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Enhancing Food Security and Livelihoods of Vulnerable Agropastoralists Communities in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan A lethal combination of prolonged dry spells, flooding, conflict, poor access to inputs, low productivity, pests such Fall Army Worm invasion, livestock diseases and subsequent high mortalities, poor infrastructure, dysfunctional markets, poor terms of trade and poor trade flows have pushed food insecurity situation in South Sudan to the highest levels since 2010, with at least 5.2 million people projected to face unprecedented levels of food insecurity in 2019 (FEWSNET-SS Food Security Outlook, October 2018-May 2019 September IPC 2018 Update). 

Poor agricultural production capacities, dysfunctional markets, poor terms of trade and soaring inflation have led to worsening food and nutrition security situation, with populations resorting to negative coping strategies in Aweil East. 

Targeted direct beneficiaries are made up of 5,956 Households comprised of 5000 men, 5000 women, 12868 boys and 12868 girls. 

The project aims at enabling the most vulnerable men, women, girls, boys and youth (male and female) among IDPs and host communities (including elderly and disabled) in Aweil East to access life-saving services and income opportunities so as to improve immediate and medium term household food and nutrition security and enhance their resilience, preparedness and self-reliance. This will be achieved through proposed actions involving livelihood kits support – crop, fishing and vegetable kits. This will also reduce their reliance on negative coping strategies such as distressed sale of high value assets such as livestock and consequent negative terms of trade and unsustainable exploitation of forest resources that lead to environmental degradation.

The project will ensure a multi-sectoral approach through inter-cluster synergies, quality programming, cost efficiency in addition to mainstreaming cross-cutting programmatic approaches that include application of Accountability to Affected Populations principles, protection including Gender Based Violence/ Sexual exploitation mitigation measures, Do No Harm, conflict context analysis, gender equity, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, environmental conservation and sustainability.
Protection response in flood affected areas in South Sudan The project seeks to respond to the protection and humanitarian needs of a devastating flood situation triggered by torrential rains and rising water levels in Pibor river that has resulted in unprecedented floods in Jonglei state. The situation has seriously affected the most vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host communities in the state, exposing them to deplorable conditions with heightened risks of physical safety emanating from exposure to waterborne diseases, acute food shortages and weather elements as they sleep outside in the open. The heavy rains have destroyed crops, public infrastructure including health, schools, shelters and road access.

The project will ensure timely delivery of humanitarian assistance to the flood affected population in, through four core activities:
1) Individual protection assistance
2) Protection monitoring (mobile) and protection by presence
3) Provision of protection information and awareness raising on available protection services. 
4) Strengthening community-based risk mitigation.

Expanding protection monitoring will facilitate identification of the most vulnerable victims of floods and assessments of their critical needs and conditions. This will ensure that those impacted receive individual protection assistance, targeted and timely lifesaving support and response. Adequate information on available services will be provided to those affected including referral to available service providers. UNHCR will also focus its intervention on strengthening community-based risk mitigation through strengthened preparedness awareness measures on flood risks and available services. These initiatives will be aimed at building communities’ resilience, strengthening their own capacities to protect themselves and establishing community support networks and structures for supporting the most vulnerable.

UNHCR will deploy trained protection staff to conduct protection monitoring and identify the most vulnerable individuals from the affected population. Protection monitoring reports will be shared regularly through established coordination mechanisms to inform other sectors/ clusters of the risks, needs and solutions prioritized by affected communities. Information on available services will be shared with the affected communities on a regular basis and referrals to service providers will be made on a timely manner. Feedback to beneficiaries will be given regularly through focus group discussions and meetings with representative structures as an accountability mechanism. Volunteer network will be used to keep the communication channels open and ensure that affected communities receive information and counselling in a timely manner.
Improving health access in Bor South through system strengthening and provision of mobile medical clinics with specific focus on GBV and MHPSS MdM will intervene in Bor South County providing infection prevention and disease control activities as well as primary health care services in rural communities with a specific focus on the integration of mental health and psychosocial support and gender-based violence programs. The project aims to sustainably improve health outcomes in the region through capacity building and strengthening of existing disease surveillance and healthcare systems in partnership with the MoH and local organizations. MdM will operate two mobile medical units as well as community-based health programs in remote communities of Bor South County to improve access to comprehensive primary health care services. 

