Anywaa Survival Organisation-ASO believes that education is a fundamental human rights of all people without discrimination.It is based on the conviction that education transforms life at all levels of human development.

Education can play a crucial role in improving condition of life by reducing poverty, improving communications and promoting gender equality among the populations. It also empowers community members and enables them to develop necessary skills they need to help them overcome unemployment and make positive changes in their lives, and to the nation to which they reside.

In the pursuit of this grand goal we work with adults both in at the international level and in the UK to increase literacy and to improve their employability status respectively. We further work with young children internationally to ensure that boys and girls get the best chances to realize their potentials with a view to achieve education goals of the Untied Nations.

To achieve this overall goal of international development we work with all other institutions including local NGOs and local communities’ organizations to coordinate efforts in the provision of education sector development.

Anywaa Survival Organisation-ASO works closely with local, national and international institutions to improve health facilities provisions in the Gambela region and across the international border. By so doing we remain the only indigenous organizations that deliver necessary activities for the local populations to meet the gap in services provisions.

We intend to provide advice on health issues and help the reconstruction of health institutions in the areas. ASO also works with its local, national and international health providers to address the main causes of health problems leading to long term poverty in both the Gambela region and across the international borders through campaigning and advocacy on behalf of the poor communities without resources. We intend to improve access to health services, quality and affordable health services.

LIVELIHOODS

Food insecurity as a result of flooding threatens the majority populations of the Gambela region.The repeated overflowing of four main Rivers; Openo (Baro), Gilo, Akobo and Alworo makes it difficult for the majority Agrarian society living along these Rivers.

Our approach to this sector is to empower indigenous populations by enhancing their capacity to improve their long term access to food security and income generating activities which will enable them to rely on local resources without much dependency on external and national support.

The combination of strategies that targets food availability through income generating activities is a way that could sustain the communities’ activities, in particular the predominant agricultural sector that has remained underdeveloped since 1980 as a result of abundant food aid and the presence of refugees from across the international border.

ASO intends to engage the local populations in developing long term sustainable agricultural practices through phase by phase approach as radical change from dependency would be expensive and unnecessary in the long run relationship with groups, individuals and communities.

Anywaa Survival organisation -ASO has been playing a pivotal role in human rights and good governance advocacy on behalf of Anywaa (Anuak) internationally.

ASO  is the leading Gambela indigenous peoples organisation to alert the international community and national governments on systematic and indiscriminate killings, injustice, rapes and all forms of crime against humanity perpetuated against indigenous peoples (mainly Anywaa ) in Gambela state, Ethiopia.

Our representatives (Hon. Peter Opiti Chaam and Mr. Obang O. Metho participated at the UN Human Rights Commission 60th Session, Geneva 2004.