Workshop on Healing and Reconciliation – Yambio

Activity: Workshop on Healing and Reconciliation

Location: Yambio – W.E.S

Number of Participants:40 (20male, 20female)

Date: 25^th/August/2022

Partner: UNDP & Sweden

Brief Activity Story

As a component chapter 5 of the 2018, South Sudan revitalized peace agreement, reconciliation and healing are very vital otherwise it will be very difficult to active lasting peace. This particular component allows individual to feel remorse for what their action against each other, ask for pardon and forgive so that healing can take place. In workshop, we brought together members of the organized forces and the civilians since during the conflict, it is wide said the armed people were the perpetrators and the civilians where the victims.

Objectives of the Activity

1. To sensitize the public on the R-ARCSS with a specific focus on CTRH in chapter 5 of the agreement in Nzara

2. To solicit and lobby public and local ownership and participation in restoration of durable peace in Nzara

3. To engage community with their State Leaders on CTRH process

4. To get public views and understanding of the CTRH in Nzara County

5. To sensitize citizens of Nzara and Yambio on the importance, mandate and work of the commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTHR), seek their full participation and support towards the CTHR as a means to sustain peace in South Sudan.

Objectives of the Activity

1. To sensitize the public on the R-ARCSS with a specific focus on CTRH in chapter 5 of the agreement in Nzara

2. To solicit and lobby public and local ownership and participation in restoration of durable peace in Nzara

3. To engage community with their State Leaders on CTRH process

4. To get public views and understanding of the CTRH in Nzara County

Results/Issues Discussed and Outcome of the Activity

Results.

1. Members of public (from different works of life) were able to get clear information on CTRH processes in Nzara County

2. Community members were able to raise their concerns in regard to CTRH processes

3. The workshop was very participatory and a high level of engagement was realized.

Issues discussed:

1. CTRH processes; establishment, mandate, procedures, right of victims, survivor-centered approach

2. Current status of CTRH (what has been done so far)

3. Case studies (highlights of similar truth commissions from other African Countries)

Outcomes:

1. 40 members of the public engaged during the awareness workshop on CTRH in Nzara

2. 40 community members understood clearly CTRH processes in Nzara

Recommendations and Action points

1. UNDP and peace partners should pressurise the parties to bring peace in the whole of South Sudan as most of the parts of the country are not at peace

2. All partners of peace should support the R-TGONU to implement the

R-ACSS

3. The workshop should include all payams, bomas, counties and states.

4. The CTRH should be speeded up so that the country will start enjoying the healing and reconciliation that it needed most.

5. UNDP should continue to support RDAA so as to implement the CTRH for more days as they are doing a great job in the helping the local communities to understand the CTRH processes.

Workshop on Healing and Reconciliation – Yambio

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