South Sudan

Job Skills Training 2011View Slideshow

Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative and Life Skills Training View Slideshow

The Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative (CIFI) program trains women to both grow crops as well as market them on land that would otherwise go unused in Rumbek, South Sudan. Click on an image to see the CIFI program and other women learning in South Sudan.

• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Women using a water pump at the CIFI farm in Markenhoum.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  A grandmother and granddaughter participate in the CIFI program together.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  A WfWI-Sudan staff member leads a Life Skills training session.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Gabriel, a WfWI-Sudan staff member, conducts a baseline data interview to collect key socio-economic information.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Material used to construct staff housing and training facilities at the CIFI farm.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Construction bricks used to build staff housing and training facilities at the CIFI farm.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Episodic conflict forces many Sudanese to take refuge in makeshift shelters.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  CIFI began in 2008 on 90 hectares of land located in Markehnoum, East Rumbek.
• 2009 Farming and Classroom Programs
  Plots of land being prepared for crops at the CIFI farm.

Life Skills TrainingView Slideshow

In addition to skills training in agriculture, WfWI- South Sudan participants receive training in life skills that include sustaining an income, health and wellness, decision-making, and social networks.

• Programs and Class Training
  Three women who are enrolling into the program
• Programs and Class Training
  WfWI-Sudan staff members conduct baseline data interviews with participants to collect key socio-economic information.
• Programs and Class Training
  Two WfWI-Sudan participants waiting for training to begin.
• Programs and Class Training
  A WfWI-Sudan participant during a literacy training session on vowels.
• Programs and Class Training
  A WfWI-Sudan trainer speaks with a group of participants.
• Programs and Class Training
  A Sudanese woman smiles shly for the camera
• Programs and Class Training
  A WfWI-Sudan trainer prepares to discuss the topic of human rights during a Life Skills training session.
• Programs and Class Training
  Two WfWI-Sudan participants practice writing the alphabet.
• Programs and Class Training
  A WfWI-Sudan participant practices writing during a literacy training session.
• Programs and Class Training
  WfWI-Sudan participants gather to discuss topics learned during training.

AgricultureView Slideshow

Launched in 2008, WfWI- South Sudan’s Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative provides agricultural training to participants in sustainable, organic farming.

• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  The sign located outside of the gate to WfWI-Sudan's CIFI farm.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Cattle are a prize commodity in southern Sudan and are a symbol of wealth and status.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  A group of WfWI-Sudan staff members tour the CIFI farm as plots of land are being prepared for harvest.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan participant Helen Yar stands by her CIFI plot of land with her husband and child.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  A WfWI-Sudan staff member leans on one of the office's vehicles used to transport staff and supplies to field locations.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Bundles of hay are collected and stored for use in roof construction of training facilities.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan participants collect water from a nearby well reducing the amount of labor and time necessary to irrigate their crops.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan participants stand behind a fence outlining the farm's property.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Plots of land are neatly arranged and demarcated by WfWI-Sudan participants.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Children are just as excited as their mothers about CIFI.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Country Director Karak Mayik receives an update on crops being grown at CIFI.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Participants learn about preservation, preperation and consumption of new crops
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan participants gather to learn about a variety of plants.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan participants cleaning a recent harvest.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  Participants tending to a pot of boiling vegetables.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI Agribusiness Specialist Grace Fisiy trains participants on proper drying techniques.
• Agriculture and CIFI Project
  WfWI-Sudan staff members work inside one of the CIFI training facilities.