Civil society organisation and peace-building initiatives in Juba County, South Sudan. A cross-sectional study.
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Civil society organization, Peacebuilding initiatives, Juba County, South SudanAbstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between Civil Society organisations and peace-building initiatives in Juba city, South Sudan.
Methodology
This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design and targeted 18 registered civil society organisations in Juba that deal with peacebuilding. The completed questionnaires were edited for completeness and consistency, checked for errors and omissions, and then coded.
Results
The majority of the respondents (69.6%) were male. There was a high relationship between the capacity building and peace-building, as the coefficient of determination, r, was (r = 0.606. The R-squared shows that capacity building used in the study accounted for 60.6% of the variance in peace-building. There is a strong positive relationship (r = 0.621, p< 0.05) between emphasis on participation and inclusion, and it was strongly reflected in peace-building initiatives. The R-square shows that advocacy and lobbying used in the study accounted for 46.9% of the variance in peace-building initiatives. (61.1%) indicated that government policies influence CSOs on peace-building to a very high extent.
Conclusion
Participation and inclusion are very crucial in the success of CSOs in peace-building, heightening conflict when wrong information is passed on. Advocacy and inclusion of government supports and Donors help CSOs to carry out their role since funding was a very essential for the effectiveness of the organizations. CSOs staff are trained, refreshed, and upgraded, among others, on evolving and new concepts of managing peace-building with the newly acquired capacity building. CSOs are hand-tied by government policies, making it hard for them to function smoothly.
Recommendations
The media and civil society should team up to disseminate peace messages to conflict-affected communities and also ensure that they are not used for malice by any parties to avoid intensifying conflict.
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