Juba, April 2007. The objective of the mid-term review was to asses the progress made in the programmatic development of Christian Health Association – Sudan as outlined in the strategic plan of 2006 – 2008. The review team was made up of Dr. Ankie van den Brook (IC Consultants – Netherlands), Dr. Jochen Bitzer(Difaem – Germany), Benson Oduor (PENSIL), Dr. Nathan Atem (Ministry of Health - GOSS) and Dr. Stephen Kuol (Ministry of Health - GOSS).
The process involved reading documents from the CHAS secretariat, namely, workshop reports, strategic plans, Technical Assistance reports among others. This was followed by a historical overview of the formation of CHAS and its vision, mission and objectives. The evaluation methodology involved data analysis of questionnaires sent by e-mail, one-on-one interviews with stakeholders, visits to the Ministry of Health head quarters, and rural health centres in Bor and Rumbek. At the end of the process there was a debriefing session. This gave an opportunity for the team to share with some stakeholders some of the findings and recommendations.
During the evaluation process several issues of interest to PENSIL arose, and these will be incorporated in the development of PENSIL. The working of the Government of South Sudan was also explained and the government’s relationship with the NGO sector in nation-building clarified. In addition, contact was made with people who could ber useful in furthering the interests of the church in education and PENSIL. We can only conclude that this was a useful experience to learn from another young organization, besides showing solidarity with other stakeholders with a similar objective of uplifting the living standards of the people of south Sudan.
Benson Oduor
PENSIL Coordinator
PENSIL Bi-Monthly Meeting Held On 27th April 2007
The PENSIL coordinating committee held its bi-monthly meeting on the 27th April 2007 at the CEAS Boardroom – Emerald House along Ngong’ Road, Nairobi. This was also the first meeting for the incoming coordinator. The meeting discussed means of revitalizing PENSIL and getting members back since a coordinator had already started work.
The relation between PENSIL and other church organs e.g. SCBRC was clarified: these are not in competition but are collaborators. Matters of education policy and curriculum, resource mobilization and visibility of PENSIL as well as increased collaboration with the Diocesan Education Coordinators were also discussed.
The meeting also bade farewell to Sr. Roxanne who is taking up a new posting in Rome.
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Kindly share with us your thoughts on how to improve the quality of secondary education is south Sudan. Our e-mail is: pensil@scbrc.org
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