Mrs. Obira Judith 26 years a resident of Motii Boma, Ifwotu Payam Ms. Margret Iromo Clement 48 years a resident of Abalwa Boma, Nyong Payam Joint Monitoring Mr. Joseph Okeny 36 years, a resident of Enyif Boma, Ifwotu Payam Ms. Rose Ihisa Luka 44 years, resident of Isalaro Boma, Imurok Payam Mr. Dominic Oyoo 29 years, a resident of Gunyoro Boma, Ifwotu Payam
Details of beneficiaryAgnes Amito Peter is 25 years old, a resident of Omeo Boma of Magwi Payam. She is one of the project beneficiaries for Labour intensive public work who receive money from cycle 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 under the project of ELRP in Magwi County through Global Aim South Sudan with support from FAO. Agnes is a female headed household with five family members 3 female, 2 male and she is a returnee from the camp from Uganda. Before the support the beneficiary doesn’t have crop seeds, domestic animal at home and can’t pay their children to school, therefore, she was able to get seed to plant during main season through direct distribution and She was able to buy 3 hens at 7,500ssp and one goat at 25,000ssp from the money she receive under the LIPW. After the support she said, she involve in serious farming for all varieties of seeds given to her and tell other farmers to do the same in order to fight hunger at our households. The supports provided today by Global Aim South Sudan with support from FAO create hope to me and the community. I am very optimistic and sure to be able to meet my household requirements without any help from my other family members after harvesting my crops in this second planting season and also have animal at my compound. The project has brought peace to my family because we did not have money for buying seeds, and the same time no money for meeting my children basic needs such as [. education, heath expense] through the on –farm trainings, I have adopted new skills and this enable me to transfer the knowledge gain to my own individual farm am able to produce more food .l have learnt that it is good to farm to reduce food insecurity at household level in the community .The project improved my family life by having crops to harvest, consumed some in the house, save some for seeds and will be able to sell some for income. ‘’l think l have become a different person form other project beneficiaries, as l showed them how things can work if you invest in your land’’ she said. ‘l think a livelihood opportunity has reduce my household food insecurity ‘ she said .her hopes in the future is to produce more food that is always a challenge in our community and in the 5-10 years will be able to sell more seeds to farmers and also increase farm scale . Agnes after the support, she requested for effective extension services to support her farming through training on technical agronomic practices, marketing and business skills so as the seeds given are beneficial to her families and entire community. Additional she requested for storage and preservation facilities for keeping grains after harvest and awareness of farmers against natural disasters to avoid loses of seeds and hunger at households. I am very thankful to FAO for the support and the opportunity given to us to implement this project of Emergency locust Response project and additional I thank the Staffs of County Agriculture Department, RRC, AAP committees, community leaders and beneficiaries in supporting Global Aim South Sudan staff to accomplish the Payment, distribution of emergency livelihood kits successfully. My comment is that let all aspects of agronomic practices be implemented before and after distribution of seeds and Tools to the farmers in order to realize better harvest at the end of the season and program of feeder road construction should continuous to untargeted areas.
Safari Ibalu is a 28 years old teacher living in Enyif village of Ifwotu payam Eastern Equatoria State since 2010. Ibalu is a senior four leaver since 2018 and is now teaching in Enyif primary school. Ibalu is also married and a mother of two children. Ibalu said besides teaching her other source of livelihood is farming and owning a small retail shop in Enyif village business center. Ibalu said she is now a proud teacher because her pupils are now able to study freely without the worry of where to get drinking water from. She said compared to before pupils use to come with their water from homes which was not safe and easy for many of them. She believes that the school has greatly improved in very many aspects since water was rehabilitated. “You can see now the number of pupils have increased since this water was rehabilitated” Ibalu said. With the availability of water they now have full control of their pupils and most families are now planning to come nearer since there is already water available for them. “We the teachers are very grateful for this organization for remembering us through the work they have done to this school” Ibalu added.
