Promoting Inclusive Peacebuilding and Sustainable Livelihoods through Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship.

The overall goal of the programme is the improvement of the conditions for lasting peace, sustainable development and resilience through the dissemination of values, attitudes and behaviours conducive to dialogue and mutual respect as well as the creation of income-generating opportunities.

• Pupils, students and young men and women from the payams of CES, Western Equatoria State (WES) and Eastern Equatoria State (EES).
• Communities in the Equatorias as a whole.

• Communities and local authorities have more exchanges, mediate conflicts and promote peace and human rights
• Youth gain autonomy, social recognition and professional experience – and demonstrate that youth is a resource for positive change.
• Youth have increased access to job opportunities and are less inclined to join armed groups or gangs.

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Communities are sensitized to values of peace, dialogue and tolerance through activities with pupils in schools and the training for youth in mediation and conflict resolution
• Youth are provided with community learning centers and supported in gaining business skills – and backed to develop businesses of their own
• Opportunities for civic engagement and for income generating activities are created

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

This is a single phase without previous support by Switzerland. WDPI has been present in South Sudan since 2014. Some of their key achievement so far include:

486 young entrepreneurs supported and empowered, 800 students taken through conflict resolution programmes in schools, 11 community learning centres, serving 115’000 people with 23’000 having obtained certified training. 

Phase 1 01.08.2019 - 31.10.2022   (Completed)