South Sudan's first multi brand vehicle services workshop Note: This project has been cancelled, because it was not possible anymore to complete it after the start of the South Sudanese Civil War.Over the last three years, south Sudan has shown an enormous increase in supply and demand for road transport. The project partners want to set up a multi brand workshop for providing services to owners or users of professional vehicles. The project partners want to supply turn-key solutions for fleet owners. Services will be regular maintenance, repair, emergency repair, damage repair, tow service, spare parts delivery and installation, motor revision, and emergency tow service. The project partners will focus on three target groups: private sector (construction, transport etc), government and municipality and international organisations. The workshop will employ 34 people.Applicant Van Vliet Trucks Holland B.V., will be responsible for the executive management, technical project management, financial project management, technical assistance, and training. Quality Sudan Limited will be responsible for communication in south Sudan, contacts with south Sudanese authorities, and marketing.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Van Vliet has a written CSR policy and experience with environmental care. The workshop will be designed and engineered according to international health, safety and environmental rules and regulations. A detailed health and safety programme will be developed. They will develop and implement a special gender HRM policy on female employees. The project partners will provide facilities like health insurance, assistance in getting housing finance, savings programmes, free lunch and transport, adult education programmes, sponsorships, costs of school for children and HIV / AIDS Trainings to the employees.There are several (estimated 300) small informal 'under the trees' repair shop operating in Juba. The project partners regard it as their responsibility to help these repair shops develop themselves and to help them improving their environmental care. Therefore, the project partners will be providing small repair shops with some essential technical facilities and environmental care facilities at favourable conditions. Two basic training modules will be offered, with a maximum of 100 pupils. Additionally they will set up a motor oil collection depot and testing facilities.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAt the end of the project 34 people will be employed, of which 19 will be basic-level and 15 medium-/high-level. The project partners will pay its employees’ wages of at least 15% above average. Additionally health insurance, assistance in getting mortgages, savings programmes, education (both for employees and their family members), and HIV trainings will be offered. The project partners have the ambition to implement an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). An appropriate certification is not yet defined.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe vehicle servicing industry is barely developed in south Sudan.Most of the local engineers and mechanics do not have the experience or had specialised training for the various brands of equipment. Modern vehicles are full of electronics. Major cause of breakdown of the equipment is largely due to lack of modern diagnostic equipment to pin-point the exact problems causing malfunction and non-adherence to maintenance and service procedures. This project will introduce a more technology and skills driven way of service, new for the region.Local employees and contractors will acquire both an enhanced knowledge level and a broader, multi-disciplined knowledge level. Workers that have acquired knowledge of the latest techniques and equipment will be more powerful on the local and sub-regional labour market.•	Chain effectsForeign companies and organisations in south Sudan are requested to contract much work to local contractors. The project introduces new activities that set standards for the local market. A high level of skills and technical service will no longer be bound to foreign brands, but available locally. The project will help south Sudan to become less dependent on expensive imports. Better knowledge of maintenance and repair reduces unnecessary imports of vehicles and expensive spare parts and components. It helps improving the local economic impact of development aid projects, since the local SME sector gets involved in servicing their operations.•	EnvironmentFor the construction of the facility the project partners wish to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA). If no proper EIA is possible or feasible, they intend to work according to any other accepted set of guidelines. For safeguarding the environmental care they will invest getting an environmental certification. An appropriated certification is not yet defined.In South Sudan today, repair and maintenance is done without any care for the environment, resulting into serious pollution. The project will introduce modern, state-of-the-art processes and techniques that reduce pollution. The project indirectly leads to a reduction of wastes. Improved maintenance and repair knowledge helps companies to extend the life span of vehicles and equipment and their components.•	Position of womenThe impact on the position of women will be neutral. The industry of servicing vehicles is mainly a men's world. At least 20% of the workforce will consist out of women. The project partners want to establish a multi brand workshop for providing services to owners or users of professional vehicles. At the end of the project at least 300 services are provided.