RESTORING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE FOR BETTER LIVELIHOODS IN KOCH

GRANT RECIPIENT

World Relief (WR)

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Care, Mercy Corps, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and Universal Intervention and Development Organization (UNIDOR)

COVERAGE

Koch, Mayom, Rubkona, Guit and Mayendit Counties in Unity State

BUDGET

US$ 14,824,502

Duration

August 1, 2019 - November 30, 2023

DESCRIPTION

The ABP targets locations of southern Unity State whose civilian populations experienced some of the worst violations and abuses documented during the conflict. Despite the fragile peace that emerged following the September 2018 signing of the revitalized peace agreement, many of the problems that plagued Koch County remained owing to political splits and rivalries, cattle raids and intra-communal violence, militarization of aggrieved and disempowered youth, normalization of sexual violence, the proliferation of firearms and the lack of functioning justice mechanisms to effectively resolve past grievances, prompting cycles of violent revenge.

Informed by thorough gender-responsive conflict analysis to identify the key drivers and enablers of violence, the ABP works both to prevent new outbreaks of violence and to demonstrate the dividends of peace, reducing the risks and strengthening the resilience of communities, enabling people displaced from the area to gradually return home

THE THREE PILLARS

RECONCILIATION

Activities support dialogue and locally led reconciliation and conflict resolution mechanisms in and across both government and opposition-controlled areas to strengthen social cohesion. Partners promote dialogue on masculinity and harmful ideas of men and women’s roles in conflict, peace, and reconciliation and work to improve the inclusiveness of mitigation and prevention mechanisms promoting greater participation of women and youth to actively reinforce their roles as agents of peace. Safe spaces, psychosocial support and GBV prevention and response services are key components of the project.

STABILIZATION

Supported by UNMISS Force peacekeeping capability, UNDP, together with UNPOL and UNMISS Rule of Law Advisory Sectiondelivers complementary activities to restore security and reinforce the rule of law and equitable access to justice. The stabilization activities enable partners to technical and infrastructural support to justice actors to strengthen informal justice systems and frameworks and reduce impunity with regard to violence. Through support to development of police and prison services capacity, including construction of police posts in identified border and hotspot areas, partners contribute to tackle criminality, improve community security and strengthen early warning for preventive action.

RESILIENCE

The resilience activities aim to reinforce reconciliation and stabilization efforts by strengthening socioeconomic capacities, market linkages and interdependency within and between communities and revitalise the local economy and livelihoods so as to raise the cost of resorting to violence. To address the scarcity of resources that spark conflict, activities build local capacities and invest in shared assets and resources that enhance intercommunity dependency and foster trade as well as explicitly targeting youth at risk.