Reviving Rebuilding Sudan! Education, Reviving Reviving Rebuilding Sudan! Education, Education,

Presentation’s outline 1.Who are we at VIS 2.Our local partner: the Don Bosco Society of Sudan 3.Education: our key strategy 4.Sudan Programme 5.Conclusion 1.Who are we at VIS 2.Our local partner: the Don Bosco Society of Sudan 3.Education: our key strategy 4.Sudan Programme 5.Conclusion

International Volunteer Service for Development  Carrying out interventions in the developing South since 1986  Working with local partners in developing countries to promote human development projects for underprivileged people, especially the young  Carrying out interventions in the developing South since 1986  Working with local partners in developing countries to promote human development projects for underprivileged people, especially the young VIS

 Vocational training, social development and work opportunities for neglected young people  Education and support of young people at risk  Rescue and rehabilitation of street-children and child-soldiers  Encouraging local self-entrepreneurial activities  Vocational training, social development and work opportunities for neglected young people  Education and support of young people at risk  Rescue and rehabilitation of street-children and child-soldiers  Encouraging local self-entrepreneurial activities We are committed to implement projects featuring an integrated development approach to:

Association of 7 European NGOs working for the human and social development of poor, marginalized children and adolescents of the world The Don Bosco Network (DBN)

The DBN members: Germany Belgium Italy Austria Spain Association of 7 European NGOs working for the human and social development of poor, marginalized children and adolescents of the world

The Don Bosco Society in Sudan

 Part of a worldwide network of educational institutions present in 130 countries  In Sudan for the past 25 years  Specialized in education for the youth, with focused attention to the poorest and marginalized  Part of a worldwide network of educational institutions present in 130 countries  In Sudan for the past 25 years  Specialized in education for the youth, with focused attention to the poorest and marginalized The Don Bosco Society in Sudan

Wau Tonj Juba Geographical Focus Geographical Focus El Obeyd Nyala Al Fasher Khartoum SOUTH SUDAN ZONE DARFUR ZONE KHARTOUM ZONE

1. Saint Joseph’s VTC KHARTOUM  850 students: mostly from the refugee camps around the capital & from a juvenile prison in the area  60 staff  8 different trades (masonry, auto-mechanics, carpentry, general mechanics, electricity, printing, welding, plumbing)  The VTC was established in the 1940s and was taken over by the Don Bosco Society in Saint Joseph’s VTC KHARTOUM  850 students: mostly from the refugee camps around the capital & from a juvenile prison in the area  60 staff  8 different trades (masonry, auto-mechanics, carpentry, general mechanics, electricity, printing, welding, plumbing)  The VTC was established in the 1940s and was taken over by the Don Bosco Society in 1985

Carpentry Auto-Mechanics Electronics Printing Press

2. Saint Joseph Social Works KALAKALA GUBBA  Main site & 9 outstations located in a radius of 40 km  5 primary schools with a total of 2000 students  Various social and development activities reaching yearly to people (youth programs, trauma counseling, medical labs and dispensaries, women promotion programs) 2. Saint Joseph Social Works KALAKALA GUBBA  Main site & 9 outstations located in a radius of 40 km  5 primary schools with a total of 2000 students  Various social and development activities reaching yearly to people (youth programs, trauma counseling, medical labs and dispensaries, women promotion programs)

Primary education Health Services Women promotion Adult learning

3. Don Bosco VTC EL OBEYD  650 students, mostly locals  150 youngsters from Darfur, and 50 students from the Nuba Mountains (room & board provided)  40 staff  7 different trades (auto-mechanics, general mechanics, carpentry, welding, masonry, electricity, plumbing) 3. Don Bosco VTC EL OBEYD  650 students, mostly locals  150 youngsters from Darfur, and 50 students from the Nuba Mountains (room & board provided)  40 staff  7 different trades (auto-mechanics, general mechanics, carpentry, welding, masonry, electricity, plumbing)

State-of-art workshops Band Squeezed, but happy! Darfur program

 Technical Centre 90 students 12 staff 3 different trades: general mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, (printing dpt. upcoming)  Dispensary and medical laboratory; women promotion programs  Agricultural project (upcoming)  Technical Centre 90 students 12 staff 3 different trades: general mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, (printing dpt. upcoming)  Dispensary and medical laboratory; women promotion programs  Agricultural project (upcoming) 4. Don Bosco VTC & Social Works WAU

