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South Sudan Capacity
Development Association
(SSCDA) Trade Fair Report
Enhancing Skills for Peace & Sustainable
Development in South Sudan
June 23-24, 2015
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Table of Contents List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................... 2
Executive summary ........................................................................................................... 3
Introduction to the NCSO project & SSCDA .......................................................................... 3
Trade Fair Setup, Activities and Procedures .......................................................................... 5
Impact of the 2014 Trade Fair on CSOs and Service Providers ................................................. 6
Achievements .................................................................................................................. 7
Best Success Story: Alma Awach Girl Child Empowerment ...................................................... 7
Northern Bahr el Ghazal Coalition-MCCO ..................................................................................... 8
Challenges faced by the CSOs ........................................................................................... 8
Emerging themes: Strategies for community resource mobilization and sustainability ................... 9
Leadership .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Innovation ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Quality Control .................................................................................................................................. 11
Social and Environmental Responsibility ......................................................................................... 11
Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 12
Closing Ceremony ......................................................................................................... 122
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 12
Appendices .................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix I: List of Civil Society Organizations and Service Providers ............................................. 13
Appendix II: Trade Fair Attendance Data ........................................................................................... 14
Appendix III: NCSO Trade Fair Evaluation Survey Results ................................................................ 15
Appendix IV: Crafts Groups Capacity Evaluation Survey Results ..................................................... 19
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List of Acronyms
ARC American Refugee Council
CES Central Equatoria State
EES Eastern Equatoria State
INGO International Nongovernmental Organization
IRC International Rescue Committee
LSPs Local Service Providers
NBG Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
NCSO National CSOs Capacity Development Project
NGO Nongovernmental Organization
OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment
PDC Participatory Development College
SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
SPs Service Providers
SSCDA South Sudan Capacity Development Association
UNICEF United Nations Children Fund
WBG Western Bahr el Ghazal State
WRP Warrap State
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Executive summary
This report covers the 2015 SSCDA Trade Fair implemented by Pact South Sudan and also gives a
progress report on the impact of the 2014 Trade Fair on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and
service providers (SPs). Feedback was collected from participants using video-recorded interviews
and questionnaire forms. Questions to the participants asked for their emerging needs, opinion of
the event and their achievements, challenges and recommendations.
Community led initiatives in rural communities often contribute to the development of their entire
community by creating employment for other rural dwellers, spreading awareness and offering
literacy and life skills training and education programs. CSOs reported positively on the trainings
and mentoring they received from SPs, especially in management of strategic plans, assets, finance
and human resources. Findings show that the challenges CSOs and SPs face are due to conflict,
insecurity, lack of infrastructure to facilitate interconnection, lack of resource harnessing capacity and
harmful cultural practices in communities.
A recurring theme in the discussions and presentations was how to ensure sustainability of CSO
activities. There are three broad intervention points that will facilitate CSO ability to function
sustainably. These are community-based resource mobilization strategies; embracing social and
environmental sustainability, innovation and quality control components as marketing strategies; and
incorporating technology into activities. These strategies are further supported by global consumer
trends toward ethical and conscious buying. The positive outcomes of capacity building in
management of assets, human resource and finances that CSOs received from service providers after
the 2014 trade fair will remain incomplete or irrelevant if the CSOs cannot generate income, buy
assets, create employment or support their operational costs.
Recommended courses of intervention require assessment of the standards of CSO products followed
by expert technical advice on how to mobilize resources and improve production to access other
markets locally, regionally and globally.
Introduction to the NCSO project & SSCDA
This initiative is supported through the National CSOs Capacity Development Project (NCSO), and
funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The focus of this
project is to contribute to the development of an accountable and engaged civil society in South
Sudan by increasing the ability of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to be self-directed
representatives of the needs of their constituents. The project targeted 20 CSOs, 12 issue-based
coalitions in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal area and 16 Capacity Development service providers based
in Juba.
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The South Sudan Capacity Development Association (SSCDA) is an initiative of Pact’s SID-funded
NCSO program, which aims to serve as a forum where individuals, NGOs and institutions can easily
access in-demand capacity development services. The SSCDA has achieved a number of
milestones, with its online portal getting more than 10,263 visits. A constitution has been drafted and
is under review, membership has grown from 12 to16 and an independent website is under
construction.