Night Karlo is ten years olg girl and a resident of Enyif village of Motti Boma in Ifwotu Payam of Torit County. Night is also a pupil of Enyif Primary School located about two (2) kilometers south of Enyif village center where she lives. Night is the first child with three other brothers whose parents primarily rely on farming as their main source of livelihood. Night says that she and her other colleagues in the school are happy that they can now have clean water for drinking and practicing hygiene. She says that they use to carry water along with them using plastic bottles from home every day they come for school, “Every day we come with drinking water from home using cristal (plastic bottle) because there was no water in the school” she said. Night said they were forced to manage on the water for the five hours they will be in school because the school is far from home. She added that there she is now coming to school every day compared to before the water was not there. Night was very thankful for Global Aim for their support to the pupils of Enyif primary school and that they are now the same with pupils of schools within Torit town because we can now drink clean water and wash our hands with soap like them. “We now have drinking water and tank for hand washing like other schools in Torit town” she added.
Santa Angwech David is a 23 years old farmer, with a household size of 3 children, a resident of kilio village in Magwi Boma. Her household status is host community. She said, the day was great and moving on very well and spending most of the day in farm. The crop performance has given her hope and the family are having food and seeds saved for next planting season in 2021. The total kilograms of maize she harvested is 300 kgs, and said she will save 20 kgs as seed and 50 kgs will be sold for school fees or medication to the children in the coming year. In the farm she is still having beans which will be harvested within this month of December and the estimated harvest can be 25kgs. The cash for seed project supported by food and agriculture organization of the United Nations, funded by USAID and implemented by GLOBAL AIM South Sudan with the objective to increase food security to the vulnerable households under IPC 3. Santa Angwech David said, before she was identified and supported with cash for seed, she didn’t have seeds to plant in the main planting season. Her life was not good due to lack of seeds to plant and food for the household.She said that, she needs the support to produce more food and will be able to sell as income for the household.My challenge in the household is labour to open more feddans. The action taken by GLOBAL AIM and FAO, and in collaboration with the County agriculture department was to monitor and assessed the vulnerable groups under IPC 3. The beneficiaries affected were identified and supported with cash for seed amounting to 5000 SSP per beneficiary. The cash I received and used for buying maize seeds and beans, and the crops harvest are good and now we can have food and save some seeds. The project has reduced our household from food insecure because we were lacking money for the seeds and children here need to eat, get medication etc. Through the awareness and training, I have changed my mind and I am able to produce more food. I have learnt that it is good to farm to reduce food insecurity in the community and particularly at house hold level. The project improved my family life by having crops to harvest, consumed some in the house, save some seeds and will be able to sell some as income. ‘’ my life and that of my family have changed in a positive way.’’ Now we can have two meals in a day. said Santa. ‘’I have more seeds than before the support, and income for my family,’’ she said. My hopes in the future is to produce more food and be able to increase the farm. In the 5-10 years will be able produce more food and seeds to the farmers and also increase farm scale. She hopes that the grant size should be increased by the planting year 2021 to increase the production.
Aya Christine is a resident of IFUNE Boma in LOHILA village of Ikwoto Payam. She is one of the project beneficiary who received bean seeds from GASS and also received training on good agricultural practices and post-harvest handling for stable crops and perishable crops for sustainable and valuable marketing of produce. Aya Christine is now empowered with farming knowledge and farming as a busines. According to her she is projected to earn 60000 to 130000 South Sudanese Pounds from her farming produce depending on the availability of rainfall, access to market and county situation in terms of political stability where her produce can reach to Ikwoto local market, Kapeota state, Torit and Uganda side. The income she wishes to pay school fee for 5 children in uganda, medical requirement, house rent and other valuable materials and she also stated that; “My life has changed for better since I attended training on good production practicies and post-harvest handling management of produce both stable and perishable crops. It motivated me to involve in serious farming for all varities of seeds provided to farmers in K-logole. The support provide last year and today by GASS with support from Cordaid create hope for the community to farm and stop moving to Uganda in search of food, shelter and protection. I am very optimistic and sure to be able to meet my house hold requirements without the help of my husband and family members as I used to before when Iam a peasant farmer in Lohila village. My future plan is to look at farming as business and hope to procure oxen for next year land preparation as to increase production areas for various seeds. I would like to thank Cordaid and GASS so much for providing seeds for us after attending such an important trainings especially for us farmers who are entirely depend on farming as the only livelihood opportunity and source of employement. Such support should be extended to other community in Ikwoto County so that conflicts can be reduced which resulted from poverty and idleness ’’.