Resilient and Flourishing Societies
The Five Strategic Pillars
The academic pillar concerns a critical and thorough understanding of social, cultural, political, religious, moral and economic realities of a given society.
The first pillar is ethical, which relates to dislodging corruption by institutionalising the principle of fairness and ethical stewardship
The economic pillar concerns value driven and ethically orientated poverty alleviation schemes modelled on interdependence with special focus on women and young people.
Africa’s socio-economic and political plight is closely interwoven with religion. Religion can be a force for good but religious extremism can turn religion into a force for evil.
The political pillar concerns challenging socio-political policies and practices that put the interests of a particular ethnic group before that of others.
3Cs and their Interconnected Functions
Critical Understanding
Culture and Value Change
Capacity Development & Social Movement
Dynamic Network
Of
Change Agents
Creation Of Wealth
WHAT WE DO
Organisational Description
SOPHOS AFRICA is a new non-profit organisation. Following the conception of its vision, it carried out ground activities in 2021 including defining strategic directions, sharing the vision to stakeholders and partners, developing governance, and registering the organisation. SOPHOS AFRICA is now a legal entity in Ethiopia, the USA and UK. Each entity has its own governing body. SOPHOS AFRICA has also established non-governing Advisory Councils in Europe and North America.
SOPHOS AFRICA
Resilient and Flourishing Society Through a
Critical Mass of Changed Minds and Lives
Problem Statement
SOPHOS AFRICA seeks to respond to an intricate web of societal ills that, along with other problems, have kept nearly half a billion Africans in a
precarious existence. Its response is designed to be a further contribution to the already existing efforts of governmental and non-governmental
organisations.
A Critical Mass of Change Agents (18%)
- Values and principles
- Transformed mind-sets, policies and
ethical practices - Transformed mind-sets, policies and
ethical practices
Minority opinion: change can be achieved
A Critical Mass of Change Agents
- Values and principles
- Transformed culture, outlook, policies,
actions and relationships - Integrity, stewardship, inclusiveness,
prosperity, peaceful co-existence
Mission
The mission of SOPHOS AFRICA is, for the public benefit and in line with Judeo-Christian values and principles, to prevent or relieve poverty and address factors that contribute to poverty.
Core Values
Truth, love, integrity, mutuality, reciprocity, sacrifice, and accountability.