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Support for church-led peacebuilding in South Sudan 2020-2021 The project will be implemented by CA as lead agency in partnership with CAFOD and Trócaire in Partnership (CTP), working closely with the SSCC to support the APP (Action Plan for Peace), with other partners and technical experts providing expertise related to specific activities. It will continue to build on the two years and five months of implementation and accompaniment, enabling the partners to capitalise on strong relationships and maximise the impact of work completed during previous project phases. 
This project will support both ICCs and national level reconciliation to:
•	Increase technical and core capacity through the roll out of the universal tools and methodologies based on capacity strengthening framework  and M&E framework  (completed in the previous project phase) across SSCC structures, supporting improved coordination and information sharing through regional platforms of ICCs, and strengthening sustainability. 
•	Deepen grassroots engagement through accompanying ICCs to implement the APP to address conflict and build peace at the local level through targeting of remote and mobile communities and effort will be placed to make use of the underutilised potential of women and youth desks at the Secretariat to mobilise critical mass of women and youth at state level to regular rallies, raise awareness and advocate for peace and local issues affecting women and youth. 

The SSCC also coordinates with other actors, and its ability to do this will increase as capacity increases. At the national level, its representatives meet with a wide range of stakeholders (NGO and humanitarian actors, academic institutions, other faith actors, UNMISS, government and opposition representatives, diplomats and donors) and participate in different fora, including representation in peace mechanisms such as RJMEC.
Caritas Norway Funded Humanitarian Emergency Response in South Sudan - 2023 This is Caritas Norway 4 years project which started in 2020.  Programme components remain largely the same as in the previous years (1-3).  In Y4 the project will continue to work with the 1600 households as throughout the Programme so far, support provided will continue to include life-saving food and livelihood assistance, WASH and protection services for recurring shocks such as floods, droughts and conflict induced displacements. Working along the humanitarian, development and peace nexus the project will strengthen their resilience to shocks through support for durable solutions in food security, through targeted seed distributions and farmer trainings on climate change adapted farming practices, hygiene promotion, strengthen Psychosocial Support Services (PSS) groups and continued support of case management and referral networks. The project will continue to meet protection needs through Gender Based Violence (GBV) case management, strengthening referral pathways and psychosocial support groups. In year 4, advocacy work on GBV issues and Women’s Empowerment will continue to be strengthened through PSS groups, engaging key stakeholders.
CDTY Development and Peace Office Construction The Catholic Diocese of Tombura Yambio Development and Peace Office (diocesan Caritas) suffers from a serious shortage of office space with staff scattered across diocesan buildings. This undermines internal communications, constrains the development of an organisational identity and creates a very difficult working environment (this affects 3 CAFOD staff who are based with the diocese). The DPO will build an office for 40 staff at the "CRS Compound" which has recently been returned to diocesan ownership. Various Caritas Member Organisations will contribute to construction costs.
HIV&AIDS project Central Equatoria - SSOPO This is a 3 year project aiming at increasing personal and community risk perceptions to reduce and prevent new HIV infections as well as re-infections most especially among the most at risk populations (i.e. youths, women, OVCs, etc) in Juba County. The project will target 205 youths/teenagers, 105 elderly people and 105 PLWHAs by equipping them with Education For Life skills to enable them reach out to their peers. Another estimated 5,000 most at risk populations and general community will be reached through drama awareness, radio and TV talk shows and out reach activities by PLWHAs. The project will also benefit 1000 PLWHAs with IGA skills, 250 bed-ridden PLWHAs with provision of home based care kits and a VCT centre to promote positive living among the PLWHAs. Another 200 OVCs will receive educational support, and 30 shelters constructed out of local materials for the elderly caring for PLWHAs in need of shelter.
Promotion of improved and sustainable livelihood opportunities, investment, developing local markets This is a type 2 project created to support operational activities of CTP team supporting food security and livelihoods projects implemented in different regions and by different partners in South Sudan.  CTP South Sudan Country Office has just finalized its 3 years Country Strategy Paper (2020-2023), and this project is intended to support the delivery of  projects that will contribute to the realization of Strategic objective 2:  Promotion of improved and sustainable livelihood opportunities, investment, developing local market linkages and adoption of modern technology.  The key thematic focus area is:  Food security with the following objectives:
a) Food security is achieved for vulnerable smallholder and subsistence farmers through support to increase diversified food production and productivity, improve livestock and crop farming skills and sustainable agricultural practices including climate resilient agriculture- adapted to climate change.
b) Training on consumption of nutritious foods (balanced diet) and prevention of malnutrition, dietary diversity, cooking lessons etc)
c) Support in developing local markets, market analysis and market linkages.
d) Adoption of new technologies such as solar energy.
e) Engage in other diversified livelihood options such as income generating activities especially for women and youths.
f) Strengthen agricultural extension services.
g) Adopt integral environmental conservation and natural resources management practices.


NOTE: Project also being used for the Type 2 costs for peacebuilding support work with partner TOCH
Support for church-led peacebuilding in South Sudan The project will be implemented through a partnership between CA and CTP, with CA as lead agency. Implementation of the project will be overseen by a Project Board comprised of CA and CTP senior managers and programme staff who will guide strategy, ensure effective coordination, delivery and quality. 
CA and CTP will deliver activities to support the SSCC in line with the APP. The SSCC is an ecumenical body comprised of seven member churches and other associate churches with a strong legacy of peacebuilding, reconciliation and advocacy. It provides a local and national platform to enhance ecumenical cooperation through the national networks of its member churches and supported by the national secretariat. Through its national structure, regional offices, and community-level Inter-Church Committees (ICCs), and the hundreds of local churches within its membership, the SSSC reaches millions of South Sudanese. Membership of the ICCs comprise local representatives of SSCC member churches. 
CA and CTP will work closely with the SSCC and its member churches to support ICCs to implement the APP at the local level through accompaniment, building capacity, and enabling them to interact with and inform the national strategy for the APP through coordination and information sharing. CA and CTP will also work with the national secretariat and regional offices to further strengthen their institutional capacity to  implement the APP at all levels. 
 CA and CTP will prioritise effective coordination with implementing Core Group partners through Core Group meetings and Programme Technical Working Group meetings to maximise ability to deliver positive results.
Emergency and recovery assistance for host communities, returnees and displaced in Maban Upper Nile This project contributes towards enabling affected populations in Maban to live in a dignified manner through improving hygiene awareness and practises as well as supporting the development of alternative means of livelihoods which will result in an improved quality of life of the affected people.
Emergency Relief and Recovery for Crisis-Affected Communities in South Sudan Following the conflict crisis of 15th December 2013, which displaced tens of thousands of families inside and outside South Sudan, Caritas South Sudan (CSS) with CAFOD funding started an emergency response project which supported IDPs with construction of latrines and food aid. CSS was engaged in further or subsequent rapid assessments and identified needs of IDPs and returnees is a number of the following counties/payam locations in Central Equatoria state: Kajo Keji county (town and Liwolo payam), Yei county (town, Lasu and Tore payams) and Lainya county (Lainya and Mukaya payams). A total of 37,157 individuals (IDPs and returnees) are targeted. Of these 22,294 persons will be female and 14,863 males. Caritas South Sudan (CSS) seeks to support these vulnerable people through provision of food aid, clean drinking water, emergency shelter materials, agriculture inputs (seeds and tools), public health/hygiene promotion and support to health care and psycho-social support to increase their resilience in the face of looming hunger gap and susceptibility to increased incidences of weather related diseases during the coming rainy season; especially towards March/April. These disaster-affected people (IDPs and returnees) have also lost homes and livelihood assets, especially women will be supported, but men will also benefit from the project. The wider target host community members (about 61,657 people) will benefit indirectly through the hygiene awareness and promotion activities and from the rehabilitation of water sources e.g. digging shallow wells, protecting spring wells, repair of hand pumps. The project implementation, by CSS will be directly supported by the County RRC in Kajo Keji, Yei and Lainya counties. Whereas the beneficiaries will also be involved in project implementation e.g. through distribution committees, local leaders mobilizing people to participate in hygiene promotion awareness through messaging etc.
Humanitarian Assistance in Food aid for Severely food insecure resident, Returnees & IDPs  in Yei Di The aim of this project is  to provide humanitarian food aid assistance to 11,000 severely food insecure resident identified in Mvolo, Mundri East, Mundri West Counties of western Equatoria and Lainya, Yei and Morobo Counties of central Equatoria and when need arises support displaced IDPs within jurisdiction of diocese of Yei. 
The project is also thought to build on the functionalization of Caritas Yei that has been redundant for couple years as a capacity enhancement measure in order to be able to respond to any emergency situations in the diocese as a result of manmade or natural disaster. A lot has started to be seen as tension builds up with the fast approach of declaration of dependence for South Sudan. The diocese in the last 5 months has been providing assistance to at least 21,428 conflict related IDPs in Mvolo and Mundri East area in the current Field level agreement with WFP additional 11,000 food insecure resident have been identified that needed support during this hunger period.
The overall Objective is; To  provide food relief assistance to  11,000 severely food insecure resident   in the Counties of Mvolo, Mundri East, Mundri West, lainya, Yei and Morobo and be able to respond to any other humanitarian crisis that might affect the diocese. This intervention will focus on provision of food aid assistance to severely food insecure resident in Mvolo, Mundri east, Mundri West, lainya, Yei and Morobo & also respond to any IDPs/Returnee situation in the area under Yei diocese with WFP support. 
The expected results are; Caritas Yei is able to recruit 4 storekeepers, 6 distribution assistance and 2 field officers, Distribute a total of 267.30 metric tonnes of food in three months to 11,000 food insecure resident and continue to provide assistance to IDPs and returnees when need arises
The direct beneficiaries of the project will be the 11,000 severely food insecure resident beneficiaries verified and registered by WFP in Mvolo, Lainya, Yei Morobo, Mundri West & Mundri East County. The 12 recruited and trained staff of Caritas Yei well motivated and able to take the task of food aid distribution timely and effectively to the targeted beneficiaries in the six Counties. Additionally returnees and IDPs will be assisted when need arises.

