International Development Grant
Joint Donor Team - Phase II
Project Number: CA-3-A035109001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $1,296,210.00
Start Date: November 21, 2011
End Date: August 23, 2013
Duration: 1.8 years
Project Description
The Joint Donor Team (JDT) was established in 2005 by the Governments of the Netherlands Norway Sweden and the United Kingdom to deliver development assistance to South Sudan in the context of a new Comprehensive Peace Agreement and new multi-donor funding mechanisms. Denmark joined this partnership in December 2005 and Canada in May 2007. With its establishment the JDT became the main (and for many donors the only) form of representation in South Sudan as all donor Embassies were based in Khartoum. The JDT has a physical office in Juba with JDT staff members from all six donor countries who act as common resources. CIDA currently has one staff member seconded to the JDT. The office includes technical experts in the fields of governance (public sector reform civil society and accountability and anti-corruption) basic services (health education and water) economics and gender. These experts provide analysis for donors policy advice and liaison with the Government of South Sudan and oversight of pooled funds and other joint donor activities.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (August 2013) include: (1) support was provided to the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) to develop a three-year South Sudan Development Plan which was launched shortly after independence in August 2011; (2) management of the Capacity Building Trust Fund (CBTF) which has proven to be one of the most successful pooled funds in South Sudan; (3) monitoring of the Multi-Donor Trust Funds on behalf of all donor partners; (4) support for the development and implementation of a new aid architecture as outlined in the 2011 GoSS Aid Strategy including new Sector Working Groups; (5) support was provided to the GoSS and donor counterparts to move towards sectoral approaches to health education and water including the development of strategic plans for the water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health sectors as well as a new pooled fund in the health sector; and (6) engagement in dedicated gender equality advocacy and programming on behalf of donor partners.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Government of the Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Basket funds/pooled funding
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP