About Us
Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC) is a local NGO based in Juba, South Sudan supporting the needs of street children since 2007. CCC operates a drop-in center to protect and reintegrate these children by providing physical, social and psychosocial guidance. With the kind help of others, we are almost done with the construction of the new center where 30 street-girls will receive care, accommodation, protection, vocational training and basic education. Annually, we raise funds for about 400 vulnerable children annually to help pay for their school fees, uniforms and school materials.
We actively advocate against child abuse in Juba and ensure awareness of community leaders is raised on child rights.
Vision
CCC has a vision to create A Safe and Just Environment for All Children where orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) can grow and have a meaningful future in South Sudan.
Mission
Our mission is to create an environment that enables orphans and vulnerable children to emerge from conflict with the opportunity to build dignified lives in order to have a meaningful future, with confidence in their own abilities to contribute to the development of the new South Sudan.
Our Story
The girls of Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC) come from the absolute slums of Juba – living in broken shacks or 'rakuba's, made out of salvaged materials from the trash dump or deep in the heart of the marketplace, where local alcohol is made from scraps of food. This home brew is sold as early as breakfast to people who think age doesn't matter when it comes to fulfilling their sexual needs and that mutual consent is ludicrous. Some of these girls' parents are gone and some tell their children to sell themselves for money.
Cathy Groenendijk founded Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC) in October 2007 to respond to the overwhelming and increasing needs of these orphans and vulnerable children of Juba. She learned that these girls were being repeatedly abused as they wandered the streets. She established a program that provides approximately 25 girls at any given time, ranging from 6-16 years of age, to receive three meals a day and have access to counselling with a staff psychologist. Most importantly, the program provides protection from sexual predators and allows the girls to attend school.
In addition to CCC's primary care program, we also work with girls under the age of 18 who are working in prostitution. In January 2009, five street girls between the ages of 12 and 14 never returned to the drop-in center during the long school holidays. They had moved into the brothels and were working there as prostitutes. Of particular concern is the trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse of underage girls and sex workers.
CCC wants to provide these young girls with a childhood, free from abuse and exploitation, and provide a safe haven and gateway to a life of dignity and purpose.
Programs
Education
350 Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) are supported with school fees, school uniforms and other scholastic materials
30 girls at the drop-in center are informally trained in schoolwork, life skills and behavior modification, and have access to educational toys and videos.
Care
The girls who come to the drop-in center receive three meals a day, medical care, psychosocial support and participate in activities like dance, drama, choir and sports.
350 OVC participate all week in sports such as volleyball, basketball and football.
Community
We organize community meetings and raise awareness on issues like child rights, HIV/AIDS, Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child labor.
We also actively follow up on the happenings in the community, at the brothels and at the port where child protection is much needed.
Capacity Building
Together with the community leaders, Parent-Teacher Associations, student club leaders and head teachers, we build capacity on issues regarding child rights, HIV/AIDS, GBV and child labor.
Research
2010: Assessed the slums of St. Mary's in Juba to better understand the conditions and attend to the needs of these street children.
2011: Ran a rapid assessment to follow up on the conditions in St. Mary.
Research on sexual exploitation, abuse, trafficking and abductions in Juba, South Sudan.
Strategy
In the coming years CCC will achieve this mission by :
Establishing the new CCC girls' center as a safe space and a vocational training facility for a hair saloon, kitchen and restaurant, laundry and house keeping, and establishing a vegetable garden and an orchard.
Providing basic education for 6-16 year old through pre-school, formal primary education, alternative learning programs and livelihood skills training. We also provide materials such as books, videos and toys according to needs.
Providing psychosocial support for the children through counseling, life-skills training, sports, music dance and drama and other activities.
Mentoring and empowerment by developing life maps for each OVC supported, talent discovery and development, child-to-child talk, merry-go-round activities for caregivers and having child conferences.
Advocating for the cause of OVC's by establishing child right clubs and participating in coordination meetings, child protection and street children working groups, sexual and GBV forums and by conducting surveys and research into the conditions of OVC's.
Educating the community about the creation of a safe and just environment for children, offer trauma counseling and healing, facilitate family tracing and reunification, and set up child protection committees and community based juvenile courts.
Capacity building of social workers in Central Equatoria, CCC staff, Child Right Clubs in primary and secondary schools, Community-Based organizations and Local Council members, and the Parent-Teacher Association.
Developing networks with relevant partners such as UNICEF, the Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare, Ministry of Social Development, Iris Ministries, and many others.
Cathy Groenendijk Executive Director
E-mail:
cathy.groenendijk@gmail.com
Phone: +249 955 065 445
Erina Noorazman Program Manager
E-mail:
erina.juba@gmail.com
Phone: +249 920 460 710
Marit Blaak Communications & Grants Manager
E-mail:
m.blaak@live.nl
Phone: +249 956 078 188
Haley Sands GBV/Child Sponsorship Manager
E-mail:
haleylincolnsands@gmail.com
Phone: +249 903 829 318
Sandra van der Lee Girls Center Manager
Email:
alexandra_6460@yahoo.com
Phone: +249 955 605 629
Edison Sekayombya Sports and Education Officer
Email:
sekedy@yahoo.com
Phone: +249 955 065 443
Kimberley Gardner Child Protection Officer
Email:
thegardners@iname.com
Phone: +249 955 751 369
Lawrence Odwa Aramamoi Finance Officer
Email:
lwrncrence@yahoo.com
Phone: +249 915 495 298
William Yanga Community Mobilizer
Email:
yanga.wllm@gmail.com
Phone: +249 955 305 234
Kaden David Gabriel Community Mobilizer
Charles Mono Child Mentor,
Jackeline Lio Child Worker,
Fikram Ajidio Child Worker
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Donors
UNICEF, RA International, Sudan Recovery Fund, Rotary Club, ILO, UK Foundations, CCC Holland, UN Humanitarian Work Plan, ZOA Sudan, Operation Blessings, WFP, OVCI La Nostra Famiglia, World Vision, UNICEF/GIZ, World Vision, private donations.
Partners
Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare, Iris Ministries Sudan, Sport for Hope, Child Protection Cluster Partners, Five Primary Schools and their PTAs, Sexual Abuse and GBV forum partners, JCCP, JICA
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We are so grateful for you, our supporters and families all over the world praying for us and sharing our stories. With your help to spread the word of CCC, we will reach more and more people with different skills to contribute and help in your own special way. As our CCC family and stories grow, so will the help for these vulnerable children.
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Here's your chance to let your inner child out!
Get in contact with us if you are interested to get to know the girls, play with them and even teach them a thing or two, especially if you have previous experiences and/or ideas to enrich their lives in one way or another. The girls are with us all day everyday including public holidays so there's room for everyone to volunteer!
Office Address:
Garage Road,
Hai Malakal,
Juba, South Sudan
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Girls Center Address:
Hai Mission,
Juba, South Sudan
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