Norwegian government is injecting 25 million US dollar to Inter-Governmental Authority on Development of IGAD for training South Sudan civil servants.
The money would be used in the second phase of the next two years, Bakhita Radio reported.
Norwegian Ambassador to South Sudan Hanne-Marie Kaarstad said her country offered to IGAD 20 million US dollars for training South Sudanese civil servants in the first phase.
She said the money was well spent for enhancing skills and knowledge of South Sudanese work force.
Labour Public and Service minister Advisor John Itorong said the IGAD’s first phase of Civil Service Support Officers comprised of two hundred experts from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.
He explained that 46 Civil Service Support Officers from Kenya left in May and that 53 from Ethiopia and 38 from Uganda will leave early November.
Mr Itorong who is also IGAD Coordinator added that the second phase would bring another two hundred personnel to help South Sudan civil servants.
UNDP South Sudan Country Director Balazs Horvath said the objective of the project was to mentor South Sudanese to deliver quality service.
He said problem of language would be addressed in the second phase.
The speakers made the remarks on Thursday when the government of South Sudan and IGAD were signing a new contract to provide civil service support.