• Children Affairs

    We protect children and ensure that their rights are not infringed on according to chapter 17 of the Transitional constitution of South Sudan.

  • Evidence-based gender, child and social welfare interventions

    We prepare short, medium and long term plans of action and reports, conducting research on issues relating to gender equality and women empowerment, child and social welfare.

The Minister

Ms. Awut Deng Acuil
The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Republic of South Sudan.

Here in the Ministry we believe that every south Sudanese person whether a male or female has something important to contribute to our society. Our aim as a Ministry is to enable that contribution to a united, peaceful, inclusive, and equitable and gender responsive Nation.

On behalf of the Republic of South Sudan and Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to this website of the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Republic of South Sudan.

The Ministry support and promote gender equality, social justice, and safe guard the rights and welfare of women, children, Persons with disability and other vulnerable groups.

I am happy to take this opportunity to share with you the work that the Ministry is undertaking to support and promote gender equality, social justice, and safe guard the rights and welfare of women, children, Persons with disability and other vulnerable groups in South Sudan.

We are conscious of our stakeholders all over the country and worldwide and very committed to keeping all our stakeholders fully informed on what is happening in the Ministry. I call upon all of you to improve services to the vulnerable people of our society through knowledge sharing.

On special note, I would like to thank the DFID for their support that has enabled the Ministry to design this website.

It’s our great pleasure to welcome you to our official website of the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Republic of South Sudan.

This website is a resource to inform and educate the Public and our stakeholders on activities of the Ministry and where you can find out about the work that each of the directorates are doing in the areas of gender, child and social welfare. You can see some of the successes that we have already had and the work that we continue to undertake.

Please take a look at the news section to keep up to date on our most recent activities and events, and visit the pages that give information about coordination in each directorates.

We hope that you will continue to come back and visit our website to stay in touch with our latest news and information.