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NATIONAL ADVOCAY: Effective and Inclusive Peace Building This project is intending to improve public interest issues advocacy and lobby engagement at the National level. The advocacy and lobby will covers issues associated with peace building and empowerment of women on peace advocacy.  Peace building is a key aspect for rebuilding the broken social fabric of South Sudanese due to the on-going violent conflict since Mid. Dec. 2013.  The project is aiming at empowering women and civil society on championing peace building at national and regional levels. Women and civil society were selected as actors that influential in the national public affairs advocacy and lobby. The use of peace building as a tool to generated pressure on the conflicting parties of South Sudan and regional actors on effective and timely implementation of the peace agreement provisions. Among the key peace agreement provisions are; institutional and legislations reforms, observation of permanent ceasefire, justice and accountability, national reconciliation and healing security sector reform and economic reforms. The advocacy and lobby will target the central government level targeting the national parliament, independent commissions and executive ministries. This project will be focusing on conducting advocacy and lobby for the effective and timely implementation of the signed peace agreement between the government and the SPLM-IO. Advocacy and lobby for the effective and timely implementation of the peace agreement is as follow;
Component 1: Equipping women and civil society with peace building advocacy and lobby  skills 
This component is aiming at empowering women and civil society with knowledge and skills for promoting peace building in South Sudan through engaging national and regional actors on peace building 
Component 2: Influencing national and regional actors for realization of peace building 
 This component is aiming at creating pressure for the parties to the peace agreement for effective and timely implementation of the agreement.
Strengthening Peace, Democracy and Freedom of Expression in South Sudan 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 project will continue working with radio panel discussions, talk shows, and dialogues that will focus on freedom of expression
Widening democratic space requires commitment from both government and citizens. However, the on-going 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 .
COVID – 19 Preparedness and Emergency Response DMI is implementing the CGF funded Self – Reliance and sustainability of peace in conflict affected areas of Aguok South and North in Gogrial (SSD203). Although Gogrial has not yet recorded cases of COVID-19 infections, as a preventive mechanism and to prepare the communities before infections spread,  we propose to undertake emergency preparedness and response to build community awareness among key stakeholders, SDMIC staff team, project beneficiaries through reaching activity locations, public places and target families through outreach sanitization in five rural communities. We would use the ongoing project intervention platforms such as peace and reconciliation communities, women self-help groups, parents and teachers’ associations and school peace clubs in sensitizing and reaching the larger community on COVID 19.  
Volunteers, SDMIC staff team, women self-help groups leaders and peace and reconciliation committee leaders would make home visits (during home visit, volunteers and leaders would adhere to social distancing) and orient families about the preventive measures and personal hygiene.  
Illiteracy rates are high particularly among women which keeps a large percentage of the community people from important information about the outbreak of the COVID 19 that comes through the regular media and other forms of modern (online) communication. Diverse public awareness activities will focus on distributing pamphlets, displaying banners,  public awareness through megaphone, placing hygiene and sanitation kits in public places like markets, clinics, PRC meeting center, Self Help Group meeting centers, peace dialogues points. Home visit and awareness-raising are important for direct messaging in local language since there is high levels of illiteracy. Radio messages in local languages will also be used to provide information on social distancing, hand washing and emphasis on staying at home. The messaging will also be used to communicate accurate information which has been cleared by UNICEF, WHO and Ministry of Health. This will counter fake information which is being circulated in various platforms such as social media platforms.  The preparedness response would also prevent stigmatization of people perceived to be coming from the virus prone locations.
