International Development Grant
Technical Training for Returning Refugee Reintegration and Sustainable Livelihoods
Project Number: CA-3-S064672001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $357,128.00
Start Date: December 01, 2009
End Date: November 30, 2012
Duration: 3.0 years
Project Description
This project seeks to improve the physical and economic security of returning refugees between the ages of 15 and 28 in Kajo-Keji South Sudan. The project consists of creating a technical section at the Lire Secondary School to provide youth with technical and vocational training in areas such as geometrical construction manufacturing of construction materials computer science secretarial studies agro-forestry and business entrepreneurship. Internships and post-conflict trauma counselling services are also offered. As a result of this project 175 youth are furthering their education and gaining new skills that enable them to find employment opportunities. As part of the private sector development in the region the Lire Secondary School is becoming a demonstration and distribution site for building materials and its computer and Internet lab is available to the community.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved by the end of the project included: A technical and vocational school that consisted of several classrooms a carpentry workshop a fashion design/sewing centre and a full computer lab was built; vocational skills training programs in carpentry fashion design/sewing construction and computer literacy training were created and are now offered at the school; courses in leadership micro-entreprise creation green technology development and application and post-conflict trauma counselling are also offered at the school; a total of 207 youth (male and female) took various training courses 78 of them graduated from full skills training programs by the end of the project; more than 90% employment placement rate was achieved in training related occupations and some graduates formed their own micro-entreprises; faculty Board of Directors and Elders and other community members were provided with highly specialized post-conflict trauma counselling skills training; as part of the sustainability strategy of the project a furniture production line was established and products are being marketed successfully and sold locally.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Chakam School of the Bible Inc.
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Other technical assistance
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP