahr El Ghazal — A collaborative conference on seasonal cattle movement and peacebuilding, chaired by the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Regional Coordinator Stephen Robo and led by

Women Mediators Bridge Divides and Lead Peace Efforts in South Sudan
21 women mediators, through collective action, are driving dialogue, strengthening participation, and advancing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. Juba, 11 December 2025-While Human Rights Day is commemorated on 10 December, UN

SET FOR ACTION
Joint Stakeholders-Parties Signatories to R-ARCSS Dialogue 15th to 19th December, 2025 Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) jointly with South Sudan Women Mediators (SSWM) with support from United Nations Mission in South

CEPO-funded Transportation of South Sudan Blind Football
South Sudan’s Blind Football Team is making its international debut at the IBSA African Division Two Championship in Uganda, facing Uganda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe from October 25–30, 2025. The South

Soon for action: South Sudan Women Mediators
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), through its Status of Women Initiative program, has launched a campaign titled Women Action for Peace and Dialogue (WAPD) in response to South Sudan’s

South Sudan’s Fragile Peace at Breaking Point, CEPO Warns
JUBA, South Sudan — October 15, 2025: South Sudan’s leading humanitarian and governance watchdog, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), is sounding the alarm over South Sudan’s rapidly deteriorating political

South Sudan to Host Eastern African Civil Society Network (ECONet)
The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is proud to announce that South Sudan has been officially selected as the host country for the Eastern African Civil Society Network (ECONet).

21Women Mediators Initiative
Juba (19 Sept 2025)-Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), in partnership with UN Women, will be implementing an initiative titled “Women Action for Peace Dialogue (WAPD)” from September to December

Yakani to young people – Avoid gangs, protect your future
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization(CEPO), says the growing gang groups in some parts of the country, including Juba, should beaddressed by both government and