[5:37 PM] Mrinalini Santhanam
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From B2B linking event, a job fair to a youth dialogue to promote peace building, events were held in Torit to engage young people in peace and employment. Read on for more.
More than 200 corporate leaders, financiers and entrepreneurs came together to develop private sector partnerships and linkages, and empower young business owners in South Sudan.
A group of eight youth peace committee members in Bentiu created a plan to document 25 stories through videos.
Dialogue by leaders to resolve conflict between two communities that disrupted Nile River transportation and business.
Learning Their Way Out: Life Stories from Juba Central Prison Trainees
Since 2016, over 100 inmate trainees from Juba Central Prison have successfully graduated from the vocational training programmes and been released. UNDP helped establish these courses in collaboration with the National Prisons Service of South Sudan and funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These are their stories.
Propelling the GoGirls Together
The GoGirls initiative in South Sudan train student volunteers from universities to mentor and guide school children. They focus on computer literacy, basic programming skills, and broader positive life skills through support from UNDP’s Peace and Community Cohesion project. Read on to find out how.
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For over 30 years, UNDP has been supporting the South Sudanese in their fight against poverty. With the formation of the independent Republic of South Sudan in July 2011, UNDP established a Country Office and has been working all over the country to help build resillient and sustainable government institutions.
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About South Sudan
12.58 million
Population
50.6
Poverty rate
$1067
Per capita income
0.418
Human Dev. Index
