NPA in Sudan

Since 1986, NPA has been the international organisation most consistently working in Southern Sudan. NPA has mainly worked within four areas: food security, health care, development of local communities, and various training programmes for the local population.

Peace negotiations between the SPLA and the government of Sudan started to bear fruits in the summer of 2002, with the signing of the Machakos protocol in July 2002. There has been a de facto cease-fire in the South since the end of 2002. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in January 2005

The NPA programme in Southern Sudan has these main components:

Food Security & Rural Livelihoods
Humanitarian Mine Action
Health & Medical Training
Development Programme

For more information on Sudan, visit the NPA Sudan webpage

Sudan alarmingly unprepared six months before critical referendum

Ahead of major summit, new report warns that inadequate preparation is harming chance of credible referendum

Ninth media monitoring report

This is the ninth media monitoring report published by the Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC). This report provides the findings of the media monitoring activities in the period from 28 May to 8 June 20101.

Case study: Restoring women’s positive customary rights

The position of women in Southern Sudan is weak and vulnerable, particularly in the rural areas with regard to access of their legal rights and human rights in the areas of family, marriage, succession and inheritance and land laws

First strategic gender plan ever

In October, last year, Norwegian People's Aid in collaboration with the local authorities in Central Equatoria State, hosted a participatory workshop for the development of the first ever strategic plan for the Department of Gender.

Women Can Do It secured female election victory

The Elections in Sudan are finally over. As results slowly trickle in, there is good news that Madam Nyandeng Malek has succeeded in winning the governors position for Warrap State on an SPLM ticket.

Monitoring the coverage of sudan 2010 elections - preliminary report

The campaign period for the multi-party elections in Sudan was extensively covered by mass media in Sudan. The coverage of electoral candidates and parties increased substantially as the campaign period neared its end.

Fearing Environmental Oil Catastrophe

In Kadeth Payam of Guit County, Unity State, cattle keeping, subsistence farming and fishing are the main economic activities that provide livelihood and food security to the local people. Environmental hazards due to discharge or leakage of contaminants from oil extraction sites into drinking water could have reached catastrophic levels threatening people’s lives as well as their livelihood and food security.

Oil leakage kills 27 in Padeth Payam, Unity State

Chiefs and community leaders in Kadeth Payam, Guit County of Unity State revealed to the media that 27 of their people started to die on the 04th March 2009. This, according to them, was due to oil leakage into drinking water used by people and cattle.

Press release: Sudanese media show surprising restraint in coverage of elections

An unusually moderate tone characterised Sudanese media’s coverage in the run up to the elections between 11-15 April 2010. Only in the days leading up to the elections did the number of “hate speech” incidents increase dramatically

National Congress Party gets most media coverage ahead of elections

The NCP is given 46% of the total airtime dedicated to election and political coverage on television, whilst SPLM receives 32% airtime on television, a fresh Media Monitoring report from Sudan shows.

Press Release: Sudanese media partial to ruling parties in election press coverage

News media in Sudan primarily focus their election coverage on the candidates of ruling parties ahead of April’s elections in Sudan, says a new report published today.

Sudanese journalists in training to cover first elections in 24 years

More than 300 journalists and media houses across Sudan will be trained to cover elections by a consortium of six national and international organisations in the lead-up to Sudan's nationwide elections in April 2010.

Sudan is looking for You!

We are looking for independent and neutral monitors to monitor the media prior to the elections and during the elections 2010 on a voluntary basis.

Land released after mine clearance

After first declaring land in Sudan safe from explosives, NPA followed up the affected communities with a Rural Development programme, resulting in a farmers group; planting of twenty four hectares of land; and establishment of a tree nursery.

Mine Action Sudan - Third Quarter 2009 Report

The 3rd quarter of 2009 has been a good period for the programme. The late arrival of the rain has kept productivity on a good level, even if our MineWolf had an incident in August while working on high contaminated ground in Lainya Project, and got damaged.

Fuelling Mistrust: The need for transparency in Sudan's oil industry

Oil production figures underpinning Sudan’s peace agreement don’t add up, warns Global Witness.

Demining not just a man's job

JUBA, (IRIN) - The whistle signalling the end of the morning shift had just sounded when six deminers emerged from the tall grass, took off their protective clothing and walked back to the rest camp for lunch.

The women who clear Sudan's minefields

BBC has interviewed Jamba Besta and other members of her team which clears mines for Norwegian People's Aid in South Sudan.

Mine Action Sudan Second Quarter 2009 Report

The second quarter of 2009 was much influenced by the tragic accident the programme had in BAC team 1 on 13 May. During sub surface search one of our operators stepped on a suspected Anti Personnel Mine, which resulted in his left foot had to be amputated just over his ankle.

Women-only demining teams tackle South Sudan's legacy of war

- When Faiza Annet waves her daughter off to school, it's the seven-year-old who warns her mother to take care.

Tender

Bid for tender: Supply of 7 station wagon vehicles’ and 5 motor cycles

Old problems in the new south

Southern Sudan is becoming bloodier than Darfur

NPA Mine Action Opens Up Southern Sudan

Kajo Keji is a beautiful little market town, tucked away in the hills of Southern Sudan; the town has a small market and a couple of schools and is covered with large mango trees supplying the residents with much needed shade from the hot Sudanese sun.

Rebuilding starts in the ground

Houses are still standing. The fields are still green. But no-one can use them before the ground is safe to walk on. Danger lurks under 10 centimetres of soil.

Womens rights project: Call for proposals

In its strategy for 2008-2011, the Norwegian Peoples Aid Southern Sudan Program has identified women’s empowerment as a key area of engagement.

Wants bids for survey on health care

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has received funds from the Multi Donor Trust Fund and is using part of the funds for the conducting of a Base line Survey on Health Care services at Community Level in Central Equatorial State.

Learning how to reach out

NPA is building the capacity of the Southern Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) aimed at transfoming it from a movement to a member-based party. Information is an important component in a party, and on March 7th, 43 SPLM graduated after a two week training on how to use information as a tool to reach out.

Press statement: Media bills urgent

A press statement from Association for Media Development in Southern Sudan (AMDISS) and partners adressed to President Salva Kiir, urges the president to expedite several new media bills for Southern Sudan through the legislasive assembly to secure freedom of expression and prevent cencorship.

Female Deminers Can Do It!

It has been a hectic week for Senya Jane and her female demining team. They have received their yearly accreditation and they have participated in a Women Can Do It workshop.

NPA Sudan starts mine clearance in Rwanda

In August NPA Mine Action Sudan was operational with the Mine Wolf mechanical demining machine at Kanombe Minefield, just outside Kigali.

Sudan Mine Action: Third quarterly report

The SPLM decision on 11 October to suspend its participation in the Government of National Unity has sent a clear signal to the international community that there is an urgent need to re-engage with the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) lest Sudan’s North-South war resume. Against this challenging setting, there is positive news to report: work is underway in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria, to establish South Sudan’s first safari park – a clear sign of development and stability within the region.

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