Nyakiriket Consortium – (NYAKIRIKET CONSORTIUM (NC)) is a consortium of nine local non – governmental Organization. It has been established on 15th June, 2020 by the General Meeting conducted at Holistic Community Transformation organization (HOCTO) office in Kapoeta Town, attended by seven of the nine partnering organizations which were struggling to have centralized and pooled aid delivery system that will stream line aid and assistance delivery to our various communities in the Greater Kapoeta. After having tentative and in-depth consultations the founding members of this consortium resolved to have memorandum of understanding among its members and for the consortium to be registered in accordance with South Sudan NGOs act,
This consortium was formed according to the willingness of the partnering organization in a view to deal with the present socio-economic problems in different parts of greater Kapoeta by means of good understanding and sharing the problems each other and to find out the best way of solving the problems through free discussion and people participation in the decision making and get-together under an umbrella of Nyakiriket Consortium.
The meaning of “Nyakiriket” is a traditional sitting set up that is formed when Ateker community members sit for talk or traditional feasting. Mainly after they have some marriage disputes solved, conflict among community members is addressed, etc they always sit in order to celebrate their success. We chose this name because it exactly reflects what this consortium is meant for. In Nyakiriket we believe that all differences and problems are solved through dialogue, hence we opted to use this name.
In this regard, the consortium was officially registered on July 23, 2020 with the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.
Project Activities:
- Currently, Nyakiriket Consortium is implementing a peace project that is targeting Didinga, Laarim and Toposa communities, with pre- consultation on going in engaging the communities to be in peace. 300 participants are targeted for the dialogue and 5000 targeted for dissemination of the resolutions that will be signed during the forthcoming community peace dialogue.
- In 2023, Nyakiriket Consortium organized joint peace dialogue targeting Murle, Didinga, Tennet, Toposa and Laarim Community, it was done in Kapoeta on 24th-26th April 2023, this brought revenge killing, Child abduction, cattle raids/theft and road ambushes and robbery to its minimal.
- 2022, Nyakiriket Consortium conducted series of disseminations across, Laarim, Didinga, Toposa communities to spread the signed resolutions after the dialogues. This was supported by the USAID.
- In 2022, Radio distribution, Nc distributed 190 radios to communities of Kapoeta North County p[particularly Lokwamor, Chumakori, Najie, Lomeyen, Nakwa , Paringa and Wokobu this was to enhance acess to information, 170 individuals benefited from the radio distribution and 20 listening groups were also formed and given a radio. On 4th -15th April 2022.
- In 2021, Nyakiriket Consortium conducted series of the communities’ peace dialogue commencing with Kali community peace dialogue, which brought together warrying communities together for 3 days (11th/8/-13th/8/2021.This was attended by 5000 participants from Laarim and Toposa (3000 female and 2000 males).
- Ngauro peace dialogue which brought about 1000 participants 450 Males and 550 females.