“I also appeal to GASS and Cordaid to include more time for the training including functional literacy and numeracy training for adults to help us in sustainiability of small scale income generating activities through proper record keepingn ”. Aya Christine notices some gaps which she appeal to GASS and Cordaid to focus on by enhancing the capacity of community from lack of sufficient technical and innovative knowledge resulting in low production efficiency, crop losses, non-sustainable production systems, lack of irrigation facilities and knowledge about it causing farmers to be unable to produce offseason. Lack of spot market arrangements and supply chain resulting in high transaction costs, which reduces or profit for farmers, Lack of access to appropriate financial services for farmers and traders, resulting in lack of working capital to invest in moving up into the chain or invest in farming, No data availability at Boma levels, making it difficult for policy makers and support organization like GASS and Cordaid to understand reality and take informed decisions. Lack of effective extension services to support the agriculture and implement regulations, hampers development of the sector as such she also proposed generic interventions likely to be developed markets for business services, including training on technical issues, marketing, IPM & organic training and business awareness training, making use of the existent supply of training by GASS, support the upgrading knowledge and skills of extension workers, and improving their means to reach the farmers, support the awareness raising about the role traders could play in disseminating knowledge, creating change and improving the value chain, supporting development of an effective system to provide market information to farmers and to traders, support the dissemination of innovative knowledge from government extension services, stimulate farmers to start organizing themselves in order to form farmer marketing groups what she also knows is that lack of storage and preservation facilities, forcing farmers to sell immediately their perishable produce, most (small scale) farmers still depend on rain fed farming and therefore are not able to produce the whole year around. High costs of farming inputs makes it hard for farmers to shift to high management practices, strong fluctuating prices that make it hard for farmers to decide when and to whom to sell and poor packaging and transportation results in high losses on the way, which costs are transferred to the farmers. In the photo above, Aya Christine in her field crop for beans which was provided by GASS with support from Cordaid to scale up production for farming as a business as progressive farmer in Lohila Village. On the right hand side show bean field planted in rows while on the left the bean field planted through broadcasting so as to compare yields. In the photos above, Aya Christine in her field crop for beans which was provided by GASS with support from Cordaid to scale up production for farming as a business as progressive farmer in Lohila Village. On the right hand side show bean field planted in rows while on the left the bean field planted through broadcasting so as to compare yields.
Martine Sebit is a resident of Nyibira Boma in Hiyala Payam. He is one of the trained youth on auto-mechanic (motorcycle repairs) under the integrated livelihoods and peace building project. He participated in the training on auto-mechanics which was conducted for the target youths in Torit. After graduation they were provided with start-up tools to start their trade. He immediately got inspired and motivated with the skills he acquired in the training and started to mobilize some little resources and started opened small scale workshop in Torit to generate some income to meet his family requirements. He rented a small place for workshop at SSP 150 where he repairs the motorcycles and earns money. Martine Sebit is now self-reliant. He earns 250 to 300 South Sudanese Pounds per day depending on the availability of customerswho come to his workshopin Lomoliha Market, the local market situated within Torit town where there is market for his services. He has also integrated his business byselling charcoal and fuel as well in front of his workshop. He raised the money for the charcoal business from his workshop earnings from repairing motor bikes. He is now able to support his family which was not easy before getting this opportunity. The income generating activity has changed the livelihood of Martine and he is able to meet his household needs as he stated; “My life has changed for better since I attended the three months training on auto-mechanics last year organized by GASS with support from Cordaid. I am now able to meet my house hold requirements without the help of my family members as I used to before when I just a peasant farmer in the village. My future plan is to expand the business and open my own place instead of renting as I continue supporting my family. I would like to thank Cordaid and GASS so much for giving us such an important training especially for us youth who are the instrument of conflicts and always dependent on cattle raiding. Such support should be extended to more youth in the community so that conflicts can be reduced due to poverty and idleness ’’.I alsoappeal to GASS and Cordaid to include more time for the training includingfunctional literacy and numeracy training for adults to help us in sustainiability of small scale income generating activities through proper record keepingn ”.