The project targets the whole Bor South County population, with a catchment area of 250,000. The direct beneficiaries of the project will include: 2,096 men, 4,636 women, 2,985 boys and 2,985 girls, a total of 12,702 people. The project will focus on the most vulnerable populations, such as children under 5 (1,344 boys and 1,344 girls)   The project will also support 100000 indirect beneficiaries through strategic strengthening of the MoH and local organizations. The total budget for this intervention is $$500,258.98 of which $102,000.93(20.4%) are requested to the CHF/Pooled Fund and $398,258.05  (79.6%) will come from other secured funds.
Lifesaving integrated health care provision for  Rumbek Centre and Rumbek East Counties vulnerable host and displaced population The present proposal targets 2 over the 26 priority Counties selected by the Health Cluster. Their health system is not in conditions to guarantee equal support to all health care levels, penalizing in particular PHCUs and mobile health teams, in spite of their relevance to ensure main diseases prevention as much close as possible to beneficiaries. This project will focus on the lowest health system’s level sustaining 1 PHCU and 1 Mobile Health Team per County (as per Health Cluster orientations) for the provision of PHCU and Mobile Health Team essential services package as defined by the Health Cluster. Their action will be complemented by community health workers offering ICCM essential services package in the most isolated and/or crowded villages, within the same targeted areas, while existing ambulance system will guarantee their connection with higher care providers through effective referral. EPI boosting activities will be considered for preventing infectious diseases outbreaks, as hygiene promotion through wash and waste management enhancement and people health education. Health authorities and staff training and continuous supervision visits with active surveillance purposes will ensure timely identification and prompt management of eventual cases of epidemic prone illnesses. The present proposal responds to HRP first objective, namely “saving lives by providing timely and integrated multi-sector assistance and services to reduce acute needs”, offering the due preventive and curative care through different first line service providers, coordinated and integrated amongst themselves and with other sectors. It is expected to contribute to HRP third objective as well, as comprehensive/multi level functional health care system reaching the most remote sites and isolated vulnerable groups will “support at-risk communities to promote and sustain their resilience to acute shocks and chronic stresses”. For what concerns Health Cluster objectives, the present proposal is aligned to all of them. Support to selected PHCUs, Mobile Health Teams and ICCM providers will “increase access to essential primary health care services to the vulnerable population”. Routine EPI and adequate hygiene standards promotion at health facilities and at household level, coupled with health staff and authorities training and continuous field supervision will enhance local capacities to “prevent, detect and respond to diseases outbreak”. The inclusion of wash and nutrition components at lower care levels, as well as priority given to the assistance to be provided to the most vulnerable individuals translate in the “integration of WASH/Nutrition/Food security and protection including MHPSS and provision for the disabled and displaced into essential primary health care services to respond to”.
Strengthening GBV response and prevention services in Humanitarian  setting in Yirol East County of Lake state South Sudan In response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Lake State. WAV Gender Based Violence project will directly target 5147  vulnerable IDPs and host communities in Yirol East county (Nyang,Mamer Adior  Payams) .The project aims at  providing quality GBV services to GBV survivors and reduce suffering of women, girls, men and boys by providing timely and integrated multi-sector assistance and services to reduce acute needs and promote and sustain their resilience to recurrent shocks.

The prioritized objectives to achieve the overall goal will include: 
1)  Provide lifesaving assistance to address needs for the most vulnerable men,women,boys and girls in hard to reach and priority areas.
2)  Prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks through enhanced preparedness.
 
