Emergency Integrated response to life threatening malnutrition to flood  affected populations in Duk County, Jonglei state, South Sudan The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction in malnutrition related mortality and morbidity, and improve access to high quality lifesaving emergency nutrition interventions for the most vulnerable populations notably U5 children and pregnant and lactating women affected by floods. Therefore, treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Moderately Acute Malnutrition for children below five years as well as Pregnant and Lactating Women continues to be one of key need for saving lives of most at risk who are affected by flood in Duk County.

The project will target 647 Severe Acute Malnutrition, 1,680 Moderately Acute Malnutrition and 1,366 Pregnant and Lactating Women respectively in which target of Severe Acute Malnutrition is 647(Male=311, Female=336) while Moderately Acute Malnutrition U5 target will be 1,680(Male=806, Female=874) and Pregnant and Lactating Women target at 1,366 (SSHF Reserved target 2020).
This Allocation will compliment to funding from UNICEF/WFP/OFDA to allow JDF expand services to reach displaced population by flood in Duk. This funding will fill the funding gaps that were not included in UNICEF/WFP/OFDA budget to respond to an emergency situation to help most at risk vulnerable population displaced to the raised ground in bank of canal with live saving intervention. It will also ensure enhanced needs analysis of nutrition situation and robust monitoring and coordination of emergency nutrition responses while increasing access to safe and integrated health and WASH responses due to recent COVID 19 pandemic with support from Home Health Promoters who will work alongside with Community Nutrition Volunteers and Mother to Mother Support groups in Duk County. 

The Reserve Allocation will enable JDF fill the existing gaps by covering the entire county to address the deteriorating nutrition situation through strengthening 4 stabilization Centres, 9 Therapeutic supplementary feeding program/Outpatient therapeutic program sites, 2 Mobile outreach sites in Ayueldit and Amiel. 

Program approaches will include active case detection and treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition /Moderately Acute Malnutrition and preventive intervention through community education, maternal infant young child feeding in emergencies, Mother Mid Upper Arm Circumference Approach, deworming campaigns, and mass screening targeting flood affected communities.
The community outreach component will entails support from Community Nutrition Volunteers and Mother to mother support groups who will conduct awareness creation, mass screening of Children U5, follow up of defaulters and referral of malnourished children to nutrition facilities.
In addition, the project will also support Mother Care group who will be responsible for regularly visiting 10–15 of her neighbors, sharing what she has learned and facilitating behavior change at the household level. Care Groups create a multiplying effect to equitably reach every beneficiary household with interpersonal behavior change communication. Mother Care groups will conduct awareness creation, promote mother MUAC mass screening of Children U5, follow up of defaulters and referral of malnourished children to nutrition facilities. 
The Community Nutrition Volunteers, Mother to Mother Support groups and mother care groups will be trained on identification of acute malnutrition within the community through use of Mid Upper Arm Circumference tapes and referral forms. They will also do home follow up for those in the program to support in defaulter tracing and gather information on reasons for absenteeism and defaulting as well as education on key hygiene messages to improve linkages between WASH and nutrition for better health outcomes.
JDF Added values are Integration with Health, Nutrition and WASH Long-standing partnership with CHD and Magna contributing to improved health and Nutrition service delivery for local communities