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World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration

April 1, 2009 (JUBA) – The World Bank launched a four month training program for 11 young Southern Sudanese today in Juba. The 11 are being trained as administrative and client support staff.

World Bank trainees and instructors in Juba
World Bank trainees and instructors in Juba
The young trainees will take courses from World Bank experts from Washington, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Khartoum and Juba, in subjects including Ethics in Workplace, Cross Cultural Communication, Basic Administrative Procedures, Time Management, Project Cycle, Writing Memos and E-mails.

In his welcoming remarks on the occasion, World Bank Sudan Country Manager Laurence Clarke explained that the purpose of the training is to produce qualified human resources for Southern Sudan. At the end of the four month training, the World Bank will absorb five of the trainees as part of its administrative staff and the rest will be recommended for potential employers.

The Minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development, Awut Deng Achuil, visited the World Bank Training Program for young Southern Sudanese in Juba. She said that she appreciated the role of the World Bank in capacity-building in Southern Sudan. She urged the Bank to continue supporting the institutional and personnel development in Southern Sudan.

“Our main objective is to fill the support staff positions in the World Bank Juba Office with Southern Sudanese” said Clarke.

The World Bank Human Resource Manager for Eastern Africa, Agufana Obed said from Nairobi that in 2005 when the Bank was setting up the Secretariat for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Southern Sudan (MDTF-SS), it was difficult to get qualified staff locally and so it had to recruit from other areas of Eastern Africa. Thus the training programme is meant to overcome this human resources shortfall.

The opportunity for this training program was widely publicized in the media and on notice boards at several locations in Southern Sudan, according to a World Bank official. Some 150 applicants responded to the advertisement and 11 of them were selected for the training.

A selection panel evaluated the candidates based on educational qualifications, previous work experience, gender balance and geographical representation.

(ST)

12 Comments

  • aguthon
    aguthon

    World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration
    Well do done World Bank! That’s what young people need in Southern Sudan. We don’t have any organised work systems in southern Sudan that’s why many well-educated and qualified Southern Sudanese livung abroad are relutant to go to Sudan.

    I hope and expect that training institute would take more than 11 young Southern Sudanses in the next second round. The function of an organisation such as Globe Bank is to fill the gap left unfilled by a given country.

    Equally and important is a gender issue, I can see in the picture above young Select Southern Sudanese are not equal in number, young women outnumbered young men. Why is that so? And you were just talking of gender equality.

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  • James Ayuel
    James Ayuel

    World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration
    what a great news!this is an opportunity we been waiting for, it’s an opportunity to test all the Southern Sudanese youth in the governmental positions.We as youth have been complaining for our rights, and now we find what we’re looking for. If southern sudan people are looking for good humor, they will definitely end up laughing. If Kiir administration is looking for signs of hope, they will discover them. As far I do believe in myself, Southern Sudanese youth are already for change and development of the New Sudan.If Southern Sudanese administration is looking for doom and gloom, they will easily find that as well.And if the whole Sudanese are looking for good news about young people, it’s abounds.

    More and more, Southern sudan governmnet begins to realize and recognizing what’s right about youth.Young people are positively impacting social change – through their individual contributions, opportunities with organized groups, and also by speaking out about issues that matter to their beloved country (Sudan). I believe some inspired young people have the desire to change southern Sudan for the better, we as youth don’t always have the tools or opportunities from the goverment to do good job for the nation.It’s time for us to serve a vital role. With government helps in training such as what world Bank had just offerd, youth points of view that couldn’t otherwise be shared – can. And ideas that would otherwise never be put into action – will. I wish you all my brothers/ sisters the best training and that you all will bring change to our country.
    By Ayuel Leek.

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  • kuduhal
    kuduhal

    World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration
    I have agreed with single comment before me that majority of trainee are FUCKEN BITCHES from fucken equartoria and five gentlement only,

    Was the decision made in connection with director of nile commercial Bank?

    i have master Degree in Banking and Finance but because of corruption from fucken authorities,iwill not help this goverment who don’t what they doing.

    MA minus Opportunity.

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  • wannawilla S M
    wannawilla S M

    World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration
    I am really sorry for what Mr. Kuduhal put. i dont know if our Mr. is the only one having the qualification he talked of all over the South. Moveover, he sounds like getting his qualification from club or pub. Because, a small child could not put it like he did. And my friend(Kuduhal)i am sure 200 percent, you worth zero with this your certificate.(Bilwo wa ashrab moyatu).
    Advicingly, pls. next time, let or make your comments constructive for the benefit of yourself first, then of ours. Last one. AMEN

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  • piriit
    piriit

    World Bank trains young Southern Sudanese in administration
    Mr. Kuduhal, I think you got your Maters Degree from Cattle Camp or else from goats’ camp.
    According to my own understanding, you did your Masters Degree in Arabic not English

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