Protection
ARDF works to protect the safety, dignity, rights, and recovery of crisis-affected people, with a strong focus on women and girls facing heightened risks of violence, exploitation, displacement, and trauma.
Survivor-centered protection in crisis-affected communities.
Violence Against Women and Girls remains an endemic challenge in South Sudan, exacerbated by conflict, chronic displacement, and recurrent natural disasters. Women and girls are disproportionately affected and face increased risks of abuse, exploitation, and violence during and after crises.
ARDF's protection programming supports, protects, and empowers women and girls through comprehensive survivor-centered interventions, safe service points, community prevention, and long-term structures that strengthen dignity and resilience.
8K
People with improved access to comprehensive GBV response services
24K
People reached with GBV prevention messages
Core Protection Services
ARDF provides integrated services that help survivors access care, restore dignity, reduce harm, and participate safely in community life.
Case Management
Confidential, survivor-centered case management helps individuals identify needs, access services, and plan for safety and recovery.
- Individual support planning
- Safe referrals to specialized services
- Follow-up that respects dignity and choice
Psychosocial Support & MHPSS
ARDF provides counseling and psychosocial support that promotes healing, recovery, and emotional well-being.
- Individual and group psychosocial support
- Integrated mental health referral pathways
- Safe activities that rebuild confidence
Emergency Cash Assistance
Targeted cash assistance helps survivors access essential services, reduce immediate risk, and support recovery.
- Support for urgent protection needs
- Improved access to services
- Dignified survivor-led decision-making
Safe Service Points
Women and girls access safe spaces in displacement camps and host communities for support, learning, and social connection.
- Psychosocial support access
- Social and recreational activities
- Skills-building such as handicraft production
Prevention & Community Training
ARDF works with leaders and stakeholders to address root causes of violence and strengthen community-based protection.
- GBV prevention and response training
- Awareness messaging and outreach
- Community-led risk reduction
Women's Management Committees
Women-led committees strengthen ownership, participation, accountability, and sustainability in each service location.
- Community ownership of interventions
- Women's leadership and participation
- Long-term sustainability of services
Safety
Reducing immediate risks and supporting safe access to services for women, girls, and vulnerable community members.
Dignity
Ensuring support is confidential, respectful, survivor-centered, and grounded in informed choice.
Community Ownership
Strengthening local structures so prevention, response, and recovery efforts continue beyond project cycles.
Where ARDF Works
ARDF strengthens protection service delivery in all the states of South Sudan and Southern part of Sudan (Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile region), including displacement camps and host communities where women and girls face heightened protection risks.
Why This Work Matters
Protection programming helps survivors heal, restores dignity, reduces violence, and strengthens safer community systems. By linking case management, psychosocial care, prevention, safe spaces, and local leadership, ARDF supports both immediate recovery and long-term resilience.