Sawa Le Baad, which translates to Together for Each Other, was an overarching platform designed to create a more fair and just South Sudan, where families are healthier and prosper more because women participate in decision making about the health and happiness of themselves and their families. The project also compiled and developed numerous toolkits and resources to improve service delivery, promote gender equity, enhance sanitation, and foment community action to advance health outcomes. Given the limited availability of behavioral data, Breakthrough ACTION employed co-design processes with communities to ensure the resulting tools were relevant to diverse populations within the country. This process also strengthened partnerships, increasing key participants’ ability to carry the work forward in the future.
In South Sudan, Breakthrough ACTION developed the Red Boat, an entertainment-education program and community theater guide, to promote gender equity, participatory development, and community action. The Red Boat provided information on FP, MNCH, and WASH; increased dialogue and transparency; and addressed gender and power dynamics within relationships.
