Transforming household resilience through inclusive economic development in South Sudan

Hintergrund

Country

South Sudan

Project name

THRIVE

Project status

Active

Duration of the project

Start:	07.11.2024
End:	31.03.2028

Budget

4‘789‘900 CHF

Financed by

Partners

Senior partner to a national NGO: SPOCI
Mercy Corps
CAFOD
VSF Germany
Local implementing partners

Project area

Topics

Current projects | Current projects South Sudan | Resilience building

Background

In the Greater Upper Nile region, the communities face several crises which may include large-scaleconflicts,populationmovementsormajor climate-related disasters .. The THRIVE programme aims to bolster resilience against reoccurring and unpredictable crises for those communities. Targeting eight priority counties in Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei States, THRIVE will reach approximately 120,000 households with gender-responsive and inclusive livelihoods development, market system strengthening, financial inclusion, women’s economic empowerment, climate adaptation, and social cohesion activities.

Goal

THRIVE’s overall goal is that target households have economic and food security, as well as improved resilience to conflict and climate shocks and stresses.

The specific objectives are to improve:

Incomes among individuals and micro/small-scale businesses engaged in the fishing, livestock and agro/non-timber forestry sectors
Food security among households targeted with livelihoods and women/youth empowerment activities
Disaster preparedness and coping capacities to climate and conflict shocks and stresses
Social cohesion and conflict resolution capacities among target communities

Approach

The complex and interconnected challenges faced by communities will be addressed through tailored and integrated interventions which foster community ownership. Combining market systems development with locally-led participatory approaches, THRIVE offers a solution to address root causes of systemic challenges within target pastoral and agro-pastoral value chains.

Moreover, the triple nexus approach fosters sustainable and inclusive economic development and builds household resilience, by leveraging our expertise and experience in community-centred approaches, market systems development, financial inclusion, peacebuilding, agro-ecology, and women’s economic empowerment.