The Organisation for Children’s Harmony (TOCH): 70 women, and youth complete vocational training in Tonj North
70 women, and youth complete vocational training in Tonj North
Saturday, 21 May 2022 (PW) — A total of 70 youth and women have successfully completed a Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) course held in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap State.
The three-month training was organized by The Organisation for Children’s Harmony (TOCH), with support from the Catholic international development charity (CAFOD) and Irish development charity (TROCAIRE).
The participants, identified as part of creating alternative livelihoods and income-generating activities meant to discourage negative coping mechanisms, underwent tailoring, masonry, as well as bakery training skills.
Trainees also underwent orientation on conflict management and labour market dynamics.
Marko Madut, the Executive Director of TOCH said the initiative aimed at bringing sustainable peace and creating a friendly environment for peaceful communities within the Greater Tonj counties of Warrap State.
“The project was planned to address root causes of violent conflict, provide space for non-violent means of conflict resolution and transfer critical conflict management skills to communities through peace committees and other community-based conflict management structures,” said Madut.
“It is expected that these skills will help trainees work, earn income, and improve their livelihoods, thereby stopping them from violence,” he added.
Akur Madau, a beneficiary of the masonry training, challenged her fellow women to perform duties that were previously reserved for men.
“I want to be involved in construction work because I don’t see the reason why women fear construction and consider it as a role of men,” she said.
The graduates were also given start-up cash and materials for businesses.
Founded in 2008, TOCH implements projects in protection, peacebuilding, food security, as well as water and sanitation in the Bahr el Ghazal region.
The child rights body is, as part of a new strategic plan, scaling up its resource mobilization efforts to enable its programs to meet the needs of the communities in their current operations and venture into new areas based on needs and resource availability.
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