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Feeding Families in South Sudan South Sudan , RUN BY: Plan International Australia | STATUS: COMPLETED

AUD 30,001

Raised from 22,638 people

Project Impact

In partnership with the UN World Food Program (WFP) food aid was provided to over 1,954,249 internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable people.
Plan supported malnourished children under the age of 5 years as well as pregnant and lactating women in Awerial through Targeted Supplementary Feeding and Blanket Supplementary Feeding programs.
Screening of nutritional status of children under 5 went on regularly. Cases of severe malnutrition were referred to partner organisations for treatment.
Plan established a nutrition centres in Mingkaman IDP camp to look after malnourished people as they wait to receive nutritional food that included Plumpy Sup (a ready-to-use food supplement) and Milk Fortified Corn-Soy Blend.
Plan also provided 800 cups for 50 schools in to IDPs affected areats. Two sport materials kits distributed to 2 schools in Eastern Equatorial
33,814 children participated in the Food for Education program where Plan provided students in Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei with school meals. This enabled students to concentrate on their school work throughout the day as opposed to feeling constantly hungry.
In total 9,960.98 Metric Tons of food was distributed over the calendar year.
Rehabilitating hand pumps and boreholes in Eastern Equatorial and Central Equatorial, as well as involving returnees and other vulnerable people in hygiene promotion activities in communities, such as training on hand washing with soap.

Water supply

20 new wells and hand pumps – supporting 19,258 people
11 existing boreholes rehabilitated – supporting 8204 people
Provision of water purification tablets to 71747 people
40 trained in pump mechanics
100 (69 female & 31 male) trained in water management.

Sanitation – supporting 6050 people

121 emergency latrines constructed
12 latrines rehabilitated
28 emergency bathing shelters
5 solid waste pits constructed
34 hand washing facilities installed

Hygiene promotion

158 (95 female, 63 male) Community hygiene promoters trained and active
10 (6 female / 4 male( Solid waste management committee members trained
Health and hygiene education promotion / awareness reaching 92,423 people
Provision of Dignity Kits (sanitary pads reusable, underwear, soap, lotion, nail cutters) for 1536 adolescent girls for menstrual hygiene management.

There is still a need for Plan International to provide emergency support to the people of South Sudan. Plan will assess at the end of December 2015 whether to extend the program.

A Story from South Sudan

Regina heats water to soften dried meat at their home in the village in Eastern Equatoria. Her husband, Simon, relates that he was unable to farm this year due to illness, of which he says, “Alas, it has caused me problems,” leaving himself and his wife and their children in a precarious position.

Unemployed, he says, “You find any opportunity out there, and you make small money and you buy food for the children. I hustle and I take any small, small jobs I can find. If wasn't sick, I would have been able to farm, and I would have food.” At times, when he cannot find work, he is forced to borrow: "I find somebody who had a good harvest and borrow from them. If I took a bowl, I return a bowl, if I took ten bowls I return 10 bowls."

Simon received sorghum, vegetable and maize seeds to plant during a Plan International distribution. Asked what he will do with his future harvest, he replies, “Why would anyone in their right mind eat everything? You eat some, and you keep some. I will do my best, and whatever God blesses us with we will use it, and we will keep some. But I have no guarantee.”

What's next?

Over the coming year Plan will:

Work with Food and Agriculture (FAO) to distribute seeds, tools, fishing equipment to help communities affected by conflict and natural disasters;
Implement emergency response and early recovery activities in partnership with UNDP and other agencies within the current areas of operation;
Work with WFP to provide food aid to returnees to the country, internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable people to help restore their food security and fulfil their nutrition needs.

Can I visit this project?

No. It is not feasible to visit this project.

Original project proposal

Project objectives

Provide life-saving food intervention (general food distribution) to 78,323 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the conflict up to end of September 2014
Prevent incidence of acute malnutrition among 15,870 under 5 years, pregnant and lactating mothers, IDPs

Background into the current situation

Between July and November 2011, most areas of South Sudan were faced with acute hunger and food insecurity, causing people to flee their homes in the thousands. Since then, many people have returned from refugee camps and camps for internally displaced people, however food supplies are still limited and there is not enough to meet the demands of the returning population. Often, people are returning home to find their crops destroyed, livestock dead or missing, and cooking utensils and other household items gone.

In addition, approximately 90% percent of South Sudanese households depend on crop farming, animal husbandry, fishing or forestry for their livelihoods, but productivity across all these sectors is minimal. As a result, it is estimated that 4.1 million people currently do not have enough food to eat, with one million of these people particularly vulnerable.

Plan International is distributing 150 metric tonnes of food rations consisting of vegetable oil, sorghum, beans, and salt to help families displaced by the violence.

What is Plan doing?

School Children

This project aims to help the most vulnerable households and school children to access food aid and support to sustain their livelihoods.

To achieve this, we are:

providing students in Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei with school meals, helping students to concentrate on their school work throughout the day
providing girls with take home rations each month, which encourages their parents to send them to school
supporting schools to establish vegetable gardens which students can help to maintain so that they have an ongoing source of nutritional food

Returned Refugees

In partnership with the UN World Food Program (WFP):

Food aid is being provided to returnees to the country, internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable people to help restore their food security and fulfil their nutrition needs.
We are providing blankets, utensils and other non-food items to IDPs affected by ethnic conflict through our partnership with the International Office of Migration.
As part of our partnerships with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program the distribution of seeds, tools, fishing equipment and cash transfers is being supported to ensure early livelihoods recovery for communities affected by conflict and natural disasters.

The Community

With support from the United Nations Development Organisation we are encouraging peace in the community amongst youth from various ethnic groups through the construction of community centres. It offers a place for the youth to come together to discuss issues, learn alternative skills such as carpentry and mechanics and play sports to help reduce tension in the community.

In addition, to this we are also rehabilitating hand pumps and boreholes in Eastern Equatorial and Central Equatorial, as well as involving returnees and other vulnerable people in hygiene promotion activities in communities, such as training on hand washing with soap.

This project is is part of a larger program to help Plan feed children and will cover costs for food, training, monitoring, storing and evaluation.

How was it this funded?

Thanks to hundreds of tiny donations from these online businesses and their customers.

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