Emergency Food Response for IDPs and Vulnerable Host communities in Malakal, Upper Nile State Violent clashes between the two Kitgwang’s faction, a splinter group from the SPLM/IO party, that started in August and continued up to October 2022, compounded a situation that was already at a critical stage due to massive flooding. “Violent conflict amongst armed factions in Upper Nile and Greater Fangak – located in the north of South Sudan – has led to deaths and serious injuries of hundreds of people, and displaced tens of thousands from their homes during the past two months. Catastrophic flooding and impeded access for humanitarian organization's to deliver essential and life-saving aid has made the situation even more dire
Initial fighting began in Panyikang and Fangak Counties in July but escalated into heavy conflict by mid-August. In September, armed groups intentionally targeted a makeshift displacement camp in Adidhiang, where mostly women and young children had sought refuge. Numerous people were killed in the attack and many more drowned in the floodwaters as they tried to escape.
The Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal is being inundated with new arrivals, with more than 18,000 people seeking safety in the camp. Prior to this, the PoC already hosted around 34,000 people, and the sudden surge of arrivals is pushing services to the brink .” 
The total population in Malakal, inclusive of the PoC population and of the town population, is estimated at 60,000 people. Caritas Malakal received enormous needs for emergency food assistance from the new and old displaced population (IDPs) sheltering within the UN Protection of Civilians’ site as well as from the IDPs camps in Malakal town, made up of people displaced from their home villages by the floods since 2021.
JAGG Monitoring Visit to Yirol February 2018 Monitoring visit of JAGG and CR to Yirol for annual monitoring visit. The visiting team will undertake a field trip to the project site, carry out meetings with key stakeholders and beneficiaries, and meet with the partner
EA 15/2011  - South Sudan: Access to Basic services for Returnees, IDPs and other vulnerable populat The aim of the project will be twofold: responding to the needs of the vulnerable population in the 7 diocese within South Sudan and capacity building of the local and national partners (the diocesan development offices & Sudan aid respectively). The activities will deal with the emergency needs and improving access to basic services targeting vulnerable communities and households in all areas of operations; The activities to implemented are;
•	Emergency preparedness and response 
•	Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion
•	Shelter and Non-Food Items
•	Food Security
•	Health
•	Capacity building
•	Education
•	Peace building
 The project will also provide tailor-made trainings to National and Diocesan Sudan Aid Offices that will improve their organizational and program delivery capacities (i.e. community based disaster risk reduction, MQ trainings). In addition, Sudan Aid Offices will be actively involved in the program delivery alongside CARITAS    member organizations, which will enable the Sudan Aid office to putt newly acquired skills into practice. 
The project will put emphasis on local ownership and responsibility for the program design and delivery with local diocesan partners. From the previous appeal EA12/2010; it was noted that the scope of assistance has to be wider than just emergency response; the focus needs to be on implementing activities that will create a positive and lasting change in the lives of beneficiaries. 

The direct beneficiaries of the project will be the staff working in the  7 Dioceses in South Sudan, National Sudan aid staff based in South Sudan and Caritas coordination unit managing the appeal .Potentially up to 100,000 direct beneficiaries will be targeted in the 7 diocese beside in direct beneficiaries within the Communities in the  targeted dioceses  that will also benefit through participation in emergency preparedness, response, recovery & rehabilitation activities. The project will be managed by a Caritas Coordination Unit, and will involve staff from Sudan aid, the Dioceses, and participating CI agencies. CAFOD will participate in the programme steering committee alongside CRS and the national Sudanaid, and will “twin” with 2 dioceses to facilitate appeal activities at diocesan and community level: Yei and Tombura-Yambio.

This contribution to the overall project will target the salaries for staff implementing activities in Yei and Juba diocese activities included are WASH, NFIs and food distribution and emergency preparedness and response training with emphasis in CMDRR.
Provision of Emergency WASH and ES/NFIs and Multi-purpose cash assistance to vulnerable people The target population are mostly women and children coming to South Sudan with nothing; having left everything behind.  “They need water, as access to it is difficult – even before the conflict.  They need shelters, as people are sleeping under trees. They also require infrastructures for potable water and latrines to avoid diseases, such as cholera,” – Source: County Commissioner, Renk County. 
