CHRISTIAN INITIATIVE FOR RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY- CIRDA https://cirda.org We travel with community to restore the broken values. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:23:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cirda.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-LOgo-32x32.png CHRISTIAN INITIATIVE FOR RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY- CIRDA https://cirda.org 32 32 CIRDA and Tearfund Celebrate the Graduation of Second Generation CCT Facilitators in Aweil East https://cirda.org/cirda-and-tearfund-celebrate-the-graduation-of-second-generation-cct-facilitators-in-aweil-east/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:44:06 +0000 https://cirda.org/?p=10594

Date: 17th December 2025

Location: Panapuoth, Wanyjok – Aweil East County

On December 16, 2025, the premises of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Panapuoth came alive with celebration as the Christian Initiative for Restoration and Development Agency (CIRDA) graduated the “Second Generation” of Church and Community Transformation (CCT) Facilitators.

Hosted by the Episcopal Diocese of Wanyjok, this ceremony marked a significant milestone in the journey toward sustainable, church-led community development in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.

Ten dedicated facilitators were honored for successfully completing a comprehensive training program funded by Tearfund. Spanning from June 2021 to 2023 in Akuem, this rigorous training equipped the graduates with practical skills to help communities address poverty, dependency, and social challenges by utilizing their own God-given resources.

Rt. Rev. Joseph Mamer Manot, the Executive Director of CIRDA and Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wanyjok, officiated the ceremony. He praised the enduring partnership with Tearfund and highlighted the transformative power of the CCT approach.

“This graduation is not just the end of a training program, but the beginning of a mission,” said Bishop Joseph Mamer Manot. “These facilitators are being sent back to their communities as agents of transformation, hope, and reconciliation. Through CCT, our people are learning that they are not helpless, but capable of changing their own stories.”

Tearfund South Sudan was represented by Mr. Gama Clement, accompanied by Tearfund Aweil Program Manager, Mr. Joseph. Mr. Clement challenged the graduates to put their knowledge into action, thanking CIRDA for their excellence in implementation.

The event was graced by a wide array of distinguished guests who offered speeches of encouragement. Attendees included the Acting Commissioner of Aweil East County, the Area MP, and representatives from the State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Also in attendance were civil society leaders, the Women’s Union, NGOs, various church denominations, security forces, youth leaders, and local chiefs.

The speakers collectively applauded the CIRDA-Tearfund partnership for building resilient communities through farming and livelihood activities, urging the new facilitators to continue the fight against poverty.

This cohort builds upon a strong legacy. The First Generation of CCT facilitators (36 graduates) were trained in Malual Baai and Warawar between 2015 and 2021, graduating in 2021. Today’s event reaffirms the commitment of the Church and its partners to seeing communities in Aweil East thrive through unity and self-reliance.

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Bishop of Diocese of Wanyjok and ED of CIRDA Rt. Rev. Joseph Mamer Manot

 

 

 

CCT Facilitators graduands marching to the venue

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SGBV Facilitator took a group photo with the participants

On 9th December 2025 our GBV trainers conducted awareness and training on SGBV, in Mabok- Geng, sharing short- and long-term impacts on early marriage and force marriage to individuals, families and communities, Healthy family brings healthy community and healthy nation and healthy institutions.
Women in Mabok- Geng were so much delighted for having received this important training that has

opened their eyes, and it has encouraged them to join the fight against force and early marriages and any form of sexual abuses against girls, women and boys.

CIRDA is reaching out to most of remote villages that are hard to reach where many young girls, women and young boys are suffering through sexual abuse in silence to create awareness and encourage community especially church leaders and women to boldly share sexual cases with authorities’ legal institutions and combats against it.
CIRDA offers trauma healing training to church leaders, community leaders and high school students to become trauma healers and facilitators, they are getting not only inspired by these transformative initiatives, but they are boldly involved in protecting the young girls and anybody being sexually abused, we are happy that community members are able to share with CIRDA team any SGBV related cases.
We want to encourage our communities to rise fight against sexual Gender Based Violence within our communities, it is a human right violation, abusing young girls, women, boys and vulnerable ones is against God and God hate it.
We give thanks and honor to God giving us opportunities to serve Him is different ways.
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Christian Initiative for Restoration and Development Agency (CIRDA-SS) participated in 16 Days of Activism Against Sexual Gender Based violence (SGBV) not by organizing an event but by reaching out to wider communities through Weer Bei FM. Our team walk to local Radio to have Radio talk show, sharing with the public that Sexual abuses and Gender based violence are not only harmful but human Rights violations against humanity. CIRDA-SS has so far records number of cases of Gender based violence causes against women and minor girls or underage which is not acceptable. Our GBV team has widely shared with the public about SGBV, and it’s impacts to lives. SGBV must stop in our society, we must all join hand to fight against Sexual gender-based violence, it is a disease that requires a collective effort, thankful to churches here in NBeG State for joining hands with CIRDA to disseminate and create more awareness against SGBV. Many cases are being reported by churches and community facilitators and healers. We appeal to our communities and churches to report cases related to SGBV to relevant institutions for assistance and guidance. CIRDA also give little and once time support to sexually assault or abused victims, but the very important thing CIRDA does is the psychological and counseling support we offer to victims, we help them restore dignity, respect and love. And finally, we share with them some stories from the Bible that give them hope and courage to continue with life as being sexually abused is not the end of life because sometime, victims commit suicide, but they are helped from such a situation and restore their hope to see life differently.