Grace Akot is 35 years old, a resident of Magwi Boma of Magwi Payam. She is one of the project beneficiaries for main season who receive vegetable seed during distribution under the project of ELRP through GLOBAL AIM South Sudan with support from FAO. Grace is a female headed household with three family size 2 female, 1male who is a returnee from the camp for the last 10 month ago. Describe the situation of the beneficiary and support received Before the support the beneficiary doesn’t have vegetable seed and crop seeds, therefore she able get seed to plant during main season she able to sold eggplant for 10,000 due to her house hold status as a returnee, and her situation was even worst that she doesn’t have seeds to be planted , not able to pay children to school. After the support she said, she will involve in serious farming for all varieties of seeds given to me and tell other farmers to do the same in order to fight hunger at our households and encouragers other to do the same . The support provided today by GLOBAL AIM with support from FAO creates hope to me and the community. I am very optimistic and sure to be able to meet my household requirements without the help of my other family members after harvesting my crops in this second planting season and also have animal at my compound. What would she request from us? Grace after the support she requested for effective extension services to support her farming through training on technical agronomic practices, marketing and business skills so as the seeds given are benefit to her families and entire community. Additional she requested for storage and preservation facilities for keeping grains after harvest and awareness of farmers against natural disasters to avoid loses of seeds and hunger at households. NGO Staff remarks and comments I am very thankful to FAO for the support and the opportunity given to us to implement this project of Emergency livelihoods response programme and additional I thank the Staffs of County Agriculture Department, RRC, AAP committees, community leaders and beneficiaries in supporting GLOBAL AIM staff to accomplish the distribution of emergency livelihood kits successfully. My comment is that let all aspects of agronomic practices be implemented before and after distribution of seeds and Tools to the farmers in order to realize better harvest at the end of the season. GPS : L 32 ͦ18´24.383ʺ E, L 4 ͦ´7 46. 974 ʺ N AL 821 M.
Nyamal Simon latjor aged is a 21 years female offs coach from eastern jikeny, Nassir County, Upper Nile state. She is not married and has a big family size of 12 persons. 5Female and 7Boys. Nyamal Simon latjor comes from a poor family who were unable to send her to school during her teenage age because they don’t have money to pay her school fees. Nyamal Simon Latjor was one of the CCPA Off coaches identified in 2024 by the CCPA coordinator in Malakal Town. Nyamal Simon Latjor was Life because she does know where to start and she has nothing since her parents are very poor and there was no body to support her and her family eats once a day, no proper treatment for her siblings, clothes and school fees because there was nothing she can do to survive with. Ms. Latjor said, many youths dropped out of school at primary school level. These youths are idle and have no work to do as a means to survival. Many are lured into criminal activities such as theft and robbery, armed gangs and militia groups, while other exhibit anti-social behaviors. The youths are faced with a number of challenges that include; hunger, un-employment, exploitation, negative attitude towards work, high dependence, displacement, high cost of dowry, limited access to vocation education and key target for recruitment to join armed groups. Many youths have dropped out of school at primary school level. These youths are idle and have no work to do as a means to survival. Many are lured into criminal activities such as theft and robbery, armed gangs and militia groups, while other exhibit anti-social behaviors. The youths are faced with a number of challenges that include; hunger, un-employment, exploitation, negative attitude towards work, high dependence, displacement, high cost of dowry, limited access to vocation education and key target for recruitment to join armed groups. Global Aim South Sudan and Cross Culture Project Association in collaboration with State Ministry of Education Sciences and Technologies [SMOEST] department TVET conducted forty five days Basic computer skills training for off coaches through the non-formal practical skills training program to enhance the capacity of un-employed youths with life skills as a strategy of increasing their opportunities for self-reliance and increase incomes. Ms. Nyamal Simon Latjor was retained to work at Angelo computer training centre after her good performance and commitment during forty five days training. She said, she is thankful to the management for the trust and confidence put on her and now she is being paid monthly 150,000 South Sudanese Pounds equivalent to (30 US dollars) in the current black market She said, she is now able to support her