Humanitarian teams in Renk and partner organizations are verifying the numbers, said to be increasing by 600 – 700 persons daily. Agencies, including ADA are working on the most critical criteria for determining vulnerabilities, as they observe more arrivals of vulnerable people, including women and children travelling alone. 
The new arrivals are in dire need of food. Based on local observation, a cash intervention would address the multiplicity of needs that includes food, personal effects, shelter, medicine and communication.  A cash intervention is viable, based on the attached Market Assessment conducted by NRC in Renk.  The market is reasonably functional, with good access to Renk and commodities being supplied from both Sudan and South Sudan. Cash interventions would boost the local economy, allowing traders to continue supply essential goods to the affected populations.
Emergency Response to IPDs in Tonj and Yirol An emergency response to recently displaced IDPs in Yirol and evaluation of drought response projects implemented in Tonj/Gogrial
Enhancing community capacity to respond to HIV and AIDS in Western Equatoria state This is 12 months HIV&AIDS project targeting the church structures in the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio with the aim of strengthening its capacity in responding to the needs of PLWHA and the community through engaging in awareness raising on HIV& AIDS at diocesan and county levels to increases risk perceptions in the selected parishes/county in order to reduce and prevent infection and Re-infection among the community. The project targets to train religious leaders, peer educators, PLWHA and other diocesan level actors; a total of 1055 people in the selected parishes/counties will be reached directly while an estimated 15,000 at risk population in the targeted parishes will indirectly be reached by the project through local media.
Following CDTY’s three year project from April 2010 to March 2012 and its one year project from April 2013 – March 2014, considerable achievements have been observed through an external evaluation and the diocese themselves. A number of lessons have been learnt, and despite the wide range of achievements made so far, there are still some significant challenges being faced. The design of this proposed project is therefore based on information collected during recent project monitoring visits conducted by CAFOD, Caritas Australia and CDTY. It will also continue to  addressed some of the gaps that were identified by the external evaluation report and the 2013 project.
Financial support for the position of General Secretary and Finance officer. The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has been implementing Action Plan for Peace (APP) since the development of APP through statement of intent which developed delivery of 4 programme outcomes relating to advocacy, neutral forum, reconciliation and institutional capacity strengthening. . Given that the peace agreement is taking shape, SSCC would like to scale up its operations in Greater Equatoria and Upper Nile Regions.
The position of the General Secretary existed before when the Action Plan for peace (APP) was launched and it manages all the functions of the SSCC Secretariat. This position is solely supported by SSCC through its assets which is also badly affected by the economic setback leaving all percentages for support of SSCC secretariat whose financial support tremendously reduced due to reduction in its retained income. SSCC recruited a Finance officer who is based at the head office. The finance officer is responsible for managing all financial records of the regions including partners and donor funds for implementation of activities in the regions and gives support to the finance department at the head office. The Board of trustee are policies makers in SSCC.
Multi-Sector Emergency Response for IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Yirol East County of Lak The situation in South Sudan remains one of the world's biggest humanitarian crises since the escalation of differences between SPLA and SPLA-IO.  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; Malek, Adior, Pagarau and Lekakudu. 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).    CTP’s recent assessment revealed that 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 for this particular project. 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.  
Beneficiary targeting will be community-based and done through a Vulnerability and Inequality Analysis (VIA)
Operational support for Peacebuilding opportunities during times of COVID-19. This project will adopt the POF (Peacebuilding opportunities fund) project to COVID 19 through CAFOD, CRN, SSBS-HD through Bakhita Radio station in Juba with repeat of talk shows done in other Diocesan Radios in South Sudan. The project will focus on peacebuilding, identifying opportunities for peacebuilding, social adjustments in cultural and social practices and COVID-19 health matters. Discussions will also focus on GBV through engagement of community leaders, opinion leaders and general citizens through educative messaging, interviews with peacebuilding, health and gender programming experts. 