Objectives of the trade fair
Through the implementing partner Pact, the trade fair aims to connect CSOs with high quality SPs. It
also provides a platform to meet others working to promote sustainable peace and development
and to learn about available capacity development consulting opportunities in South Sudan.
This program aims to highlight institutional capacity needs of CSOs and link them with service
providers through exhibitions, displays, capacity development services, presentations and sharing
experiences.
Participants
The event brought together national CSO representatives, capacity development service providers,
donors, INGOs, individuals and private and government representatives. There was a total of 113
participants (81 male and 32 female) affiliated with CSOs.
Opening Remarks
Michael Gorjin, Project Manager, Pact
Michael Gorjin welcomed the previous and new participants to the trade fair
and shared his enthusiasm for this second event, which would be an
opportunity to measure impact and learn about the experiences of the 2014
Trade Fair on CSOs, SPs and their communities. He then invited Antoinette
Pearson to address the participants.
Antoinette Pearson, Country Manager, Pact
Antoinette Pearson welcomed the participants and expressed her gratitude
at the amount of dedication and resilience that the CSOs and SPs have
shown in tackling their tasks despite the challenging environment. She noted
that South Sudanese should be meaningfully involved in the development
process because external intervention is only as strong as those it aims to
reach. It is therefore important to always prioritize building the capacity of
the people at the grassroots and enabling them to be self-reliant. Antoinette Pearson,Pact Country Manager, addressing the trade fair.
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The current project comes to an end in October 2015 but this does not mean that the good work
has to stop. She encouraged the CSOs and SPs to continue supporting each other, as they are the
main drivers of development at the grassroots.
Hafeez Wani, National NGO focal point, NGO Forum
Hafeez Wani expressed his humility over the turnout at the event, which was proof that ideas can
grow into life-changing initiatives. He thanked SIDA for always prioritizing capacity building and
reiterated that there are a lot of lessons to learn, and events such as the trade fair should remind
those involved in capacity building to always strive to have impact-oriented programs. The NGO
Forum has a five-point plan for 2015 that aims to make national NGOs less donor driven, provide
grassroots education on rights, provide monthly training programs, generate assessment tools to
analyze the impact of national NGOs, and hold a national NGO fair in September 2015.
Trade Fair Setup, Activities and Procedures
Day 1 (23rd June 2015): Opening Ceremony, LSPs presentations, Marketplace overview, CSO
displays and voting, SPs display and presentations, free interaction/exploration.
Day 2 (24th June 2015): Recap of day 1, CSO and SP pairing, presentations, closing ceremony
(gifts, awards, certificates).
Fair Setup: CSOs were given labeled tables to sit and arrange their
products and other relevant documents for their displays. Service
Providers were given designated spaces around the perimeter of
the conference room to enable participants to differentiate
between CSOs and SPs in the interactive phases of the trade fair
activities.
Ice Breakers: Participants took part in a number of ice breaking
activities to get familiar with each other. One of the exercises
involved different participants contributing to drawing parts of a
bicycle. This exercise emphasized the importance of teamwork
and the need for people to be resilient and overcome obstacles
that they encounter, as development is a process and not achieved
overnight.
Catherine Baatiyafrom SMECOSS guiding
participants through an ice breaking exercise
Voting: Participants voted on the best success story and the most creative
display by filling in a form where they indicated their organization and
then selected a CSO for each of the categories. 26 votes were
disqualified because the forms were filled out incorrectly.
Best success story: Alma Awach Girl Child Empowerment
Most creative display: Women Association, Ngo-Bagari
Service Provider Vetting Process: Pact uses a strict vetting process
applied in this category’s selection process. Service Providers are
required to have a physical address, office space and legally
recognized registration with local authorities as a way of eliminating
briefcase organizations and protecting CSOs from companies that may
be operating illegally.
Service Provider Selection Process: SPs interacted with the CSOs in the morning session and again in
the afternoon. CSOs were then told to identify the SPs they wanted to
work with based on their needs and pick their first and second choices,
after which they started negotiations for costs of the services. After,
there was another session for more interaction with SPs in case CSOs
failed to agree with the SPs they had selected and wanted to explore
other options.
