Project Start-Up and Logistics in South Sudan

Project Start-Up and Logistics in South Sudan

Projects-Direct.Net supported the Media Diversity Institute in setting their first project in sub-Saharan Africa.

We travelled out with MDI on the initial trip in order to work on the project set-up, in conjunction with the local partner, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan:

 During that trip

• The partners discussed and adapted the project, and planned the implementation of activities.
• The first 3 month workplan was created and sent to the European Commission Delegation in Khartoum.
• The project management team was also designated.
• Reporting procedures between partners were established.
• A local mentor was selected to oversee and advise on local implementation of the project.
• The partners met with the prospective editors and reporters of the South Sudan Mirror.

In addition, the MDI and UJOSS teams met with a number of organisations in order to introduce the project, explore possibilities for coordination with existing projects, and investigate opportunities for matching funding:

• Joint Donors Team.
• UK Embassy Representative.
• GTZ – running a similar project via community radio stations and cooperation between the GTZ and MDI/UJOSS projects was agreed.
• Juba Post Newspaper.
• European Commission delegation – introduced project and team.
• Dutch Embassy Representative.
• Norwegian Church Aid.
• UNDP – support ‘in kind’ agreed.
• USAid.
• Norwegian Peoples Aid.

Projects-Direct.Net also developed job descriptions for leading project team staff.