There will be interactive discussions on various themes including peace building, GBV and COVID-19 infection risk reduction measures to ensure that accurate information is available to affected populations in an accessible and culturally appropriate manner. There will be sessions for radio talk shows, question and answer sessions with peace building, health and gender experts, vox pops, radio dramas, songs and jingles to pass on information and messages.
Development of a Women's Empowerment Strategy and Capacity Strengthening of Relevant Partners This project focuses to achieve the following: -
-Support women's empowerment scoping exercises, at both Juba and field level, including a scoping field visit with partners. Activities include partners’ workshops, bringing together partners for shared capacity strengthening on women's empowerment issues, and supporting partners as they undertake needs assessments.
- Support various capacity strengthening activities of partners, including the facilitation of women's empowerment partners inception workshops in Juba (covering partners' project staff flights, accommodation and all workshop expenses), and a half yearly women's empowerment reviewing and planning workshop with partners (the first such meeting in February 2019 in Juba, the next in September 2019).
- Support CTP field monitoring visits, enabling CTP to assess the capacity strengthening plans of partners (with a focus on Mango Health Check minimum standards), and monitor and evaluate development. These visits will be tailored from partner to partner, with an initial focus on areas of consensus where capacity building is required, and moving onto more challenging issues.
Phase VII Multi-Sector Response for IDPs and Vulnerable Host Communities in Yirol East, Lakes State A multi-pronged approach is required to address the challenges of prolonged conflict in Yirol East. Women, men, girls and boys require lifesaving interventions to meet their food, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene needs and to build resilience to reduce future vulnerability. Host and IDP households will be targeted based on needs and identified by local committees made up of host and IDP women who are best placed to identify those in need. Households selected will be verified through public validation meetings and community agreement. Based on assessments, households will be provided with food and non-food items, trained in agriculture and empowered to increase economic capacity, communities will be equipped with psychosocial support skills and empowered with access to safe water sources. Those implementing the project will be trained on key principles such as Core Humanitarian Standards on quality and accountability, and a do no harm approach. Women and girls will be empowered to engage in decision making and the project will work with communities to improve their protective environment. The programme will work within the principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality in order to save lives, alleviate suffering and protect human dignity in South Sudan. This HPP/Irish Aid funding will contribute towards the provision of vegetable and standard seeds for farming households and provision of emergency food rations which is an extension to the Phase V response to the still critical food security situation in Yirol East. Primary focus will be given to pre-existing groups, such as the Women’s Groups, as they are already part of community structures and are most active – working through such groups allows cooperation and the sharing of resources, and is a move towards greater community resilience. CTP will implement this project through Caritas Diocese of Rumbek.
Support to Holy Trinity Peace Village, Kuron, Diocese of Torit. This grant will go towards support of the Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron to support the establishment of safe water point with installation of sub-miscible solar pump, with PVC pipes and water tank which will result in supporting the peace village initiatives of:
1. Programme for youth, women and cattle raiders towards peaceful co-existence
2. Training of community police to maintain peace and order amongst the community.
3. Training youth and women at the youth centre on vocational skills.
Introduction to Protection Mainstreaming Training & Action Planning April: Introductory training and familiarisation for management and staff of CTP and partners
- A 2-3 days interactive training curriculum designed to introduce PM key concepts and the joint PM framework and approach. 
- Short session (2 hours) sensitization with senior managers if they are unable attend the training.   
- It will include a session on self-rating of the framework and action planning. If key-decision makers are unable to attend the training, those attending the training should follow-up afterwards to get buy-in and the required sign-off.
- Specific M&E tools that have been developed to measure progress against the PM Action Plans and to assess how protection is mainstreamed protection in programmes will be introduced.

June support visit (2 weeks) - Accompaniment to Trocaire staff and Caritas Rumbek in Yirol. In depth sessions on a couple of core components e.g. Mapping and Referrals, Feedback and Complaints mechanisms

September (1-2 weeks) - to be decided depending on progress and gaps identified. Possibly a TOT, focus on monitoring and evaluating PM