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It is a well-known fact that when any discussion on lead generation takes place, quality conquers over the measure. Though it is clearly known fact that people do not like when they are pressurized into buying something, a recent research threw open some startling and revealing information.

Email Marketing as Lead Generation Tactics of B2B

Email marketing was the most popular among all other lead generation tactics primarily due to the ease of its implementation and for producing the desired effective results. Content marketing was found relatively difficult. But it was found to produce good results. It was found, it provides the market research experts to experiment on the same for a longer time and even learn the tactics of interacting with consumers.
Thus it is well-known that email ranks as one of the most cost-effective as well as best conversion providing lead generation tactics in B2B. Before loading up a number of messages into the inbox of the prospect, it is essential to encourage and support the different leads in the funnel at this stage.

Important aspects of lead nurturing campaigns

As a midway answer to these two answers, there was a third opinion about “Lead Qualification” that revealed a new aspect. Though many respondents might show interest in buying, there are very few who would really want to buy at that specific point in time. Though one can analyze all these through a specific method of experimentation there is no tool available from now on to measure or predict the same. Thus the sales department is under constant pressure to recognize and differentiate as who is a ready to buy respondent and who is just an anticipated respondent.

Bond of communication

Sending a clear message to the prospects that the organization has their welfare in mind and considers it as its priority by stating “How Can I help you” will go a long way in making them open up easily. Though it is not easy to please all the consumers all the time, it will definitely open up the channel of communication and bring in suggestions for new and better communication.
In short, for an organization looking to bring in or develop more leads, it needs to bring in a major shift in its style of working from marketing and only sales to problem detecting and problem-solving.

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It is a well-known fact that when any discussion on lead generation takes place, quality conquers over the measure. Though it is clearly known fact that people do not like when they are pressurized into buying something, a recent research threw open some startling and revealing information.

Email Marketing as Lead Generation Tactics of B2B

Email marketing was the most popular among all other lead generation tactics primarily due to the ease of its implementation and for producing the desired effective results. Content marketing was found relatively difficult. But it was found to produce good results. It was found, it provides the market research experts to experiment on the same for a longer time and even learn the tactics of interacting with consumers.
Thus it is well-known that email ranks as one of the most cost-effective as well as best conversion providing lead generation tactics in B2B. Before loading up a number of messages into the inbox of the prospect, it is essential to encourage and support the different leads in the funnel at this stage.

Important aspects of lead nurturing campaigns

As a midway answer to these two answers, there was a third opinion about “Lead Qualification” that revealed a new aspect. Though many respondents might show interest in buying, there are very few who would really want to buy at that specific point in time. Though one can analyze all these through a specific method of experimentation there is no tool available from now on to measure or predict the same. Thus the sales department is under constant pressure to recognize and differentiate as who is a ready to buy respondent and who is just an anticipated respondent.

Bond of communication

Sending a clear message to the prospects that the organization has their welfare in mind and considers it as its priority by stating “How Can I help you” will go a long way in making them open up easily. Though it is not easy to please all the consumers all the time, it will definitely open up the channel of communication and bring in suggestions for new and better communication.
In short, for an organization looking to bring in or develop more leads, it needs to bring in a major shift in its style of working from marketing and only sales to problem detecting and problem-solving.

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It is a well-known fact that when any discussion on lead generation takes place, quality conquers over the measure. Though it is clearly known fact that people do not like when they are pressurized into buying something, a recent research threw open some startling and revealing information.

Email Marketing as Lead Generation Tactics of B2B

Email marketing was the most popular among all other lead generation tactics primarily due to the ease of its implementation and for producing the desired effective results. Content marketing was found relatively difficult. But it was found to produce good results. It was found, it provides the market research experts to experiment on the same for a longer time and even learn the tactics of interacting with consumers.
Thus it is well-known that email ranks as one of the most cost-effective as well as best conversion providing lead generation tactics in B2B. Before loading up a number of messages into the inbox of the prospect, it is essential to encourage and support the different leads in the funnel at this stage.

Important aspects of lead nurturing campaigns

As a midway answer to these two answers, there was a third opinion about “Lead Qualification” that revealed a new aspect. Though many respondents might show interest in buying, there are very few who would really want to buy at that specific point in time. Though one can analyze all these through a specific method of experimentation there is no tool available from now on to measure or predict the same. Thus the sales department is under constant pressure to recognize and differentiate as who is a ready to buy respondent and who is just an anticipated respondent.

Bond of communication

Sending a clear message to the prospects that the organization has their welfare in mind and considers it as its priority by stating “How Can I help you” will go a long way in making them open up easily. Though it is not easy to please all the consumers all the time, it will definitely open up the channel of communication and bring in suggestions for new and better communication.
In short, for an organization looking to bring in or develop more leads, it needs to bring in a major shift in its style of working from marketing and only sales to problem detecting and problem-solving.

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