family by paying school fees, medical treatment and household basic needs and with this she is no longer idle because of her commitment to work in the computer centre and daily she continues learn new things. She shared that she has no time for engaging in violent behaviours with her age mates and other family members because she is every time busy. She said, she has become peace ambassador and adviser to other Youths who are still engaged in criminal acts to desist from such acts and learn from them. She said, that the little money she is getting made her to provide tea every morning for her family and as time goes by, the family will be eating twice a day compared to when her family use to eat once a day. The training of Youths on vocational skills has strengthened their capacity and improved their levels of self-employment and access to incomes compared to the period before they were trained. Ms. Nyamal Simon Latjor added that if GASS and CCPA could also provide kick start for individual trainees to continue carrying his/her business the better on various clarification the OFFS coaches are trained on Basic computer and tailoring skills to enable them enjoy the skills they acquired. Ms. Nyamal Simon Latjor said, if life skills and trauma healing can be included in the training course that would be better because majority of youths in the community are traumatized due conflicts and ongoing economic work in South Sudan. Additionally, she noted that for the minimum standard services delivery to the community there is need for the donor to regularly adjust Budget to suit organization outcomes. “My live has changed since i attended the training on Basic computer skills and am now able to write letter, design logo and use computer for other purposes”
Emmanuel Ojiok is a 33-year male OFFS coaches. He is a father of 2 female children and 4 male children residing in Inkas-Torit municipal. Emmanuel Ojiok who joined Torit vocational training centre in October 2021 in the department of Auto mechanic for a period of four [4] months and graduated in April 2022 is a business young person oriented in nature. Emmanuel Ojiok came from the poor family where both of her parents are farmers. Emmanuel was one of the CCPA OFFS identified in 2019 by the CCPA coordinator in Torit County. Ojiok like other OFFS coaches who joint the technical skills trainings in Torit Vocational Train Centre [TVTC] shows his differences others in way struggling for his 6 children to survive. He was a regular and a punctual trainee as registered by her instructors in the department of Auto Mechanic right away from the start of training in October 2021, Emmanuel managed to complete his course in march and he graduated in April 2022. He realized his potential and skills after he started a new venture during August – December 2022. He is now earning in a day probably 6000ssp independently and become a best known nearby mechanic in the community after being trained by GASS in partnership with CCPA. He undertakes orders for repairing generators and motorcycles within his area and other bicycles for small kids. Emmanuel Ojiok is very grateful with GLOBAL AIM SOUTH SUDAN and CROSS CULTURE PROJECT ASSOCAITION for coming up with this initiative but he GASS and CCPA to provide them with starts up kits to boost their acquired vocational skills. Global Aim South Sudan as the implementing partner at the genesis the project, held a number of meetings with the State Ministry of Education Sciences and Technologies [SMOEST] department TVET for the smooth running of the project. Managed to mobilized the OFFS coaches during the vocational clarification and sensitization of the OFFS coaches to ensure that their right choices are in place. GASS called for formation of the VSLA group members and it was established. The members of this group were trained on VSLA methodologies as well training on small scale business management skills. GLOBAL AIM SOUTH SUDAN together with CCPA provided five [5] tailoring machines with their accessories and fourteen [14] bails of sport clothes material to the OFFS coaches in the department of Tailoring only but majority of them from the other department of Auto mechanic, hairdressing and catering did get any of the starts up kits up to now. Emmanuel Ojiok observed that changes like provision of supportive funds to the OFFS coaches will actually be and added advantages and this can attract very many OFFS coaches to join the vocational training skills. He also reiterated that the trainings help most of them who were committed and he see some difference between now and then. He believes that the little she can get now daily have made him to put the cup of tea in morning for his family. Which is a sign of changes in her family compared to the previous life which I had before being trained by GASS. Emmanuel request if the training could continue to bring many women from poor background to board. Emmanuel added that if GASS and CCPA could also provide other OFFS coaches from other department of Mechanics, Catering and Hair dressing some starts up kits so that they also enjoy the skills they acquired from TVTC.
