Organization For Agricultural Opportunities (OFAO) Formally known as Organic Farming Advisory Organization is a South Sudanese national NGO registered in 2017 with the RRC with a registration number 1060. The organization’s main focus areas include food security, and livelihoods, nutrition environmental and natural resource management; economic empowerment; research and Innovation. Working closely with farmers, community groups, government agencies, and development partners, OFAO is implementing both humanitarian and resilience projects in the Yei, Lainya Central Equatoria State (CES) and Magwi, Eastern Equatoria State (EES) reaching about 20,593 beneficiaries (direct and indirect). OFAO’s main office is located in Yei Town and a coordination office in Juba.

In partnership with Caritas Switzerland OFAO is implementing the Community Driven Rural Development (CDRD) and Promoting Ecosystems and Communities for Enhanced Livelihoods through Understanding and Learning”. (PEACEFUL) projects amounting to a financial portfolio of over 1.5 million USD with BMZ and the Kingdom of Netherland through GIZ, SDC, and Austria Development Agency (ADA) as main donors.

  1. OFAO Vision Statement
    Empowered and self-reliant communities
  2. OFAO Mission Statement
    To promote sustainable agriculture and environmental management through innovative and climate smart methods and practices.

OFAO Core Values

We deliver long lasting change for communities and their environment

We work closely with local communities, engaging them in every level of the decision-making processes.

We are open and hold ourselves accountable to all beneficiaries and stakeholders

We believe in high degree of honesty, ethics and respect when conducting our business and dealing with the beneficiaries, stakeholders and public.

We embrace a continuous learning, using monitoring, evaluation, and feedback mechanisms to assess progress, outcomes and provide innovative ideas and approaches

We value the roles of individuals, working together, fostering open communication, furthering understanding, and building a caring and supportive environment.