Mapping/Capacity Assessment of Local Organizations involved in Community Driven Development/Recovery (CDD/CDR) in Southern Sudan

Prepared By: Asega Pam Charles Aggrey (report)

Alfred Oling (database)

Participants generally have a good understanding of Community Driven Development (CDD) relating it to the community development activities they have been implementing and are doing now on the ground. These include clean and safe water provision, food security through setting up demonstration sites for farmers, and vocational training resulting in self employment.

 

Ring Abraham of Open Doors from Yei-Wau talked about a vision for Christ evangelizing to help people break out from traditional beliefs to understand Christianity. This has also helped them in their community development by bringing health services nearer to the community, grinding meals for women, community water points and building schools.

Current Realities of Local Organizations in Western Bhar el Ghazel State (WBeG):

• Local organizations are fully involved in community driven activities thus giving back to the community they have long been living in

• There is a very good network amongst these local organizations in Western Bhar el Ghazel but this is more pronounced within the Women’s advocacy network.

There is a clustering in the network which is good but largely due to the leadership provided by the network’s head who is active and functional on the ground

• Funding as usual is the biggest threat to the survival of these organizations as many of them are depending on donor funding for running their activities and sustaining themselves.

• Security of the local organization’s staff is another issue constraining their work as they are often intimidated and threatened by the local authorities and the government authorities

• There is also competition from the Government and other international organizations in activities implementation which tends to confuse the community of who is the right organization for what type of support in the community.