Vouchers: Vouchers with a dollar value between $3,000 and $ 5,000
were given based on the size of the CSOs, which redeemed them to
pay the SPs for services provided. Winners of the success story and
innovative categories each won a bonus amount of $3,000 in vouchers
that they could spend for their organizations’ activities. A total of 32
vouchers were issued and sold to local SPs.
Scope of Work: The discussion between CSOs and SPs for the cost of
work and expected deliverables was carried out using a participatory
approach to make sure that CSOs understand and sharpen their
negotiation skills. A Scope of Work template was provided by Pact to
guide this process and ensure no components were left out of the
discussion between SPs and CSOs.
“Capacity
building firms are
the core element
of the trade fair
initiatives and
resilience is an
asset to
communities
during
challenging
times.”
--Hafeez Wani,
NGO Forum
“It is good to have
competitive categories
because they encourage
CSOs to work harder
and be more creative.
Perhaps they can also
include a category for
the most environmentally
friendly.”
-- Trade fair participant
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Impact of the 2014 Trade Fair on CSOs and Service Providers
Through interviews, presentations and survey forms, coalitions, CSOs and SPs reported the outcomes
of the interventions applied as per the Organization Capacity Assessment (OCA) tool used in 2014.
CSOs used the tool to self evaluate and identify the missing mechanisms within their organizations,
especially in human resources, asset management, development of financial policies, basic
computer literacy, fundraising and proposal writing, network strengthening, grant management and
staff performance appraisal (p.8, SSCDA Trade Fair Report, 2014).
According to consultant firm PDC, more than 80% of the CSOs have developed policies in their
organizations based on the capacity building they gave in organizational development, asset
management and human resources to coalitions and CSOs.
Achievements
Best Success Story: Alma Awach Girl Child Empowerment
State: Western Bahr el Ghazal
Project Activity: A two-month bakery skills training
Successes:
The bakery training was attended by almost all the
ethnic groups of New Site in Wau.
Women who received training in bakery skills taught
their peers in the community.
The women formed cooperative societies for the
procurement of flour, oil and sugar.
The women developed a community support fund that
they contribute to monthly.
Women are generating income for their households.
Women who met through the training are now connected and serve as peacemakers.
Northern Bahr el Ghazal Coalition-MCCO
Partner organization Mother and Child Care Organization (MCCO) has 20 staff and has been in
operation for 15 years. MCCO advocates for women and children’s rights and has been involved
Rougaiya Madut receives certifcate for
Best Success Story from Pact Country
Manager Antoinette Pearson.
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with IRC in leadership training, with American Refugee Council in
sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and with UNICEF in child
protection and community by-laws.
In Aweil East and Centre, MCCO mobilized community leaders
during an event, and participation by women was high. They
successfully formed a monitoring committee of chiefs of the customary
court and there are two women appointed to the court. Three new
organizations have since joined the coalition.
MCCO worked with Service Provider GADET to improve policy and with
PDC and Rising Dawn to build capacity in financial policy, HR
management and strategic management.
MCCO identified mobility and funding delays as a major setback in their
activities. They also need more capacity building in writing community
by-laws.
Challenges faced by the CSOs
Feedback from the CSOs indicates that there is still more that needs to be
done at the program level and with trade fairs to further build their
capacity. They mostly work in very challenging, remote and isolated
environments that have very poor infrastructure and thus:
i. Most of the CSOs at the trade fair are from outside of Juba and
thus their only opportunity to connect with other CSOs and service providers is during the
fair.
ii. Capacity building in areas such as asset, finance and human resource management received
by some of the CSOs has had an impact on their knowledge, but some of these organizations
cannot practically apply this knowledge as their limited resources put them in a position in which
they have no finance, assets or staff to manage.
iii. Conflict and insecurity in the country has further threatened the movement of women shea nut
pickers. They usually go to the bush and collect shea nuts and are vulnerable to sexual/physical
assault. This has caused a drop in Lulu Works production of raw shea butter.
iv. Customary law vs. Constitutional law: Justice mechanisms in rural areas are still traditional and
this creates a space for patriarchal and oppressive practices that are in line with culture to thrive
in rural areas that are already marginalized. Women, girls and poorer individuals in the
community tend to suffer arbitrary arrest, seizure of property, forced marriage and domestic
violence.
‘We were able to
establish a legal aid
center in Kuajok with
one staff member and
also formed a 30-
member paralegal
network that does peer
education in the
communities.’
--Warrap Coalition
Women, girls and poorer
individuals in the
community tend to suffer
arbitrary arrest, seizure of
property, forced marriage
and domestic violence.
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v. Long distances to school are a challenge for girls’ education as it is tiresome and they are
vulnerable to attacks.
vi. The learning curve for technology use in South Sudan is still steep and there is a need to show
evidence-based positive results of technology use in other countries to help people embrace
advanced mobile phone technology.
Emerging themes: Strategies for community resource mobilization and
sustainability
CSOs fill a very important gap in their communities, especially in
cases where rural populations are geographically, socially and
economically cut off from most government services. The ability
of CSOs to thrive directly affects the ability of their communities
to develop.
Emerging themes on sustainability reveals a need for strategies
to strengthen CSOs so they can move away from donor-driven
and donor-centered projects and enhance their sustainability.
This concept is supported by the fact that independent decision
making or innovative approaches can be constrained by donor
regulations and bureaucratic processes. It is important for
grassroots organizations to have space and flexibility and come up
with their own problem-solving mechanisms to address their
unique challenges.
There is still a gap in community resource mobilization skills, and this is a threat to sustainability. Despite
the extensive capacity building that CSOs received from the consultancy firms they partnered with as
a result of the 2014 trade fair, some CSOs are still following donor-centered approaches to raise
financial resources for their activities.
Trade can be used as a long-term tool to strengthen economic activity for highly skilled and non-skilled
sectors. Traditional sectors of production, especially those dominated by women, such as craft making,
can be turned into lucrative income-generating sectors. CSOs with arts and crafts components were
asked through a questionnaire to identify their needs in capacity building in innovation, quality control
and marketing. Eight SPs identified gaps they could fill. Three CSOs also indicated their capacity to
train peers in areas in which they already have experience.
PDC pyramid models for community
based resource mobilization
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Community-based resource mobilization
Due to South Sudan’s history of donor-centered humanitarian interventions, mindsets and attitudes
toward development are donor-centered. The Community Based Resource mobilization model by PDC
has strategies that explore communities as resources. This includes, among other things, harnessing
available human capital through offering volunteer opportunities for community members, holding paid
entry events, charging small membership fees, collecting annual contributions and running small
business ventures.
Sustainability: In order to sustainably address the challenges CSOs
identified, the following solutions are suggested for purposes of
entering new markets, expanding production and connecting them
to other CSOs. Further assessment and capacity building in
leadership for the CSOs is needed. The crafts-producing
livelihoods oriented groups in particular will need technical advice
on how to improve quality in order to be export-ready.
Leadership
Leadership sessions facilitate networking and social support, and
CSOs still need resources that facilitate knowledge exchange on
topics including achievements, challenges and leadership insights.
CSOs should be encouraged to make contact with each other and
self-organize to form more coalitions among themselves because
they serve the role of mentor, counselor and peace builder in their
communities.
Technology
With particular focus on mobile phone applications, web
applications and social media, technology is important in
expanding the impact of CSOs. It can also be used to
generate renewable energy and support financial enablers
such as mobile money transfers.
Mobile phones are extremely useful and versatile in rural
communities, and through advances in technology
systems, mobiles are now able to facilitate advanced
communication, aid user-generated data input for
research, and support mobile banking and monitoring and
evaluation systems. CSOs should incorporate available
‘Free is not sustainable.’
-- Peter Kilonzo, PDC
‘Your capacity is your
wealth.’ -- Catherine
Baatiya, SMECOSS
‘After training with PDC we
were able to raise our
resources and buy our own
chairs.’
--Maria Deng, Greenlight
Agency for Development
Julice Perpetual gives a presentation
on their mobile phone technology
innovations development.
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mobile technology to increase their efficiency and online
visibility.
Mobile technology solutions consultancy firm Julice Perpetual gave a demonstration showing how mobile
technology can be used for data collection, monitoring and evaluation. They gave participants a number
to text the letter P and experience real-time access to results. Julice Perpetual implemented TotoHealth,
a maternal healthcare tool in Kenya that is used to collect and disseminate data to 12,000 mothers
through mobile phone applications to track and enable early detection of abnormalities during
pregnancy and child growth until age 5.
Innovation
In order to remain competitive, innovation is key. CSOs and service
providers should embrace innovation to add value to their products.
Those involved in the artisanal and crafts products sectors may
experience challenges in the form of cheap reproductions of their
work. It is difficult to prevent cheap imitations of popular items,
especially if they are marketed online. The best way to address this
is with business models that have a core element of research,
consistent high quality and dynamic products.
Quality Control
The quality of products and services determines the ability of a business to be competitive in local
and global markets. Entry into the global market requires high standards, networking and marketing
skills. Without these skills, grassroots organizations and small entrepreneurs remain constrained to
limited markets. It is important to give relevant training in quality control, especially for those in the
crafts sector.
Applying relevant interventions secures livelihoods in communities and is sustainable, as demand for
their products will be from a wider consumer base that is driven by quality as opposed to pity.
Capacity building for artisan and crafts production can be done through trade fairs and by giving
technical advice to develop a road map that allows artisan entrepreneurs to raise production
standards.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Socially responsible and grassroots-based business models have the added value of better wealth
distribution and trickle-down of knowledge. The impacts of such business models set the stage for
an upward trend in preserving ecosystems and fostering socially responsible economic growth.
Global consumer trends indicate that buyers lean toward ethical and conscious consumerism, as
‘We use the waste
generated from the Shea
butter production
process to make Kombo
Wau, which is used in
cooking some local
south Sudanese dishes.’
-- Catherine Ajok, Lulu
Works mobilizer
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they want to be able to trace the origin, production
methods and impact that their investment in the
consumption of particular products will have.
Relevant sectors and institutions at the national and
private-sector level also need to create a nurturing
environment for entrepreneurs and use business models
that impact communities positively. South Sudan is an
import dependent economy and multiple taxations at
ports of entry into the country and across states results in
a very high cost of living that makes goods and services
expensive.
Recommendations
Most participants reiterated the need for longer events
more times per year (at least three days and twice a
year) with more participants, a chance to sell CSO
products and the involvement of the general public,
private sector and financial institutions to encourage
synergy, partnerships and a shift away from donor-
focused events.
Some CSOs indicated that they still needed capacity
building in making presentations at the fair.
Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony involved a gifting ceremony where CSOs presented gifts to Pact, and there
were presentations of certificates to winners of the best success story and best display categories.
Pact Project Manager Michael Gorjin thanked participants and the rest of the Pact team for their
valuable contributions to the success of the trade fair. He also noted that the evaluation forms that
participants filled out during the event would provide important insight into areas of the SSCDA
Trade Fair that needed improvement.
Conclusion
The feedback given by participants indicates that they were positively impacted by the interactions
and work they did with the SPs they chose in the 2014 trade fair. Contact with other CSOs has
facilitated the formation of coalitions, which further strengthens these grassroots organizations due
to access to peer organizations that act as resources of information and moral support.
‘I would like to thank Pact and
SIDA for sponsoring and
organizing this event. The
impact has been very big and
has changed the way our
organization is structured and
functioning.’
‐‐fair participant
‘Our relationship with Pact will
always remain. I am always
going to be grateful for their
support. They have shown us
that they believe in us.’
‐‐fair participant
‘We hope to have more events
like this involving more of the
private sector.’
‐‐Joseph Gama, Dynamic
Consultants
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Based on evaluation results, the 2015 trade fair met most of its objectives despite deficiencies in the
organization of the event, including the fact that most participants felt that two days once a year
was not enough. CSOs were able to identify higher-level gaps in their capacities, which shows
growth; as their capacities have increased, their needs have become more specific. The trade fair’s
success in its objective to facilitate capacity building is visible in the positive feedback from the
CSOs and SPs.
Appendices
Appendix I: List of Civil Society Organizations and Service Providers
List of Institutions Present During Trade Fair II
S/N Local NGOs /CSOs Location
1
African Women Organization for Rehabilitation and
Development Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
2 Aweil Grassroots Initiative for Development Programs Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
3 Aweil South Community Development Agency Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
4 New Initiative for Community Education Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
5 Women and Youth Development Agency Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
6 Aweil Capacity Building and Empowerment Initiative Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
7 Community Care organization RII Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
8 Mother and Child Care organization Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
9 Wunliet Aher Rural Society Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
10 Aguok Kuei Youth Association Kuajok, Warrap State
11 Food and Agriculture Development Agency Kuajok, Warrap State
12 Kalkuel Multipurpose Cooperative Kuajok, Warrap State
13 United Bahr el Ghazal Development Agency RI Kuajok, Warrap State
14 Greater Ngapathian Youth Development Network RII Kuajok, Warrap State
15 Lulu Works Trust RI Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State
16 Alma Awach Girl Child Empowerment RI Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State
17 Women Association RI Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State
18 Women organization for Food Basket RI Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State
CSOs Issue-Based Coalitions
1 Awiel Women Rights Coalition (AWRC) Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
2
Community Network for Non-Violence and
Sustainable Peace (CNNS) Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
3 Peace Building and Land Coalition (PBLC) Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
4 Advocacy for Change (AC) Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal
5 Coalition for Girl Child Education (CGCE) Kuajok, Warrap State
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6 Inter-communal conflict mitigation coalition (ICCM) Kuajok, Warrap State
7 Access to Justice Coalition (AJC) Kuajok, Warrap State
8 Civil Society Coalition Against Illicit Small Arms Kuajok, Warrap State
9 Alur Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) Western Bahr el Ghazal State
10 Peace Makers (PM) Western Bahr el Ghazal State
11 Voice Against Gender-Based Violence Western Bahr el Ghazal State
12 Wau Child Rights Coalition (WCRC) Western Bahr el Ghazal State
Local Service Providers
1 Rayon Consults Juba, Central Equatoria
2 Multimedia Skills and health Consults Juba, Central Equatoria
3 Global Village Consulting Company Juba, Central Equatoria
4 Participatory Development Center Juba, Central Equatoria
5 Dynamic Consults Juba, Central Equatoria
6 International Institute of Rural Reconstruction Juba, Central Equatoria
7 SMECOSS Juba, Central Equatoria
8 Rising Dawn Consulting Firm Juba, Central Equatoria
9 Gadet Pentagon Juba, Central Equatoria
19 Creative Business Development Initiatives Juba, Central Equatoria
11 Forcier Consulting Ltd Juba, Central Equatoria
12 Julice- Perpetual Juba, Central Equatoria
13 Kilaka and Associates Juba, Central Equatoria
14 Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC) Juba, Central Equatoria
Appendix II: Trade Fair Attendance Data
Age group A (Under 25) B (25-45) C (46 and up) Missing data Total
Male 4 68 9 - 81
Female 7 18 5 2 32
Total 11 86 14 113
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Appendix III: NCSO Trade Fair Evaluation Survey Results
SSCDA Trade Fair II Evaluation Results
NCSO Trade Fair Evaluation Form Questions and Responses
1. The trade fair met my expectations: strongly agree (31) agree (17) neutral (3) disagree
(3) strongly disagree (6) total = 60
2. Market place presentation was beneficial to participants: strongly agree (21) agree
(34) neutral (6) disagree (2) strongly disagree (1) total = 64
3. The market place and products exhibition helped CSOs and service providers interact:
strongly agree (34) agree (23) neutral (1) disagree (1) strongly disagree (2) total = 61
4. The facilitators were knowledgeable about the subject matter: strongly agree (29)
agree (25) neutral (6) disagree (1) strongly disagree (3) total = 64
Figure 1 shows whether the trade fair met expectations. Seven participants strongly agreed, which
translates to 10%. Twenty participants agreed, which translates to 31%. Three participants were
neutral, which translates to 5%. Four disagreed, which translates to 6%. Six participants strongly
disagreed, which translates to 9%.
Emphasis should be put on participants who were neutral, disagreed or strongly disagreed. The total
number of participants in the trade fair was 64, with 40 responding to this question.
StronglyAgree
Agree Neutral DisagreeStronglyDisagree
Percentage (%) 10% 31% 5% 6% 9%
No. of Participants 7 20 3 4 6
0
5
10
15
20
25
Nu
mb
er o
f P
arti
cip
ants
Fig 1. Trade fair met expectations
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Figure 2 shows whether the market place presentation was beneficial to participants. Six participants
strongly agreed, which translates to 9%. Thirty-five participants agreed, which translates to 55%.
