New beginnings challenges and opportunities that they can expect in the sector. These fundamentals may be routine in most countries, but this has been an important first for South Sudan. With the Netherlands being one of the leading contributors to the multi-donor effort to fight hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan, SNV – through its complementarity agreement with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – has played a pivotal role in building the capacity of local governments and their civil society constituents, helping them to take responsibility for the interventions and resources that come into their jurisdictions. Under the Non-state Actors’ project funded by the EU, SNV has been working with Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg to support the formation of civic institutions such as Boma and Payam Development Committees, water management committees and farmer cooperatives to negotiate with and hold their respective staterelated institutions accountable. At the same time, the State Ministry of Local Government and State Ministry of Finance and Planning are being empowered to integrate donor and INGO activities into their budgets and plans. These interactions between citizens, government and donors are essential to creating an enabling environment in which the productive energies of rural communities can be unleashed and commercial endeavours scaled up. SNV’s skills-mix in working on post-conflict reconstruction of institutions and versatility in connecting the highest political functions to the smallest governance units and productive interest groups has earned it trust and respect in South Sudan. We know we have a long way to go – but we are committed to working with the people and government of South Sudan to alleviate poverty, strengthen governance, build livelihoods and together realise the bright future awaiting the world’s newest nation. For an in-depth look at SNV’s work in South Sudan and the programmes mentioned here, visit www.snvworld.org/ south-sudan. • From raiding to trading Anjelo Aponi Achom, a youth from the Toposa pastoralist community, participated in an unsuccessful cattle raiding mission in which he lost most of his relatives and friends. Vowing not to raid again, he started seeking new ways of earning a living. In 2009, SNV’s intervention in the livestock sector opened the path to a new career for Anjelo and some of his friends. They took a brokering role in the already vibrant Kapoeta Livestock Market. This motivated them to start small enterprise buying goats from the villages and driving them to Kapoeta market to sell. Angelo and his colleagues later became an entry point for SNV to support locally owned small businesses in the livestock sector in Kapoeta. 20 CONNECT #1 JULY 2012 Pagina 19
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