devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Strengthening Peace, Democracy and Freedom of Expression in South Sudan Widening democratic space requires commitment from both government and citizens. However, the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has weakened already fragile state institutions, affecting the government’s ability to protect civilians and offer basic services. The administration of justice has further deteriorated, with an increase in arbitrary arrests as well as prolonged pre-trial and incommunicado detentions of journalists without charge. The space for freedom of expression has severely narrowed as security organs have clamped down on the media, shutting down media outlets and threatening journalists and human rights defenders. Additionally, due to fear of prosecution and harassment, citizens rarely assert their right to freedom of speech. The signing of the ARCISS provides an opportunity for the media to disseminate information on the peace agreement and its implementation, widening the space for freedom of expression and democracy.
The project reflects UK government priorities to ensure greater protection of freedom of expression for journalists and civil society in South Sudan, which are fundamental platforms for or democratisation processes .
The project will provide a platform to enable citizens to engage in a more strategic way with national issues, particularly the peace agreement and its implementation processes (e.g. Chapter 5 of the ARCISS[I]). The project will build on the work of an earlier project that was funded through CSSF-FCO on ‘Enhanced Press Freedom: Foundation for Good Governance’. The proposed project will improve the knowledge of journalists on the peace agreement and its implementation, providing a platform for citizens to discuss the ARCISS and its implementation. It aims to create an enabling environment for journalists and citizens to express themselves freely. The pro-ject will continue working with radio panel discussions, chat shows, and dialogues that will focus on freedom of expression
Logistics Internship with CTP The purpose of this role is to build logistical capacity and experience by exposing and engaging the holder with relevant activities.  For this purpose, the holder will support logistical side of CTP’s programme and office operations, with particular focus on the Emergency Programme in Yirol.
GBV Coordination Project This project will support Women for Change (Women led organization) in South Sudan to Co- lead the GBV coordination at Sub national level with technical support and accompaniment through mentoring and training and capturing key ongoing learning, financial management support and follow up
This project will focus on 
1. women's leadership including collaborative leadership, negotiation and conflict resolution.
Technical GBV response including GBViE Minimum Standards , peer to peer support and Supervision.
3. Coordination skills through development of referral pathways, standard operating Procedures and resources mobilization.
This project is align with Trócaire's commitment to localisation, particularly increased voice and influence of local actors with a focus on Women Lead Organization (WLOs)
The Women Led Organization will take lead on quality service provision within the GBV sub cluster including on application of the minimum standards in collaboration with the National GBV AOR task team.
A Women's leadership resource package will be developed to support other women led organization that consider taking on Co leadership in the future and support GBV sub cluster coordination mechanism to adapt to and follow local women's lead
Trócaire (E10%) Emergency Food, WASH, PSS and GBV support for vulnerable households in Tonj. The project will target highly vulnerable households and individuals including women, older people, children, adolescents and young people, PLWD. IDP, households from host community hosting large number of IDPs and facing similar level of vulnerability, and individuals with low economic status who experience a greater level of risk. Children, women, and girls who lost or are separated from primary caregivers due to conflict are at increased risk of neglect, abandonment, health risks, violence, and exploitation, and are more likely to suffer mental health and psychosocial distress, and malnutrition; as such, they will be targeted for intervention. At least 10% of the targeted beneficiaries will be people living with disabilities. Targeting will be based on humanitarian principles of humanity and impartiality, to save lives and alleviate suffering with aid being provided based on need, in proportion to identified needs. 
A participatory and consultative approach will be used to agree targeting criteria that ensures the most vulnerable individuals/households are identified and benefit from this support, building on the methodology used in previous CTP interventions. Clear vulnerability criteria will be set and during the process. This project will target individuals/households highly exposed to life-threatening health, protection, and malnutrition risks since they are the one most affected by Acute Watery Diarrhoea, Acute Respiratory Infections, malnutrition, Gender Based Violence, and general protection issues. Cognisant of these facts, the households with malnourished children admitted to nutrition centres or supported through outreach therapeutic treatment will be supported through standard hygiene NFI kits and home takeaway food. This will also be supplemented with promotion of improved hygiene and sanitation measures.
