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In support of SOS Sahel Sudan, we have developed the capacity of their Board of
Trustees and staff such that they are now recognised as one of the most competent
national NGOs in Sudan.
As the nationalisation of our country programmes has neared completion, we have
transformed SOS Sahel UK from an implementing NGO to a facilitating NGO. We
have striven to work in equal partnership with national NGOs, acknowledging that
relationships between international and national NGOs have, historically, been
unequal.
We have restructured the organisation to focus resources mainly on Sudan, and to
reduce the UK cost base. We have managed our finances reasonably effectively,
although there is still little margin of safety, and the funding of the UK operation has
remained a challenge. The Board of Trustees has restructured itself in response to
these changes.
Context
All of this was done in a rapidly changing international environment.
Globally, despite progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, sustainable
and equitable development is under threat from increased pressure on land and
water resources, climate change, and other challenges.
Moreover, the banking crisis and recession, and declining support for development
spending, have led the OECD donor countries to take a more defensive and shortterm
view of development. In particular, there is now a strong emphasis on results, in
the form of concrete and measurable outcomes, and value for money. This is forcing
civil society organisations to put more resources into monitoring and compliance, at
a time when the total value of development assistance is diminishing.
Regionally, there is continuing political instability. There have been popular uprisings
in Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere, and many countries in the Sahel are regarded as
fragile states. Sudan has remained politically unstable following the secession of
South Sudan in July 2011, and is host to severe internal conflicts. South Sudan is
also experiencing widespread internal violence. There is growing tension between
the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan over unresolved issues relating to the
secession of South Sudan.
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