The aim of this sector is to support and promote a peaceful and harmonious coexistence of rural communities for social cohesion and transformation through peace advocacy, training and rural access to justice and building effective and accountable rural institutions at all levels.
Context: The July 2016 conflict in Juba has caused humanitarian catastrophes and displacements of 2.4 million people as refugees in the neighboring countries of Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. An estimated 1.7 million people are internally displaced, and 5.5 million people are subjected to severe food insecurity.
The Country is severely subjected hyperinflation and skyrocketing prices economy. Rural communities have been victims engulfed and ravaged by rampant sectional and tribal violence conflict over the years.
Strategic goal: To promote a peaceful and social co-existence and rural community transformation for sustainable development through communal dialogues.
Our experience: Nyakiriket Consortium in partnership with Shejeh Salaam USAID funded peace programs and organized series of communal peace dialogues.
Currently Nyakiriket is organizing a major dialogue among Murle, Tennet, Laarim, Didinga and Toposa this year with funding from USAID Shejeh Salam program are aiming at achieving justice among the conflicting communities.
- Kali peace dialogue that was attended by 5310 participants and lasted for 3 days (10th September to 13th September 2021) and almost reduced revenge killing, road ambushes, cattle raids to almost zero. The target communities were Toposa of Kapoeta South County (Machii), Toposa of Kapoeta North County (Riwoto) and Buya of Napak, Kali, Camp 15, Kimatong of Budi County
- Ngauro Peace dialogue- was conducted on 20th -22nd September 2021 where Toposa of Kapoeta South County (Namorunyang) ,Toposa of Kapoeta East County and Didinga of Budi County. This was to curb down the occurrence of road ambushes, cattle raids, burning vehicles and people, and harmonize the grazing areas.
- Predialogue engagement in different parts of the Greater Kapoeta, Kimatong, Napak, Katiko, Nasikal, Lokwamor, Napotpot, Namorunyang, and Ngauro.
Expected outcome: an informed rural society which lives in peaceful coexistence and harmony.