Multi-Sector Emergency Response for IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Yirol East County of Lak This conflict which has since transitioned into an inter-ethnic conflict, has resulted in the internal displacement of an estimated 11,627 people (2,269 households) living in 4 payam areas of Yirol East County. The population of Yirol East is estimated at 67,402; with about 90% of them leaving in rural areas (NPA livelihoods baseline survey, Oct 2014). The effect and impact of this conflict on the displaced persons in their areas of origin was mostly in form of threat to and loss of lives, deprivation of social protection and rights, psycho-social trauma due to fear and torture (through various forms of abuses), the loss, destruction their livelihood assets (importantly livestock) and disruption of their livelihoods. 90% of the IDP and host communities access water from unprotected water sources. Insufficient hand pumps coupled with lack of ownership and/or poor management of existing water points has resulted in poor access to safe water supply. The assessment also shows that the average per capita water use is very low with households spending up to 4 hours travelling to and queuing at the nearest water point, posing protection concerns especially for women such as random attacks, sexual violence and abduction of children.  Latrine coverage and hygiene knowledge are extremely low as evidenced by unsafe disposal of human excreta and poor hand washing practice at critical times. 
A total of 800 households (80% IDPs and 20% extremely vulnerable hosts) will be targeted. 800 households (extremely vulnerable) will be targeted for monthly cash-for-food transfers using a food vouchering system) over a period of 6 months. 800 HH will be targeted for provision of WASH NFIs (jerry cans, buckets, and laundry and toilet soaps) and Cooking NFIs (sauce pans, cups, plates/bowls, spoons etc.).  500 HH will be targeted for communal latrines (10 HH per latrine block, 2 stances disaggregated to male and female), and 800 HH will be provided with clean and safe water supply.
Emergency WASH and Cash assistance to IDPs affected by crisis in Maban and Renk Counties South Sudan The current crisis in South Sudan, which has been ongoing since 14 December 2013, has resulted in huge population displacements (IDPs). As of January 23rd, approximately 575,500 are reported as displaced as a result of armed conflict.
 
Many thousands more, as yet unrecorded are likely to have fled their homes. Over 74,000 of these have already fled into neighboring countries, whilst the death toll is now estimated at over 10,000 people. The humanitarian situation in many areas is extremely grave.  Many families are being housed at UN bases across South Sudan, with others seeking shelter in Church Premises/nearby bushes or with host families. 

UNOCHA situation report # 13 , claims that over 100,000 people are reportedly displaced in Upper Nile State. Some of those displaced have sought refuge in nearby counties such as this projects target regions of Renk and Maban. The displaced have walked long distances without any food, assets or form of shelter and staying in the open (often under trees). 
 
Currently the most urgent needs experienced in target counties are; shelter, NFI’s, WASH, food and health. The areas the displaced are seeking protection in (Renk and Maban) are not able to absorb all their needs.
 
This proposed three month rapid response aims to provide urgent humanitarian assistance through emergency unconditional cash transfer, latrine construction and hygiene promotion to IDPs affected by armed conflict in South Sudan. The project will reach 1,600 individual IDPs (320 HH) with urgently needed cash transfer and WASH assistance in Maban, and 1,250 individual IDPs (250 HH) in Renk with unconditional cash transfer.
 
Proposed activities include: Construction of 32 emergency latrines.
                                        Hygiene promotion in Maban for 1,600 IDPS.
                                        Unconditional cash transfer for 1,600 (in both Renk and Maban for food supplies and NFIs).
Strengthening Peace, Democracy and Freedom of Expression in South Sudan Widening democratic space requires commitment from both government and citizens. However, the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has weakened already fragile state institutions, affecting the government’s ability to protect civilians and offer basic services. The administration of justice has further deteriorated, with an increase in arbitrary arrests as well as prolonged pre-trial and incommunicado detentions of journalists without charge. The space for freedom of expression has severely narrowed as security organs have clamped down on the media, shutting down media outlets and threatening journalists and human rights defenders. Additionally, due to fear of prosecution and harassment, citizens rarely assert their right to freedom of speech. The signing of the ARCISS provides an opportunity for the media to disseminate information on the peace agreement and its implementation, widening the space for freedom of expression and democracy.
The project reflects UK government priorities to ensure greater protection of freedom of expression for journalists and civil society in South Sudan, which are fundamental platforms for or democratisation processes
The project will provide a platform to enable citizens to engage in a more strategic way with national issues, par-ticularly the peace agreement and its implementation processes (e.g. Chapter 5 of the ARCISS[i]). The project will build on the work of an earlier project that was funded through CSSF-FCO on ‘Enhanced Press Freedom: Foun-dation for Good Governance’. The proposed project will improve the knowledge of journalists on the peace agreement and its implementation, providing a platform for citizens to discuss the ARCISS and its implementa-tion. It aims to create an enabling environment for journalists and citizens to express themselves freely. The pro-ject will continue working with radio panel discussions, chat shows, and dialogues that will focus on freedom of expression.
Support through Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihoods Options to vulnerable hhs in Renk County This is a one year pilot project intended to build upon lessons learned from previous three year project SUD264 which ended in December 2012, and to provide support to the large number of returnees already settled in Renk,  the displaced people from Kuek of Manyo County and the host community.  The returnees and IDPs has put an enormous challenge on the already over stretched services for the host communities of Renk county, where acute food insecurity remains the main problem for the majority of the people. This is exacerbated by the low harvest of sorghum last year due to dry spell and pests, continued boarder blockade, increased prices of commodity and fuel, insecurity along the border, poor road connectivity of Renk County to other parts of South Sudan especially during rainy season, and high demand of produce in the market due to increased population from the returnees among others.
Self-Reliance and Sustainability of peace in conflict affected areas of Aguok South, Centre and Apuk 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 sustain peace and increase economic independence through VSLA activities.
This project will be contributing to the Caritas Norway funded project in the location.
Capacity Development for Caritas South Sudan To contribute to Caritas South Sudan Capacity Strengthening and Institutional development through Training on computerized accounting Software (QuickBooks) for accountants, management and administration for diocesan directors in the seven dioceses and Support cost for the national office staff.
Phase V (CDoR) Multi-Sector Response for IDPs and Vulnerable Host communities in Yirol East This project will be implemented in Yirol East, following on from previous CTP and partner Caritas Diocese of Rumbek (CDOR) work in the same area. CTP will implement this project (phase V) through Caritas Diocese of Rumbek and the psychosocial support component will be provided by TOCH, who has proven expertise in the PSS, in a neighbouring state. TOCH will provide and in-situ staff member to support the PSS activities and train CDOR staff. Self Help saving scheme will be introduced to women groups by another partner (DM&I) and funded via other donors. The overall goal of the programme is to improve livelihood resilience of vulnerable IDP and host communities in Yirol, Lakes State in South Sudan. In recent months, Yirol East continues to receive high influx of IDPs mainly from Jonglei, Unity and Western Lakes States putting pressure on the existing stretched resources. The phase V will pick-up the unaddressed gaps and use lessons learnt from Phase IV to improve the quality of the programme delivery. In 2018, Yirol East experienced repeated violent cattle raids, inter-communal clashes and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and rift valley fever that made majority of the population unable to plant and food insecure. Although a small fraction of the population planted, harvest was not very promising for crops like simim, millet, maize, etc. as indicated by CTP Post-Harvest Assessment Reports conducted in the area (November 2018) and it's likely the current harvest will only lasts few months. Access to safe water continues to remain a huge challenge despite rehabilitations of boreholes made in the previous phases mainly because of the inadequate number of water points in the area. Hygiene practices also remain poor amongst the population coupled with lack of sanitation facilities leaving majority of the population vulnerable to outbreaks of cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases.
Promoting Human and Environmental Rights in Upper Nile. CDoM with its department of Justice & Peace intends to include in its plans activities that promote awareness on the necessity to listen to ‘the cry of the earth’. After the positive experience of partnership with the Catholic University of South Sudan in 2021 in the areas of formation to peacebuilding and prevention of gender-based violence, the CDoM J&P Office is interested in continuing the working relationship on themes linked to the safeguarding of creation and environmental education. The Encyclical letter Laudato Si offers guidelines and is a reference point.
Issues related to the pollution of the natural environment have increasingly caught the attention of the public opinion in Upper Nile State, the major oil producing area in South Sudan, because of the negative impact that the oil industry has had on the lives of people, of animals and the landscape in general. If left unaddressed, problems of environmental damage can cause an increase of violence in the highly conflictive Upper Nile. CDoM J&P is intends to be organizing a two-weeks course to train community animators on the safeguard of creation, with specific attention at the Upper Nile region. The application of the methodology 'see, judge and act' will help the trainees in the first place to develop a critical and informed stance towards human behavior's and interventions that have a negative impact on nature. On a second note, but equally important, the community members/youth will be encouraged to take proactive actions to preserve the integrity of nature and to correct what is negatively affecting their surroundings, specifically through grassroots advocacy and reforestation of an area depleted of trees.
