University of Juba

Beyond the ROSCA: Mapping the Institutional Diversity of Community Group Savings and Lending (CGSL) Mechanisms in Post-Conflict South Sudan

Community group savings and lending (CGSL) in South Sudan is often described through the familiar category of the Rotating Savings and Credit Association (ROSCA). This article argues that such a description is too narrow. Drawing on a mixed-methods thesis dataset from Eastern Equ...

Machine Learning Modelling of Mental Disorders in the People of South Sudan

The increase in mental health challenges among the population has raised serious concerns among educators, healthcare professionals, and lawmakers. Because of the substantial impact of mental diseases on emotions, cognition, and social relationships, creative preventative and int...

Widows, Single Mothers, and Financial Exclusion: CGSL Participation Barriers Among the Most Vulnerable Women in Post-Conflict South Sudan

This article examines whether Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms are sufficiently inclusive for widows, single mothers and other highly vulnerable women in post-conflict South Sudan. The article is derived from a wider mixed-methods study of CGSL mechanisms and...

Working Capital, Short-Termism, and the Neglect of Long-Term Agricultural Investment: Evidence from CGSL-Financed Farmers in South Sudan

Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms have become an important informal financial system for rural households in post-war South Sudan, particularly where formal banks, microfinance institutions and agricultural credit providers remain concentrated in urban and peri...

A Case Study of Women's Political Participation in South Sudan: Barriers and Agency, 2021–2026

This case study investigates the persistent barriers to and expressions of agency in women's political participation in South Sudan between 2021 and 2024. It addresses the critical problem of why, despite constitutional quotas and post-conflict frameworks, women remain significan...

A Case Study of Women's Political Participation in South Sudan: Barriers and Agency, 2021–2026

This case study investigates the persistent barriers to and expressions of agency in women's political participation in South Sudan between 2021 and 2024. It addresses the critical problem of why, despite constitutional quotas and post-conflict frameworks, women remain significan...

Women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan

Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has experienced protracted civil conflict and political instability that disproportionately affect women and girls. Despite formal endorsement of international frameworks such as United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and the i...

Conflict, Displacement, and Educational Disruption: A Systems Analysis of South Sudan, 2016–2026

Protracted conflict and large-scale displacement have created a protracted crisis for education systems in several African states. The case of South Sudan represents an extreme example, where systemic collapse has severely constrained access to formal schooling for a generation o...

Women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan

Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has experienced protracted civil conflict and political instability that disproportionately affect women and girls. Despite formal endorsement of international frameworks such as United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and the i...

Conflict, Displacement, and Educational Disruption: A Systems Analysis of South Sudan, 2016–2026

Protracted conflict and large-scale displacement have created a protracted crisis for education systems in several African states. The case of South Sudan represents an extreme example, where systemic collapse has severely constrained access to formal schooling for a generation o...

Women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan

Despite formal commitments to gender inclusion, women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan remains constrained by structural and cultural barriers. Drawing on a qualitative case study grounded in feminist standpoint epistemology, this artic...

Women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan

Despite formal commitments to gender inclusion, women's participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance in South Sudan remains constrained by structural and cultural barriers. Drawing on a qualitative case study grounded in feminist standpoint epistemology, this artic...

A Scoping Review of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in South Sudan (2021–2026): Gendered Dimensions in Juba, Western Equatoria, Jonglei, and Eastern Equatoria

This scoping review provides a systematic mapping of the literature concerning the gendered dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation in South Sudan. It addresses a critical gap in synthesising how climate-induced environmental changes, particularly those affecting natu...

A Scoping Review of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in South Sudan (2021–2026): Gendered Dimensions in Juba, Western Equatoria, Jonglei, and Eastern Equatoria

This scoping review provides a systematic mapping of the literature concerning the gendered dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation in South Sudan. It addresses a critical gap in synthesising how climate-induced environmental changes, particularly those affecting natu...

Commitment Savings Mechanisms in Community Groups: Behavioural Nudges for Agricultural Investment in Rural South Sudan

This article examines commitment savings mechanisms in Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) groups as behavioural nudges for agricultural investment in rural South Sudan. It is adapted from a mixed-methods thesis on CGSL mechanisms and rural agricultural development in Easte...

Child Schooling, Health Expenditure, and CGSL: Non-Agricultural Uses of Savings Group Loans and Their Development Implications

Community Group Saving and Lending (CGSL) mechanisms are commonly evaluated through their contribution to agricultural inputs, productivity and market-oriented production. In rural South Sudan, however, the same loan pools also finance child schooling, health treatment, transport...