Two (2) Groups of Community Volunteer Counselors Established in two (2) Bomas of Mangar-tong Payam, Aweil East County on 26th August 2022.
On 26th of August 2022, Community Initiative for Partnership and Development (CIPAD) with financial and technical support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sweden has conducted 1-day awareness meeting for the establishment of 2 groups of community volunteer counsellors in Warawar Boma of Baac and Pan-Apuoth Boma of Mangar-Tong Payam in Aweil East County attended by 40 participants (17 women and 23 men) who were invited from different groups of chiefs, women, youths, local authorities, people with disabilities, religious leaders, and members of peace committees. This activity was implemented in response to limited community psychosocial support services in the two communities due to trauma related to different forms of violence.
As the results of the meeting, 2 community groups of volunteer counsellors were established each in Warawar Boma and Pan-apuoth Boma of Mangartong Payam readily prepared for training on their role in providing psychosocial support services in their respective communities.
This work was made possible with financial and technical support from UNDP’s Peace and Community Cohesion Project (PaCC) funded by the Government of Sweden.
