Award of Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund 2 (POF2) Programme in South Sudan

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The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office awarded a contract to Oxford Policy Management Limited for the delivery of the Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund 2 (POF2) programme in South Sudan.

The contract value is up to £8 million, with a start date of 31 October 2023 and an end date of 31 October 2026, extendable by up to 12 months with a maximum budget increase of £1.9 million.

POF2 is part of the overarching South Sudan Peacebuilding Programme (SSPP), a central tool for delivering the UK's peace and stability objectives in South Sudan.

The support provided by POF2 will contribute to outcomes including: communities affected by cyclical subnational conflicts leading local peace processes and driving implementation to build resilience to violence, establish community-owned conflict prevention mechanisms, and address root causes of violence; ensuring meaningful participation of women and youth in community-led peace processes; strengthening national NGOs institutionally and technically with the medium-term aim of them delivering future peacebuilding programmes as direct funding recipients; and providing rapid stabilisation support to emerging conflict hotspots to lay the foundation for longer-term peacebuilding interventions.