Five participants were neutral, which translates to 8%. Two participants disagreed, which translates
to 3%. One participant strongly disagreed.
Focus should be placed on participants who answered neutral, disagree or strongly disagree. Of 64
participants, 49 answered this question.
Figure 3 shows whether the trade fair helped civil society organizations and service providers to
interact. Twelve participants strongly agreed, which translates to 18%. Twenty-three participants
agreed, which translates to 36%. One participant was neutral. One disagreed. Two participants
strongly disagreed, which translates to 3%. Of 64 participants, 39 answered this question.
StronglyAgree
Agree Neutral DisagreeStronglyDisagree
Percentage (%) 9% 55% 8% 3% 1%
No. of Participants 6 35 5 2 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40Number of Participan
tsFig 2. Market place presentation beneficial
StronglyAgree
Agree Neutral DisagreeStronglyDisagree
Percentage (%) 18% 36% 1% 1% 3%
No. of Participants 12 23 1 1 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
Number of Participan
ts
Fig 3.Exhibition helped people interact
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Figure 4 shows whether facilitators were knowledgeable about the subject matter. Thirty participants
strongly agreed, which translates to 47%. Twenty-five participants agreed, which translates to 39%.
Six participants were neutral, which translates to 9%. One participant disagreed. Two participants
strongly disagreed, which translates to 3%.
Attention should be given to the 9 participants who answered neutral, disagree or strongly disagree.
All 64 participants answered this question.
Figure 5 shows the most useful thing learned from the workshop. Participant comments included
creativity, the work of the other CSOs, presentation methods, innovation, the bicycle parts analogy
and capacity development.
StronglyAgree
Agree Neutral DisagreeStronglyDisagree
Percentage (%) 47% 39% 9% 1% 3%
No. of Participants 30 25 6 1 2
0
5
10
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Fig 4. Knowledge on Subject Matter
CreativityWork of
other CSOsPresentation method
InnovationBicyclePart
Teaching
CapacityDevelopm
ent
Series1 10 15 3 3 2 9
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Fig 5. Things learned from Workshop
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Figure 6 shows aspects of the trade fair that can be improved, including time, which participants
said should be stretched from 2 days to 3. They also said there should be fair selection of service
providers and improved display of items. They said certificates should be given at the end of the
event and that equal time should be given to presentations from the 10 states.
Figure 7 shows other comments from participants. Suggestions included extending the event to three
days, hosting it more often, giving first consideration to local service providers and inviting
government.
TimeFair
SelectionDisplay ofitems
CertificateState
Presentation
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Time ContinuationLocal LSP
considered firstGovt should be
invited
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Fig 7. Other Comments
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Appendix IV: Crafts Groups Capacity Evaluation Survey Results
1.CSO self-identified skill gaps and capacity building
needs in their organizations:
a) Training in quality control to make products
competitive in local and foreign markets (5)
Greater Ngapathian (Warrap)
Nadiety Bany (Unity)
CCC (CES)
Lulu Works Trust (WBG)
CCO (NBG)
SPs with capacity to fill this gap
HR Rescue (CES)
PDC (CES)
Rayon Consultants (CES)
SMECOSS (CES)
Rising Dawn Consultants (CES)
b) Training in recycling materials in innovative
ways to make your organization sustainable
(2)
WOFB (WBG)
Lulu Works Trust (WBG)
SPs with capacity to fill this gap
PDC (CES)
Rayon Consultants (CES)
SMECOSS (CES)
c) Help in self-organizing/ marketing of items at
state and national level (5)
United Bahr el Ghazal Dev’t Agency
Lulu Works Trust (WBG)
CCC (CES)
CBOI (CES)
SSCCA (CES)
SPs with capacity to fill this gap
PDC (CES)
Rising Dawn consultants (CES)
Multimedia (CES)
Global Village (CES)
Dynamic Consult (CES)
3. CSO peer-to-peer capacity building:
a) CCC -- peer training in craft making
using local material
b) Alma Awach Girl Child Empowerment --
crafts made by recycling materials in
innovative ways to make your
organization sustainable
c) Lulu works -- training in quality control to
make products competitive in local and
foreign markets
NB: Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC) based in Juba heard about the event and
attended the trade fair but was not among the CSOs that Pact officially invited.