Brief introduction
This Consultancy Report of MFA/NCA Scholarship Programme for young South Sudanese covers the period 2004 to 2019. The evaluation assessed the impact of the MFA/NCA scholarship programme on South Sudan Society since 2004 including the period after independence of South Sudan. The MFA/NCA Scholarships under the evaluation consists of the Women Scholarship Programme and Master Degree Programme in Multicultural and International Education. The Women scholarship programme 2003-2011 was carried out by NCA. While the Master Degree in Multicultural & International Education was initiated by Oslo University College/Oslo Metropolitan University, it was ran in partnership with Afhad University for Women in Khartoum, then the South Sudan component was transferred and ran with Upper Nile University. Due to insecurity, the coursewas further transferred to University of Juba where three partners were involved in the programme, and these were Oslo University College, University of Juba and Stromme Foundation. Due to management constraints and increased insecurityin South Sudan, the programme was transferred to University of Hawassa in Ethiopia and the partnership changed to Norwegian Church Aid –Juba Office, University of Hawassaand Oslo Metropolitan University.
The overall objective of the Women Scholarship Programme was to contribute to participation of poor and vulnerable groups in rebuilding Sudan through increased access to education, skills training and employment. While the overall goal of the Master Degree Programme is,„training teachers at master‟s level initially meant for the teachertraining institutes including universities in South Sudan.