Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

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Where We're Going

Vision & Mission

i. Vision

A future where everyone
can thrive.

The horizon we work toward.
ii. Mission

To protect rights,
empower communities,
and strengthen systems.

The promise we make every day.
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Why We Exist

Purpose

SEED is creating a future where everyone can thrive by protecting rights, empowering communities, and strengthening systems.

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What We Aim For

Goals

Four strategic outcomes — equally weighted, mutually reinforcing.

Goal · 01 of 04

Achieve Gender Equality and End Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

SEED works to empower women and girls, uphold their rights, prevent violence against them, protect survivors and support their recovery, and engage men and boys.

Goal · 02 of 04

Protect Children and Promote Their Development

SEED works to promote children's growth and development by advancing and safeguarding their rights, protecting them from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect, and supporting survivors.

Goal · 03 of 04

End Human Trafficking and Uphold Survivor Rights

SEED works to prevent and respond to human trafficking, protect and empower survivors and others at risk, uphold their rights, and strengthen response and prevention systems.

Goal · 04 of 04

Improve Mental Health and Well-Being

SEED works to strengthen the mental health and psychosocial well-being of individuals and communities, and support the development of institutional and social structures that enable human flourishing.

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How We Deliver

Objectives

Five operational pillars carrying the four goals into the field.

OBJ.01 / 05

Deliver Transformational Services

SEED promotes the rights, protection, empowerment, and recovery of survivors of violence and others at risk through comprehensive care including case management, mental health and psychosocial support, legal services, cash assistance, and shelter services.

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OBJ.02 / 05

Empower Communities

SEED supports the development of a healthy, resilient, and cohesive society through community-based initiatives designed to foster social and emotional well-being, prevent violence and discrimination, and promote social and economic empowerment.

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OBJ.03 / 05

Increase Local Capacity

SEED equips local actors to prevent and respond to violence by strengthening capacity through education, training, mentoring, and professional development.

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OBJ.04 / 05

Strengthen Systems

SEED works to achieve sustainable institutional change and social development through advocacy, technical assistance, and awareness-raising to strengthen rights and protections for all.

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OBJ.05 / 05

Ensure Organizational Excellence

SEED strives to build strong organizational and technical capacity through effective management and operational systems, empowering leadership, prioritizing accountability and learning, and fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment focused on achieving results.

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The Way We Work

Approaches

  1. i.
    Holistic SEED takes a comprehensive, whole-systems approach, leveraging interventions across society.
  2. ii.
    People-centered SEED takes a survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and rights-based approach; prioritizes well-being.
  3. iii.
    Accountable SEED is committed to acting with integrity, being accountable to those we serve and for everything we do.
  4. iv.
    Impactful SEED pursues long-term, sustainable development that creates lasting change by tackling root causes.
  5. v.
    Locally Driven SEED invests in people, builds local capacity, and strengthens systems to support sustainable change.
  6. vi.
    Innovative SEED uses innovative approaches to tackle complex problems, synergizing global best practice and local insight.
  7. vii.
    Collaborative SEED fosters partnerships, alliances, and coalitions to unify, amplify, and advance shared goals.
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What We Stand For

Values

Four principles. Held in common. Tested in practice.

  1. I Integrity We are committed to doing the right thing and being accountable for all that we do.
  2. II Equality We believe in respect, fairness, justice, and equal rights and opportunities for all.
  3. III Impact We are committed to delivering high quality results and achieving sustainable change.
  4. IV Collaboration We believe in teamwork and know that by working together, we can achieve more.
Document Strategic Plan, Vol. I
Issued by SEED
Office Erbil, KRI