The contribution from CAFOD to the overall project will cover salaries for the 12 staff, support office, vehicle and general administration running cost, training and field operation support as detailed in the budget.
Yirol East, Lakes State IDP Support and Livelihoods Recovery Project Caritas Norway, in cooperation with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and Trocaire in Partnership (CTP) and Catholic Diocese of Rumbek (CDoR), Lakes State, will provide improved food security to 5400 IDPs and vulnerable host community members, with a strong focus on empowerment of women. The project will also support conflict prevention and peace building through dialogue and reconciliation activities aligned with the peace work at national level centred on the support to South Sudan Council of Churches and their peace initiatives. This project will provide one of the very sparse humanitarian interventions in the severely underserved target area.
Phase VI (TOCH) Multi-Sector Response for IDPs and Vulnerable Host communities in Yirol East This project will be implemented in Yirol East, following on from previous work in the area which CTP implemented successfully with consortium of 3 organisations (DMI, TOCH and CDOR). This particularly component of the project will implemented by TOCH who has proven expertise in PSS and community care programming as well as GBV prevention and response. Just to highlight in Phase V, Caritas Diocese of Rumbek implemented Livelihoods and WASH components of this integrated project, PSS and GBV prevention and response by TOCH and DMI established VSLA aimed to promote savings and loans lending to support women’s groups establish small-scale business enterprises to increase income levels. This project will build on the previous work TOCH has implemented carrying on with the good practices and lessons learnt from the previous project will be incorporated. The overall objective of this holistic approach is to transition communities into more resilient community. TOCH will continue to strengthen the existing PSS and community care women's groups and will expand the support to new VSLA women's groups.
Emergency Food Intervention – Malakal Town, Upper Nile State In August and September 2022, fighting and displacement has occurred in Upper Nile state, leading to the displacement of many thousands of people.
The Head of UNMISS in South Sudan says  “fighting between Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) forces and the Kitgwang and Agwelek factions has displaced thousands of people within Upper Nile, to Jonglei, Unity states, and parts of Sudan," with some 14,000 people displaced into Malakal POC site.  
In relation to the programming areas of Caritas Diocese of Malakal (CDOM) and CAFOD and Trócaire in Partnership (CTP) programming: initial conflict broke out between members of the Kitgwang and Agwelek forces on the outskirts of Tonga in Panyikang County in early August. The fighting spread into Tonga Town, and to Nyiluak and surrounding villages, displacing many civilians. Those forced to leave their homes faced harsh conditions, unable to carry food or belongings, crossing long distances and flooded areas. Some children and older people were drowned. An estimated 27,000 people were displaced due to this fighting, and settled in Pakang Payam. CDOM colleagues and Bishop Stephen Nyodho of the Diocese of Malakal visited Adidihang on 30th August, one of the two major sites where displaced people were settled (details of this IRNA are below).
The situation continued to deteriorate into September. On 5th September, some security incidents occurred in Malakal town. A demonstration against some administrative decisions taken by the State Government turned violent, and gun fire was exchanged. One person was confirmed killed. 
On 7th September, the recently established Adhidhang IDPs camp in Malakal County was attacked and raided by armed elements, leaving an unconfirmed number of casualties and a very high number of wounded. More than 100 reached treatment facilities at the UN Protection of Civilians site near Malakal. The number of people killed as not been ascertained, but it is suspected to be more than 30. The attack was condemned by UNMISS.  Thousands left the area, destined for Malakal Town.
Strengthening Implementing Partners Capacity to Incorporate Governance, Peace Building and Advocacy More than two decades of civil war did not only cost the life of millions of South Sudanese but it has contributed to the unequal distribution of resources between the urban and rural areas, inadequate community building and exclusion of local communities, especially women from the decision-making process. The long history of violence, injustice, exclusions, bad governance, ignorance of people's rights and conflict remains visible contributing a great deal to the poverty in the country. As a result of the long war, many people and communities still suffer from trauma but are not provided a platform to heal. Many communities continue to use violence as a way to resolve conflicts. Furthermore, due to lack of marketable skills and high unemployment, the idled youth risk engaging in alcohol and drug abuse which ultimately resorts to violence.

