Our Mission
Our mission is to address pressing challenges such as forced displacement, ethnic conflict, unemployment, and social disconnection, while equipping refugees with the tools they need to integrate into local communities, build sustainable livelihoods, and rediscover a strong sense of identity, belonging, and hope.
Our Vision
Building resilience, networks, belonging, and sustainable livelihoods for refugees, particularly women in Uganda
Our Objectives
Exploring opportunities for self-growth
Building confidence and self-esteem
Teach the process and establish leaders
Promoting self-reliance and autonomy among refugees
Our Guiding Principles at SEF
Accountability & Stewardship
We steward resources wisely, look out for long-term impact options, spend finances on intended purposes, and account transparently.
Resilience
We honor the resilience of refugees by recognizing their courage, adaptability, and strength in the face of displacement and loss. We create spaces that nurture healing, growth, and hope, and we stand beside participants as partners, ensuring their voices shape decisions and their experiences guide our programs, policies, and relationships.
Respect & Dignity
We honor the inherent worth, dignity, and resilience of refugees by treating every person with respect, listening deeply, and practicing cultural humility. We ensure their stories are heard without judgment and their rights upheld without exception. We reject all forms of discrimination, exploitation, and dehumanizing language or behavior. We commit to creating safe, welcoming spaces where refugees are empowered as leaders and where our words, policies, and actions affirm their humanity, strengths, and potential.
Carrying the ''Get it done mindset''
We embrace a “get it done” mindset grounded in integrity, collaboration, and care. We take initiative, follow through on commitments, and seek solutions rather than excuses, especially in the face of obstacles. We act with urgency and thoughtfulness, owning interventions with creativity and fully honoring the trust of our participants and partners by delivering on what we say we will do.
