The strategic concern for USS is to address two types of issues; the urgent and immediate crisis as well as the policy and actions of remote forces that maintain structural deprivation. In case of urgent issues, the deprived and marginalized people facing, for instance, Monga, unemploymentand abject poverty, violence against women, illiteracy and drop out from primary and secondary schools and common disease. The exploitation through market mechanisms, denial of access to entitlement rights and services, and neo-liberal policies are the issues have structural dimensions and long term implications.
Concerning strategic options, given the threats, opportunities and challenges in the context, and considering the value premise and societal aspirations of USS, choice of educative/facilitative approach with multiple strategy options would be appropriate.
Considering the capacity and resources, the educative/facilitative strategy is the combination of following components:
