Emergency and Early Recovery Response to LRA attacks Western Equatoria State, South Sudan The 12 month programme will provide support to the Catholic Diocese of Tombura Yambio (CDTY) to provide assistance to those households affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) violence in seven counties of Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. This programme will build on the former Emergency Programmes EA30 2009 and EA17 2010 but will make a significant shift towards early recovery, in recognition of the need for longer term solutions for protection. This will include increasing the emphasis on providing internally displaced persons (IDPs) with support to their livelihoods through farming and other income generating activities. Water, sanitation and hygiene and education activities are included to ensure IDPs and the host communities have access to adequate services and are able to cope with their demanding circumstances. The programme also includes maintenance of the capacity to respond to emergencies if and when further attacks do take place, through the provision of emergency food and non- food items (NFIs) to newly displaced households. Finally there will be a small advocacy and trauma healing aspect, providing affected communities with support as they move on with their lives.

The overall goal of the intervention is to prevent excess mortality and morbidity among IDP, refugee and host communities whose lives have been directly affected by the campaign of terrorising attacks waged by the LRA rebel forces in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan.  

Specific Objective: 	To meet the emergency and early recovery needs of those displaced by LRA attacks in Western Equatoria through food, NFI and shelter assistance, education and access to basic health care and use of water and sanitation facilities.

Result One:	Newly LRA displaced households and those returning to their original homes have sufficient food and basic goods to ensure their dignity, safety and well-being.

Result Two: 	The early recovery needs (livelihoods, education and health) of households who have been displaced over the past three years are addressed.


Result Three:	Conflict affected people have improved access to safe and sustainably managed water facilities and improved awareness on public health and effective hygiene practices. 

Result Four:	The Development and Peace Office in CDTY have strengthened systems to effectively manage existing and future humanitarian and development programmes. 

Result Five:	Advocacy at the community, state, national and international level addresses critical issues for the LRA affected IDP population in Western Equatoria State. 
The programme will target approximately 25,000 conflict affected people in the following 7counties and 10 payams:

County	Payam
Yambio	Yambio Town
Nzara	Nzara
Maridi	Maridi
Ibba	Ibba central
Ezo	Naandi, Andari and Bagidi
Nagero	Namutina
Tombura	Tombura town centre & Source Yubu

The ten payams selected in the 7 Counties for targeting were identified on the basis of their isolation, vulnerability and lack of availability and access to assistance from other agencies operating in the area. Please see the map below which shows the counties that the programme will target.