To strengthen local response systems, IHSI will train staff, volunteers, and community leaders on critical protection concepts. IHSI staff and partners will learn MHPSS fundamentals and Psychological First Aid (PFA) in three days’ time, while volunteers will undergo a two-day PFA training to identify and support distressed children and their care-takers. Community leaders will receive a three-day workshop on Community-Based Psychosocial Support (CBPSS), child protection norms, and GBV prevention—key in South Sudan, where traditional leaders influence social norms. This empowers communities to sustain protection efforts long-term, countering systemic gaps in government services.
