South Sudan Women Empowerment Network (SSWEN) is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-governmental organization founded by one of the prominent leaders in South Sudan's women's movement called Lilian Riziq. SWEN was first formed through an electronic list-serve in 2005 and has since emerged as a driver of South Sudanese women's transnational activism. The movement grew and attracted several other women who joined the movement and expanded in its mission. SSWEN focuses on women's empowerment through programs that encourage women's participation in broad-spectrum decision-making and development initiatives, gender, and human rights advocacy. We envision a South Sudanese society free of gender bias, where women are empowered, self-reliant, and enjoying fundamental rights. SSWEN's goal is to improve South Sudanese women's lives through increased access to justice, health services livelihoods for women and children, raise awareness on women's issues, and create linkages with the public and private sector.
