WHO South Sudan carried out a three-day employees retreat from 24 to 26 January 2023 in Juba.
The target of the retreat was to do a self-reflection on the progress the workplace has made to this point and the way it can work higher as a staff to attain the Triple Billion targets in South Sudan to “guarantee wholesome lives and promote well-being for all in any respect ages.”
The occasion introduced collectively 187 WHO personnel from Juba and the States.
Individuals reviewed progress made to this point in implementing the 2022-23 biennium and agreed on tangible suggestions to make South Sudan probably the most progressive nation workplace. Employees had been oriented on the mission and features of WHO and mentioned points associated to teamwork, transformation, collaboration and coordination.
Dr Fabian Ndenzako, WHO Consultant a.i. for South Sudan mentioned that the retreat offered a chance for workers to replicate on their efficiency, establish gaps, challenges and chart methods for enchancment.
“This retreat ought to change the way in which we go about our enterprise,” mentioned Dr Ndenzako. “We must always now attempt to attain extra collectively as a staff, in order that we are able to have influence within the lives of individuals we serve by means of making certain well timed provision of companies”.
The retreat was facilitated by the Regional Director’s transformation staff and supplied a useful alternative for the entire WHO staff in South Sudan to fulfill and know one another. The groups consisted of employees from the principle workplace in Juba in addition to employees from the ten State workplaces comprising of all ranges of employees – from cleaners to technical officers to senior administration.
The contributors had been in a position to focus on, drivers, the retreat shared on some info that every one employees wanted to know. The principle focus was on staff constructing actions with related content material to boost teamwork within the workplace utilizing participatory approaches and sensible examples to handle the realities on the office. These actions had been in type of small dialogue teams, dwell demonstrations on making use of methods learnt, and movies had been used for visible studying.
A session on Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PRSEAH) was additionally held through the retreat. The session enhanced employees understating on PRSEAH, together with confidential reporting channels. It additionally contributed to understanding WHO’s dedication to zero tolerance for SEAH. In the course of the retreat PRSEAH visibility supplies had been distributed to all employees (together with T-shirts, cotton-bags, wrist bands and pens).
The retreat was an incredible success and acquired ppositive suggestions from the employees and so they indicated that the retreat met and even exceeded their expectations. A number of suggestions had been made together with points resembling conducting management capability constructing, enhancing collaboration amongst groups, enhancing services within the workplace setting and employees members supporting and taking part in change administration points. The retreat not solely sharpened the group’s focus but in addition it clarified WHO South Sudan’s priorities and boosted staff constructing amongst employees.