The
UNICEF project being funded by The Baring and The John
Ellerman Foundations is:
‘The reintegration of children displaced from
their homes by conflict in
I. The
agencies involved: This project is being implemented by UNICEF
Southern Sudan in partnership with The Naath Community Development Services
(NCDS), a local Sudanese NGO:
A. UNICEF,
the United Nations Children’s Fund, founded in 1946, is the world’s largest children’s development
agency and the only global organisation working specifically for children
and children’s rights. Although a part of the United Nations family, UNICEF receives
no financial help from the UN, relying entirely on voluntary contributions
from governments, companies, trusts and foundations, and individuals. UNICEF works for all children at risk, regardless
of their race or religion, in the areas of maternal and child health, education,
and child protection. UNICEF has permanent
field offices covering 157 developing countries, and this global network enables
the sharing of best practice gained in almost 60 years of experience working
with vulnerable children. More than 85% of UNICEF staff are
based in the field and a high proportion are nationals of the country where
they work. UNICEF’s diplomatic status as a UN intergovernmental organisation
enables it to work in formal partnerships with governments, as well as with
local communities, encouraging government agencies to improve official policies
for children and to invest human and financial resources in programmes for
children. UNICEF’s philosophy is to produce lasting results by involving local
populations in decisions and by increasing the capacity of communities to
work together to introduce and maintain effective solutions, empowering them
to change their own lives for the better. In times of crisis, UNICEF can,
within hours, despatch from its large Supply Division in
UNICEF UK is
an independent
B. UNICEF Southern Sudan Field Office
This project
is being managed by Una McCauley, UNICEF Child Protection Officer,
C. The Naath Community Development Services
(NCDS)
The NCDS is a firmly established Sudanese indigenous
NGO working in three locations in Western, Central, and Eastern Upper Nile
where it implements a number of projects, taking its mandate from local
communities. The NCDS aims to complement
the work of other agencies working in other areas of
UNICEF