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Welcome to the Basic Services Fund of the Government of Southern Sudan (BSF) website. BSF was established in 2005 with the goal to support the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) in expanding primary education, primary health, and water and sanitation services to communities recovering from conflict.

BSF receives support from International Donors and directly finances local and international NGOs to deliver basic services through primary education, primary health, water and sanitation projects in Round I (2006-2008), Round II (2007-2008), and Round III (2009-2010).

The BSF website is a resource for partners (GoSS, grant recipients, donors) and stakeholders (community), to view and share information on progress and lessons learned. Progress Reports of all grant recipients, Maps, BSF Documents and Project Documents, GOSS Policies, Interesting Reports and Forms & Guidelines are also available on the website.

News and announcements

July 2010 Kick-Off Meeting

On the 15th and 16th of July two kick off meetings were held for all 4a BSF-IA grant recipients at the Beijing Hotel in Juba. The aim of the meeting was to get to know each other and to give the grant recipients an introduction to BSF and its procedures (financial and programmatic). Subjects that were covered during the meetings:

- Financial reporting
- Quarterly reporting
- Monitoring
- Technical requirements (per sector, and mainly WATSAN)
- Sub contracting and tender procedures
- And that you’re always welcome at the Secretariat in case you have questions and/or project updates.

IMAC Presentation and Report

Please find attached the presentation and report which were prepared by the BSF secretariat for the Inter Ministerial Appraisal Committee (IMAC), which was organized on the 14th of June.

Report from the 2010 IMAC that approved BSF-IA, Round 4 of funding

Presentation and Report from the 2009 IMAC that approved BSF Phase 2, Round 3 of funding

BSF Quarterly Progress Report 1 of 2010

Click here to download BSF's Quarterly Progress Report 1 for 2010.

Basic Services Fund - Interim Arrangement (BSF-IA)

BSF-IA CONTRACT INVITATIONS AS DECIDED BY THE 26TH BSF STEERING COMMITTEE, 1ST JUNE 2010

Please find attached below the list of organisations invited for contract negotiations under BSF-IA Round 4a (page 1 of the attachment).

These organisations have received individual emailed invitations to attend contract negotiations over the next 2 weeks at the BSF Secretariat Office, Hai Kololo, Juba.

Completion Workshop 20 March 2010 start 09:30 hours at Paradise Hotel Juba

Following the preannouncement of 2nd February we invite you for the Completion Workshop start 09:30 hours at Paradise Hotel, Juba.

The Country Director or Senior Programme Manager, and the Financial Director/ Senior Financial Manager, of all partners are invited (and expected) to attend.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Opening and Introduction
2. Closing down 30th June 2010
3. Completion report
4. Asset handing over
5. Last day of expenditure and submission of final financial report
6. Audit
7. Possibility of funding under the BSF Interim Arrangement of ongoing projects
8. AOB

BSF Drinking Water Workshop, 13 February 2010

On the 13th of February there will be a BSF Drinking Water Workshop for BSF partners with a water component. This workshop will be a follow up of the drinking water lessons learned meeting, which was held in February 2009. Please ensure that relevant staff will be available to attend.

The coming workshop will have the following goals:

· Agree on BSF procedures regarding Water Quality, in line with the new GoSS Water Quality Guidelines

Annual Report: BSF Quarterly Progress Report 4 of 2009

Click here to view BSF's Annual Report for 2009, also the Quarterly Progress Report 4 of 2009.

BSF Quarterly Progress Report 3 of 2009

Click here to view BSF's Quarterly Report 3 for 2009.

Cashflow forecast before 10 December 2009, December report, Budget amendment, ToR audit

Dear BSF Grant recipients,

Please find attached guidance and instructions on above mentioned subjects.

Project Pictures

Christine & Angela are happy to be at Ireneo primary school

Christine & Angela are happy to be at Ireneo primary school


SC-UK


Western Bahr El Ghazel


Jur River

Materials for Fitting boreholes

Materials for Fitting boreholes


OXFAM GB


Unity State


Koch

Dispensary of one the PHCUs

Dispensary of one the PHCUs


AMREF


Central Equatoria


Terekeka

Isoke PHCU

Isoke PHCU


AVSI


Isoke

New borehole in Terekeka

New borehole in Terekeka


AMREF


Central Equatoria


Terekeka

Borehole drilling in process on the Mayomchol school premises

Borehole drilling in process on the Mayomchol school premises


AMA


Warrap


Gogrial East