AVSI South Sudan

St. Mary’s UniversityProject: Saint Mary’s UniversityDuration: 3 years (until 2013) – 514.521 USDOverall Objective: Construction of the College of Education within the SaintMary’s University of Juba and organization of courses and training for thestudents of the College of EducationChallenges:• Importance of this project in order to show our expertise and skills in Educationwhich remains one of our main sectors of intervention in South Sudan.• The involvement of PCE is fundamental in order to offer an importantcontribution in terms of Education not only to the Archdiocese but also at theMinistry level. If we want to have a word to say at a higher level in terms ofEducation, this is an opportunity not to be missed especially now thateverything has still to be defined in South Sudan• Critical issue: only private funds• The possibility to have an office in Juba, where all the main donors,organizations and ministries i i are based, will definitively iti contribute tib t to ourvisibility in South Sudan