Overview
Education infrastructure in South Sudan remains severely compromised by
decades of conflict and chronic underinvestment. Thousands of children
attend facilities that are structurally unsafe, lack adequate sanitation, and
cannot withstand seasonal weather conditions. SETAC was engaged by
UNICEF to assess twelve school facilities across Northern Bahr El Ghazal
and Unity States, prepare complete rehabilitation designs and tender
packages, and provide professional supervision throughout construction.
The objective was to deliver safe, durable, and accessible learning
environments that would serve communities for years to come.
Our team conducted thorough structural and architectural assessments of
each facility, identifying rehabilitation priorities and developing engineering
designs that addressed safety, accessibility, and durability. Complete
tender documentation — including BOQs, technical specifications,
construction drawings, and procurement support documentation — was
prepared for each site. SETAC’s resident engineers provided continuous
on-site supervision throughout the construction phase, verifying material
quality, approving design alterations, certifying contractor payments, and
submitting monthly compliance reports to UNICEF. Every school was
handed over on time and to specification.
THE CHALLENGE
Working simultaneously across twelve geographically dispersed school
sites in post-conflict South Sudan, managing multiple contractors, and
maintaining UNICEF’s quality and reporting standards required exceptional
programme management capability. SETAC deployed dedicated site
engineers to each cluster of schools, supported by a central project
management team that provided weekly consolidated reporting and
technical oversight to UNICEF’s education programme office.
