South Sudanese Peace Leadership Program
Hosted by the Initiative for Peacebuilding, this three-day peace leadership program is tailored to the critical role Australian South Sudanese community leaders and peacebuilders have in supporting longer-term peace, both within their communities in Australia and for political development and social healing in South Sudan.
A pilot for the SSPLP was first run in 2019. The program is scheduled to take place in September 2024 and is supported by the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
Project Team
Dr Tania Miletic
Co-Director, Initiative for Peacebuilding
David Nyol Vincent
Practitioner Affiliate
David Nyuol Vincent is a dual South Sudanese/Australian citizen, currently the Deputy Team Leader of the Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund (POF). POF is a UK-funded programme in South Sudan that aims to pursue violence reduction and peacebuilding objectives flexibly, strategically, and sustainably. David is a respected advocate for community-led peacebuilding in South Sudan and the diaspora, and was instrumental in the establishment of Peace Canal, a national NGO, during the first phase of the POF. He brings a personal passion for peace and reconciliation work and a deep understanding of the drivers of conflict and peace. He is also the author of his memoir, The Boy Who Wouldn't Die, published in 2012.
Below: SS PL Program (Pilot) in 2019, Melbourne School of Government
Below: Dr Tania Miletic meeting with the non-resident Ambassador of South Sudan to Australia His Excellency Mr Monday Semaya K. Kumba in 2024
