A
Valuable Asset: Value Chains Workshop Paves New
Way for DDR
 Khartoum
17-1-12: On January 16th, 2012 in Khartoum a bold
new initiative in business development for ex-combatants
was presented to a rapt audience. Facilitated
by UNDP DDR, the Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC)
and local private sector consultant PACT, the
workshops aims were to introduce the new concept
of value chain analysis to DDR in order to show
stakeholders just what a value-chain is and how
it can be maximized to empower both ex-combatants
and the community at large. The audience, which
included representatives from local businesses
like DAL group and CAPOS, banks, implementing
partners, government and non-government organizations
including representatives from various ministries,
and the ex-combatants themselves, were keen to
understand the perspective benefits of the value
chains themselves.
As such, it was explained that DDR is engaged
in value chain development for three major reasons:
to increase the sustainability of reintegration,
broaden the positive economic benefits to the
larger community, and to broaden peace building
impact. UNDP and the SDDRC are promoting value
chain integration in Sudan to further bolster
the sustainable support of the socioeconomic reintegration
of ex-combatants and economic recovery of localities
as a peace building mechanism. Inter and intra-state
value chains will be strengthened with ex-combatants
and vulnerable youth as links in the chain together
with other community members.. . |
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New
Partners Join Reintegration Services Targeting
ex-combatants
 Khartoum,
13-12-11.On December 8, 2011, four organizations
were selected to became implementing partners
of Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC) and United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), to provide income-generating
activities to DDR participants in Sudan. Over
the next 6 months, implementing partners will
provide... |
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