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FAR's Strategy
 FAR is continually reviewing operations to be relevant, strategic, and effective in meeting the needs of communities. In 2007 FAR developed a new five-year strategic direction for its operations in Sudan and Canada.
Strategic Direction 2007 – 2012
- FAR will continue to implement programmes in Sudan that support the most vulnerable and build the capacity of individuals and communities to address the root causes of poverty. FAR will specifically target returnees and stable but marginalised rural communities, focusing geographically on disaster-prone, semi-arid, and transitional areas.
- FAR will facilitate the transformation of local communities by developing strategic partnerships with local community-based organisations, churches, and other international non-governmental organisations which offer mutual learning and accountability.
- FAR will create an organisational culture of continuous learning through strong internal communication, good leadership and management skills, increased provision for internal and external training and international exchange, and a robust staff development policy.
- FAR will promote international and local good practice, observing where appropriate the Sudanese government’s guidelines for return and integration and the Red Cross code of conduct. FAR will sign up to the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership.
- FAR will improve its marketing and outreach, both to share good practice and to consolidate its core funding base.
- FAR will strengthen its central support functions through improved logistical and human resource support and a new department for assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (including internal audit).
- FAR will develop its sectoral capacity both to assist field offices and to support further expansion, focusing on its core competencies: food security; agriculture; animal health; health and nutrition; and water and sanitation.
- FAR will mainstream cross-cutting themes across these sectors, including: income generation; vocational training and capacity building; environmental protection; peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity; human rights (including those of children and the disabled); gender; HIV/AIDS; and disaster preparedness.
- FAR will promote, and advocate for, integrated strategies for disaster response, relief, development and peace building.
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