Sudan: Commissioner General for Humanitarian Aid Calls for partnerships between national voluntary aid organizations
Khartoum, Dec. 28 (SUNA) - Commissioner
General for Humanitarian Aid, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, has stressed
the need for building partnerships between the local organizations working
in the field of voluntary work in the country. Addressing a workshop organized
by the Peace and Global Development Organization over the five-year strategic
plan in the premises of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Monday, Abdul-Rahman
said that the Sudanization of voluntary work was demanded for the President
of the Republic and is very important, especially in the fields of implementation
of projects, employment and building of national organizations. He referred
to the need for boosting the involvement of local communities by training
and rehabilitation of citizens in the domains of health and education.
He indicated that there are about 3,200 voluntary organizations registered
with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs that are in need of capacity
building and standards in order to benefit from the support being provided
by the international community and the United Nations. He said that the
capacity of most of the local organizations are better than that of foreign
organizations, affirming that engagement in partnerships will reduce the
presence of foreign organizations, stressing the importance building the
capacity of the organizations in collaboration with donors. He praised
the efforts by the Peace and Global Development Organization, stressing
that the Ministry will continue to support the organizations that have
done considerable work in the areas of Darfur and Khartoum State. Abdul-Rahman
explained that involvement of the Peace and Global Development Organization
and other organizations has contributed greatly to the voluntary return
of the IDPs as well as the reconstruction process, besides providing the
needs of 1,200,000 of the returnees over the past three years. Meanwhile,
representative of the Board of Directors of Peace and Global Development
Organization, Ambassador Omer Brido, also addressed the workshop praising
the scientific approach adopted by the organization to achieve its mission
for combating poverty and capacity building. He referred to the close cooperation
between the Businessmen Association and the Chamber of Zakat and organizations
of the United Nations. Ambassador Barido then presented a paper at the
workshop which analyzed the five-year strategy, which started in 2007 and
will last till 2011. The paper dealt with the features of the strategy
and focused on the work of the Peace and Global Development Organization
through its offices in many Sudanese states, including basic principles
of the organization, establishing relations with others, implementing programmes
and commitment to the unity of Sudan and peace building programmes, support
to women and combating poverty. MF/MO