Distribution of Life-Saving NFIs and Emergency Shelter materials for population most in need of assistance and protection in South Sudan. INTERSOS will provide lifesaving shelter and NFIs in response to the gender and age specific needs of internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and conflict affected populations assessed and verified as most in need in the targeted counties Uror, Nyirol, Duk, Akobo, Magwi, Kaopeta and Mundri  with S/NFI distribution by mobile response from Juba and Kapoeta with S/NFI assistance through Cash Based Intervention.

The proposed project will complement the ongoing SSHF standard allocation 2 (2017) Emergency Shelter and NFIs project which ends on 30th April 2018. INTERSOS considers prudently targeting IDPs, returnees and conflict affected populations who are in need of life saving NFIs. INTERSOS will also consider the specific needs, concerns and priorities of women and girls, men and boys of different ages and disparities such as disabilities in its response, incorporating protection principles during implementation. 

During initial needs assessment and beneficiaries’ selection, focus group discussion will be carried out in order to analyze the community need. Beneficiaries will be identified following cluster criteria of selection: child headed household, women, disable, elderly and most vulnerable ones in the community will be selected for shelter materials immediately through Cash Based Initiative (CBI).  During community meetings, sensitization will be carried out by INTERSOS Staff, communities’ major needs of NFIs will also be identified and further verified by INTERSOS staff. Local authorities including Community chiefs, natural leaders and representatives of women will be involved right at the beginning of the project

At the moment, the counties of Uror, Nyirol, Duk, Akobo, Magwi, Kaopeta and Mundri need more emergency shelter and NFIs assistance and SSHF SA1 funding is crucial to revitalize Emergency Shelter and NFIs response in these locations. In addition, Kapoeta South  ls in need of Emergency Shelter and NFIs. The proposed project intends to deliver this assistance through CBI. CBI will enable most vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied elders, persons with disabilities, pregnant and lactating women, and child headed families to receive NFIs support as per their needs identified through need assessment.

Emergency Response Teams Leaders and mobile Emergency Response Team (ERT) members will respond to these emerging needs by conducting assessments, verification, registrations, distributions and facilitate post distribution monitoring activities. The same team leaders will also cover the role of State Focal Point for the Shelter-NFI Cluster, in Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria states. Project team will also comprise of Cash/ Voucher officer who will lead implementation and monitoring of cash based initiatives (CBI)

Furthermore, INTERSOS will strengthen Cash Based Initiatives piloted in the current SSHF SA2, in which 200 households (1,309 people) received NFIs through CBI in Bor and Torit. In the proposed project, 600 HH will be targeted with restricted Voucher for SNFIs in Kapoeta. INTERSOS will use the experience for this project and will provide vouchers for 600 HH on restricted voucher intervention (the list of the items in the voucher will be based on the need of the community, market and available fund).