Capacity Strengthening of partner staff (trainings on INSO, Security, Compliance, Project support) This project will cover the capacity strengthening of partners in various areas such as;
Support new proposal development needs assessments,  baseline surveys, Logistics, security, HR, compliance related trainings with partners, support partners as they undertake learning Workshop process together with CTP staff.

This grant will be used to finance activities related to capacity strengthening or partners.
This grant will also be use to facilitate project review meetings and planning workshops with the partners (The first similar meeting was  done in June 2021 and the next partner review workshop is under planning in February 2022 in Juba.
Enhancing civil society ability to Monitor Key Aspects of national governance and policy making proc This is a 1 year project intend to be rolled out to help bridge the gaps and input into the process of constitution making as well as other key policy making processes in South Sudan, with possibility of extending another year. The project aims at ensuring meaningful citizen participation in the various processes of constitution making and other policies at National and state levels to cultivate the spirit of nationalism among South Sudanese. SuDEMOP therefore being aware of the need for peaceful environment to facilitate smooth participation of citizens in national process, will monitoring key aspects of policy making, governance processes and disseminating timely and accurate information to citizens so as to enhance citizen understanding of issues pertaining policy making both as right owner and duty bearer. This project will enable citizens to make informed decisions on policy and governance issues while engaging with government leaders and other policy makers at grassroots and national level.
CTP Operation Activties Cost The project aims to improve freedom of expression by ensuring that journalists are trained to carry out their duties in a restricted environment without compromising their safety and security. The project will also provide space for citizens to express themselves without fear of reprisal and advocate for changes in the laws that govern freedom of expression. This will be achieved through. This project is part of a wider Governance and Peace Building programme which CTP are running in South Sudan, and CTP hope that CRN’s work on access to information and freedom of expression will be a key component of this ensuring that CRN are appropriately equipped to improve access to information,  • conducting radio programmes that promote public discussions and engage duty bearers to improve accountability • advocating for changes in legislation that are restrictive of the media. This project will convene advocacy awareness-raising events to discuss the laws that are affecting freedom of expression, especially for the media. CRN, with technical assistance from CTP, will develop a Journalists Training Manual on security, safety and monitoring security situations when in the field collecting news stories in South Sudan.  The 8 CRN stations in South Sudan will broadcast live programmes for a period of 4 months engaging the citizens in discussing topical issues affecting the communities. Debates and radio shows on freedom of expression will help citizens engage with issues and monitor follow up actions arising from their community discussions.
Church Appeal FundsLivelihood Support to IDPs and Host Community in Tonj North County, Warrap State. Trocaire has allocated some funds to respond to the needs of the displaced and vulnerable members of the host community who are affected by localized conflict in Tonj North of Warrap state.  The funds is coming from the Church Appeal Funds, and will be implemented by farmer CTP partner (HARD), based in Wau.  Through this intervention HARD will directly target 800 HH smallholder farmers who are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host community Households (HHs) to be supported with farm inputs (seeds and hand tools) in the coming agriculture season (2022). About 250 elderly and people with disability including pregnant and lactating mothers will be supported through social Protection program (SPP) with unconditional cash transfer to enable them have access to food and other basic needs. Sixty (60) of the selected farmers will be provided with assorted vegetable seeds and will be trained to engage in vegetable production in the areas to diversify their dietary intake and income generation. About 60 female headed households will be provided with small ruminant for rearing and sale during the hunger gap for income generation. It is envisioned that through this project about 400 IDPs HH will also be provided with a dignified NFI Kits and 30 HH will benefit from the fishing equipment (hooks and twines)
Caritas South Sudan HIV&AIDS Initiative This is a one year national HIV & AIDS project targeting the church structure and other partners working in the related areas of combating the epidemic (HIV & AIDS ) at both national and diocesan level in pastoral  and non pastoral activities with an aim of empowering the church  structures to partner with other local NGO'S,  national organisation, government institutions, and local leaders to effectively deliver the HIV & AIDS initiative.  The programme will focus on advocacy,networking with partners and HIV & AIDS  mainstreaming, education for life programme both at national and the diocesan level, the programme targets seven dioceses and 35 local partners in different locations.