Primary education Nutrition Program Prevention Community involvment

5. Don Bosco Educational Centre TONJ  Primary School: grades 1-8; 1200 students,  80 staff  Hospital and dispensary  10 rural schools have been started recently (each having 3 classrooms, water well, kitchen, two units for two teachers, bathrooms, agricultural project) 5. Don Bosco Educational Centre TONJ  Primary School: grades 1-8; 1200 students,  80 staff  Hospital and dispensary  10 rural schools have been started recently (each having 3 classrooms, water well, kitchen, two units for two teachers, bathrooms, agricultural project)

Rural schools Mine-awereness class Primary school Brass band

6. Don Bosco VTC JUBA A plan for the construction of the following works is under study: 1. Don Bosco Institute for Entrepreneurial Development 2. Development works 6. Don Bosco VTC JUBA A plan for the construction of the following works is under study: 1. Don Bosco Institute for Entrepreneurial Development 2. Development works

Our key strategy: Education in all its forms! 1.Basic literacy programs 2.Primary and secondary education 3.Formal and informal vocational and technical education 4.Adult learning 1.Basic literacy programs 2.Primary and secondary education 3.Formal and informal vocational and technical education 4.Adult learning

Why Education? 1.It is the right of every child to receive an education 2.It is a precondition for a vibrant economy and sustainable process of development 3.It is a powerful means of supporting the peace process 1.It is the right of every child to receive an education 2.It is a precondition for a vibrant economy and sustainable process of development 3.It is a powerful means of supporting the peace process

1.Literacy Skills: Basic learning in numeracy and reading & writing 2.Livelihood Skills: Basic training in one of the following trades: masonry and construction; plumbing; electricity; carpentry; commercial agriculture 3.Life Skills: A holistic training in the following areas: conflict management; peace education; self-esteem building; interpersonal relations; responsible citizenship; entrepreneurship 1.Literacy Skills: Basic learning in numeracy and reading & writing 2.Livelihood Skills: Basic training in one of the following trades: masonry and construction; plumbing; electricity; carpentry; commercial agriculture 3.Life Skills: A holistic training in the following areas: conflict management; peace education; self-esteem building; interpersonal relations; responsible citizenship; entrepreneurship Education implies:

To partner the process of building a new society in Sudan, where every person can live in peace and dignity OVERALL OBJECTIVE DBN Response Strategy_1 PARTNERDIGNITYPEACE Networking with other agencies Supporting the peace process Poverty reduction

PRINCIPAL STRATEGY DBN Response Strategy_2 Literacy skills Life Skills Livelihood Skills policy, teacher training, educational centres resource based, entrepreneurship, market linkages trauma, peace building, responsible citizenship EDUCATION

Improve access to schooling, especially for IDPs, in the town of Wau 1 Enable the start-up of small enterprises in the Wau County by providing employment oriented vocational training to youngsters 2 Promote agro-based livelihoods in the Wau County through agricultural training and services 3 Specific Interventions SOUTH SUDAN ZONE WAU

Improve access to schooling in the Tonj County 4 Promote agro based livelihoods in the Tonj County through agricultural training and services. 5 Improve the status of women in the Tonj County through life skills and livelihoods training 6 Create a human resource base of entrepreneurial potential that will contribute to the economic development of South Sudan Create a human resource base of entrepreneurial potential that will contribute to the economic development of South Sudan 7 Specific Interventions SOUTH SUDAN ZONE TONJ JUBA

Improve access to basic health care and educational services for the IDPs living in the squatter areas in the Kalakala locality of Khartoum. 1 Offer high quality job oriented professional training to IDPs in Khartoum by improving the standard at the St. Joseph VTC 2 Facilitate the process of repatriation and resettlement of trained youth (IDPs) from Khartoum to South Sudan. 3 Specific Interventions KHARTOUM ZONE

Provide employment oriented vocational training for 500 youngsters annually from Darfur 1 Specific Interventions DARFUR ZONE EL OBEYD NYALA AL FASHER

1.Children, as well as young adults and adults enabled to access education 2.Youngsters empowered to pursue sustainable livelihoods 3.IDPs accompanied towards a gainful resettlement 1.Children, as well as young adults and adults enabled to access education 2.Youngsters empowered to pursue sustainable livelihoods 3.IDPs accompanied towards a gainful resettlement Focusing on Sudan’s “South” NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS!

1.Primary & Higher Education 2.Job-oriented Training 3.Women Empowerment 4.Civil Society Empowerment 1.Primary & Higher Education 2.Job-oriented Training 3.Women Empowerment 4.Civil Society Empowerment Areas of Collaboration and Partnership Poverty Reduction through:

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