Maban Emergency Response EA19 No Cost Extension South Sudan Humanitarian Trend:
The issue of the borderline areas remains high on the rudder for humanitarian monitoring and programming. Stability remains dependent on a semblance of mutual understanding between the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan, especially on the critical issues of Oil and Abyei. The border demarcation remains unfulfilled.
Conflicts between the Government of Sudan and rebel forces in Blue Nile and South Kordofan have remained an issue and any escalations shall result into refugee outflow into South Sudan. 
The conflict between the Yau Yau fighting forces and Government of South Sudan forces in Jonglei remain of concern, posing serious protection and humanitarian access challenges. The ripple effect of the conflict is the displacement of the local population into the bushes and across borders to Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
Among the CI Members, CAFOD is the only actor with a presence in the volatile area bordering with Blue Nile and South Kordofan. This presence is crucial, also for the continued capacity building support to CDO. 

 
Current Maban Emergency Programme Situation:
In 2012, CAFOD South Sudan started an emergency operation in Upper Nile State, in partnership with the Catholic Development Office, to reach out to Refugees and the Host Community in Maban County. This project, which started in October 2012, had a sector focus of Livelihoods and Sanitation & hygiene promotion, directly reaching out to 3,661 households or 21,966 people.  The project, which is jointly funded by Caritas France, Caritas Australia, Caritas Italiana, Trocaire and CAFOD is due to end in September, 2013 and the anticipated funding from Caritas Belgium has not come through. The Initial proposal was for £1.7 Million, but only £544,273 was raised through the CI Member Organisations.
CDO Partnership in Upper Nile State 
The implementation of Maban Emergency Project has been in partnership with Catholic Development Office (CDO) of The Diocese of Kosti in Sudan, but affiliated to Malakal Diocese of South Sudan. The partnership was for life saving and protection of dignity of refugees and host communities in Maban County of Upper Nile State of South Sudan. The CDO partnership has strengthened CAFOD work with the Church and the host community. In the three months period, CAFOD shall continue to support CDO Capacity building activities and the retention of key partner staff from the previous project. Project Manager, Two Livelihoods Officers, Hygiene promotion officer, Compound Administrator, Driver and Office Cleaner will be taken on board.   CAFOD is committed provide Senior Emergency Response Officer (SERO), Emergency Response Officer (ERO) and Livelihood Accompanier in Juba to support project for effective implementation.
 While CAFOD has been more operational in the previous project, the strategy in this period is to empower CDO to lead the programming. They shall be supported to link with other INGOs.
The focus of programme shall be on sanitation & hygiene promotion and Livelihoods recovery activities.  Avenues to mobilise funds and new partnerships shall be developed in partnership with the Diocese.  Coordination shall continue at field level with Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), UN Clusters and Local Authorities.
National Level Coordination – 
- Key areas of focus shall include Cluster Coordination, Partnership with other CI Members, Joint assessment missions and review / peer reviews, Donor liaison and fundraising activities.
- CAFOD and CDO shall work with the food security and livelihoods agencies, FEWSNET and government Met department for the necessary weather monitoring and early warning information dissemination for agricultural and livestock production.
CI Partnerships – CAFOD will be working with other CI Members in region, especially with CRS, Cordaid and Caritas South Sudan (CSS).  Among CI members, CAFOD presence in Upper Nile State is a key representation, to link with the presence of Trocaire in Northern Bar El Ghazal and CRS in Jonglei. The Juba CI Forums, which takes place quarterly, shall continue to add value to our partnership and programming.
Sectors covered by the project:
1. Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (Direct targets; 790HH)
Improved public health awareness and practises in the host communities of Yusuf Batil, Gendrassa and Bunj Payam thus improving health status and reducing incidence of diarrhoeal, malaria and hygiene related diseases.
Main Activities
- Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP) Survey  (before & After) (250HH)
-  10 sessions on Hygiene promotion in communities (500HH)
-  Construction of 40 pit Latrines (40HH)
2. Food Security- Specifically  through both agricultural and non-agricultural Livelihoods actions (Direct targets; 248HH)
Objective: Development of livelihoods opportunities for refugee and host communities around Yusuf Batil Camp, Gendrassa and communities in Bunj Payam thus enhancing food security, improving quality of life and reducing nascent tensions.
Main Activities
a. Agriculture survey  and Field Days (200 beneficiaries)
- Post harvest survey, beneficiaries of field crops 
   Field days
b. Vocational Training - black smith, brick moulding (10 beneficiaries)
-  Procurement of start-up tools - brick moulding (5kits)
- Procurement of start-up tools - black smith (5kit)
- Training; basic business mgt and bookkeeping (10participants)
- Support to production units - ( brick making) 
c. Vocational Training - Hairdressing/barbers (16 beneficiaries)
-  Procurement of start-up tools – barbers (8)
- Procurement of start-up tools - hair dressers (8)
- Training; business mgt and bookkeeping, hygiene & HIV & AIDS (16participants)
d. Business start-up support (IGA)(22beneficiaries)
-  Training in basic business management and book keeping skills (22 
   participants)