Center for Inclusive Governance peace and Justice

Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ) is a not for profit and non-partisan national Non-Governmental Organization founded by South Sudanese nationals who aspire for peaceful, prosperous, just and inclusive society where women, youth and other vulnerable and registered in South Sudan since 2017. It is founded to promote civic engagement and inclusivity in promoting peace, accountable governance, reforms, development, political anddemocratic processes. CIGPJ strives for a society that upholds the principles of inclusivity, equity, democracy, accountability, tolerance and peaceful coexistence.CIGPJ envisions to be the championing justice, human rights, peaceful coexistence, reconciliation, tolerance, equality, citizens engagement, information dissemination and promotion of rule of law and accountability. CIGPJ has its head office in Juba and field office in Borwith plans to establish another office Yei soon. It is a member of the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), South Sudan Women’s Coalition for Peace and the South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF) and the Law Society of South Sudan (SSLS) local networks working forJustice, Peace and democratic processes.  CIGPJ has barnch offices in Yei and Bor and its head office in Juba.

CIGPJ conducted a number of activities in Bor and Bor POC, Juba, Yei, Mundri, Kapoeta, Malakal POC bringing together CSOs actors, women leaders, youth, faith based leaders, persons with disabilities, survivors of human rights violations, traditional authorities, local authorities and academia. With its grounded community based approaches, CIGPJ supported local CSOs and leaders in establishing the local networks including the Greater Jonglei Transitional Justice Working Group, Women’s Dialogue on Transitional Justice and Yei Peace and Transitional Justice Forum all working to promote sustainable peace, citizens’ participation in decision making, reconciliation, human rights and justice. One of CIGPJ strength is promoting women’s inclusion in all its activities, in governance, peace and political processes and is mentoring members of the Young Women Leaders Forum a group of young South Sudan activists ages between 18-35 to effectively advocate, participate and lead in peace and political processes at all levels and carried out gender analysis of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ACRSS), security laws, governance laws and in research on gender issues, women peace and security and women peace building in Africa in collaboration with University of Wisconsin in USA and the Women International Peace Centre (WIPC) in Uganda. CIGPJ also held successful public debates on transitional justice and peace building in partnership with the University of Juba Institute of Peace and Development Studies; Dr John Garang Memorial University and carried out gender analysis of security and governance laws, policy updates on peace and political processes, capacity building workshops, awareness raising, community dialogues and public forums, regional and international advocacy on human rights with the African Union Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, African Union Commission, United National Security Council and international partners.

CIGPJ was funded by UNDP, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) and Dialogue and Research Initiative (CFO- UK), CARE International  with Funding from The Netherlands and Government of Canada, USAID through Search for Common Ground and Women International Peace Centre through Just Furure.  Contact Jackline Nasiwa, the National Director at CIGPJ:jacklinenasiwa@gmail.com; Tel: +211916710104, Juba, South Sudan