Integrated Emergency Nutrition Response in Akobo and Nyirol counties in former Jonglei State, South Sudan. SCI is seeking to deliver a six months emergency nutrition project in two IPC4 and hot spot counties namely Nyirol, and Akobo. In line with the call of the nutrition cluster and the midyear humanitarian response review, SCI proposed scale up of nutrition response in these two locations through revitalizing existing nutrition sites, operating mobile nutrition sites, and conducting Rapid Response Mechanisms (RRM), as well as rapid assessments to further inform the needs/gaps in nutrition services and coverage. 

The overall objective of this project is to contribute for the reduction of mortality, morbidity and impacts of poor growth development due to malnutrition amongst children under five and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) through management of acute malnutrition, promotion of maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) in emergency, and nutrition surveillance.  

This project is designed to reduce vulnerabilities and risk associated the current food insecurity in the proposed counties, and they will complement existing nutrition activities that SCI is implementing in Akobo and Nyirol counties.

The project’s thematic sector focus will be emergency nutrition, and it will be effective from August 01, 2017 to January 31, 2018. A total of 51,149 beneficiaries (children under five years of age and PLW) will be addressed directly with lifesaving nutrition and MIYCN interventions, along with sanitation and hygiene promotion activities. A total of 300 men will targeted in the MtMSG. Emergency nutrition interventions focusing on screening, referral and treatment of children with life-threatening conditions will be conducted.  Specifically, Save the Children will provide treatment of severe and moderate acute malnutrition among under-five children and PLW in 15 OTP/TSFP sites (8 in Akobo and 7 in Nyirol) and one stabilization center (SC) in Akobo strengthen nutrition monitoring, surveillance and analysis of the evolving nutrition situation conduct community mass screening, as well as promote nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and MIYCN promotion targeting children under five years of age, and PLW. 

A total of 30 CNWs will be trained to screen and treat children and PLW with acute malnutrition, 900 members of mother to mother support group (MtMSG) will be trained to conduct nutrition mass screening, as well as disseminate nutrition and MIYCN messages.

This project will have two objectives namely, (1) providing quality lifesaving CMAM interventions to children under five years of age and PLW and (2) promoting health, sanitation and hygiene and MIYCN messages through community volunteers,  as well as strengthening quality and accountability to affected populations. 

SCI has a good understanding of the geographical area and movement of host communities in the trend of crises such as drought, conflicts and sporadic fights. SCI has existing health and nutrition programs in Nyirol and Akobo Counties funded by Global Fund, UNICEF and WFP, and this proposed project will be complement the existing ones through providing additional human resources, activities and nutrition supplies that can help to address gaps and the increased humanitarian needs. Thus the proposed project is mainly to cover financial and logistic gaps within the existing nutrition services sites, as well as costs related the mobile nutrition services, establishment of one new SC and RRM/ICRM.