Local farmers, IDPs and traditional authorities plays a key role in the well-being and stability of their communities, yet they have limited understanding of trauma, human rights and often lack the skills to resolve community conflicts fairly.

The project sites (Juba, Yirol East and Yei River) counties have encumbered with conflicts that relate to access and control over land and natural resources, land grabbing, conflict between farmers and nomads, border issues between tribes, gender based violence, deforestation, negative cultural practices such as forced marriages, amongst others. These issues are hindering the smooth implementation of sustainable livelihoods and humanitarian programmes and this is the main objective of this project to get amicable solution to the challenges facing the livelihoods and humanitarian sectors. 

The challenges will be addressed by doing a study that will focus on gaining a better understanding the partners' working environment and issues facing them. IDO will be working closely with the partners to better understand the issues/challenges facing them and work towards resolving the issues at hand.
Capacity building to support Agroecology training and rollout. This project will help to provide support in training, field level advice, support and monitoring to CTP partners and programme team in order to facilitate adoption of agroecology in communities targeted by CTP's Food security and livelihoods intervention in South Sudan.
The approach will engage consultants who will hold discussions with stakeholders in Juba on general agroecology practices that may be compatible with ecosystems present in South Sudan. Design training of trainers program for CTP and agricultural extension workers on agroecology. The second phase will involve designing of agricultural calendars in consultation with local field experts and communities, designing manuals for use by agricultural extension workers to guide farmers on sustainable and integral agricultural practices. Designing M&E indicators that track the success of agroforestry projects during different implementation stages. And support field officers in implementing agroecology projects.
This project will run for 3 months based in and out of Juba.
Sustainable Livelihoods Programme CAFOD related costs This was created to charge CAFOD costs for the Sustainable Livelihood Programme ( Salaries, Staff Travel etc) Funding from a Caritas Belgium Grant will be the first funding approved. The budget may change if new funding is received.
Self-reliance and Sustainability of peace in conflict affected areas of Aguok South, Aguok North The Society of Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) is an apostolic union of women founded in the year 1984 by Rev.Fr. J.E. Arulraj. The prime objective of DMI is to serve the poor and the needy in their difficulties and help them to lead a decent life with dignity.  the Society has been toiling tirelessly in the field of peace and reconciliation, socio economic development of the marginalized women, evangelization, and education of poor children. They opted to work in South Sudan after witnessing the suffering of people from 2011 onwards in remote locations of the country.
DMI promote peace and reconciliation among the conflicted communities to forge peaceful coexistence through women capacitated with leadership qualities and actively involved in peace building activities; aim to reduce conflicts within and among communities by people’s realization and commitment 
Peace and Reconciliation Committees and Self Help Groups strengthened with knowledge and capacity to control conflicts and sustain peace.
Improved access to nutritious food for People Living with HIV & AIDs (PLWHAs) in Yambio & Rimenzi WE This is a six months bridging project while final decision on partnership is being made.  The project intended to Improved access to nutritious food for People Living with HIV & AIDs (PLWHAs) in Yambio & Rimenzi Payams Western Equatoria.  It is designed to directly benefit 500 households (3,000 individuals) of People Living with HIV & AIDs (PLWHA) in two Payams of Yambio and Rimenzi of Gbudwe State, Western Equatoria.  And will indirectly benefit an estimated 6,000 people.   Main components of the project will be vegetable and poultry inputs and tools, accompanied by improvement in skills of beneficiaries on both vegetables production and poultry management through trainings, awareness raising and nutrition education.  

The project will be implemented by CTP partner Catholic Organization for Development & Peace (CODEP).  CODEP is the aid and development wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura – Yambio.  
CODEP is currently implementing CTP support HIV exit strategy project.  The project will be ending in October 2017.  This project is therefore drawn up from lessons learned from the current project during the monitoring activities and is intended to consolidate achievements already gained through the current running project.  The project will run for the period of six months beginning November 1st, 2017 and ending in April 30th, 2018.
During the implementation, CTP will work with partner staff to strengthen their skills in the following areas:  Development of monitoring plan and monitoring tools; VIA analysis; Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM); Monitoring and Evaluation.