The main activities to be carried out  to realize this objectives and achieve the overall goal will include :

1)Training of the already  existing case workers and community based protection committees on Comprehensive case management and Psycho social support (PSS) to strengthen Safe referrals, including information dissemination on available services, 
2) Establishment of Women amp girls friendly spaces with PSS ,case management and skill building interventions which  will also be supported through women safety committees, women groups  and Community-based protection groups to  strengthen support  in protection,coordination and community awareness raising and sensitization.
3) Conduct community outreach targeting 5147 community members to raise awareness on services and facilitate confidential referrals to GBV response.
Rapid Response Mechanism for the management of moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months of the priority counties in the GUN states Aim
The aim of this project and requested funding will support WFPs frontline service delivery for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in hard to reach areas in the Greater upper Nile states (Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile) using WFPs Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism. 

Beneficiaries
This project will provide treatment services for children 6-59 months with moderate acute malnutrition in the  (TSFP) programme for 3,507 children (6-59 months) to host and internally displaced populations (IDP) communities affected by the insecurity. 

Mode of Delivery
The aim of the nutrition component of the IRRM is to reduce malnutrition related mortality in children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and other vulnerable groups through provision of lifesaving nutrition interventions (emergency CMAM package) in areas with a deteriorating food security, nutrition, and security situation. For children under five, WFP will do this through: mass screening with MUAC and provision of treatment or referral for treatment of identified Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) (if UNICEF is not present on mission) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases, referral of cases with medical complications to inpatient care or health facility, if available provision of blanket supplementary feeding vitamin A supplementation and deworming treatment and provision of MIYCN-E messaging.

All the pregnant and lactating women in 2nd trimester and lactating women of children less than 6 months will be screened for acute malnutrition and  referred  for treatment to the nearest PLW TSFP programme where services are available all caretakers with children 0-59 months will receive  MIYCN-E key messages as part of the preventive package.

The IRRM Nutrition activities also include assessment of the overall food security and nutrition situation in the intervention area monitoring and strengthening of existing partner activities on the ground or identifying potential support, personnel or partners for service delivery at the IRRM location (e.g. SAM and MAM services, MIYCN programs).

Locations
Very high levels of acute malnutrition remain prevalent in many parts of South Sudan particularly in the greater upper Nile states particularly ( Unity, Jongeli and Upper Nile). This is mainly attributed to widespread fighting, displacement and poor access to health services, extremely poor diet (in terms of both quality and quantity), low coverage of sanitation facilities and deplorable hygiene practices. However, the Inter-Cluster Working Group (ICWG) prioritized integrated humanitarian response in 15 counties based on GAM above 15% emergency threshold, IPC phase 3 and phase 4. Therefore, WFP will respond to the nutrition needs in the above state through its Integrated Rapid Response Mechanism (IRRM), requests to provide frontline life-saving services for the treatment of acute malnutrition in 7 counties, Akobo, Canal/Pigi, Duk, Pibor, Twic East, Pariang amp Rubkona as these are within the former GUN states serviced by the IRRM.
Improving WASH conditions through providing access to safe water,sanitation and hygiene to mitigate WASH related GBV and malnutrition for IDPs, vulnerable host communities and returnees through a coordinated response in  Yirol East and Yirol West counties. A transversal approach to address the underlying causes of malnutrition and GBV amongst communities is required, with HACT planning a WASH integrated frontline intervention adapted to the vulnerabilities of the communities and local contexts.  Chronic WASH needs continue to emerge in the locations of Yirol East and Yirol West due to displacement, insecurity and the lack of basic services. 
The seasonality of the location marked by the end of the rainy season and onset of the dry season poses great challenges of the communities to uphold standard WASH practices due to the migratory patterns of mostly an agro – pastoral community characterized by upsurges in feco - oral diseases due to lack of adequate clean water, sanitation facilities, displacements of populations caused by insecurity linked to livelihoods of communities. 
WASH’Nut integration packages will be provided to communities and HHs affected by malnutrition by targeting SAM/MAM children and their families, in coordination with nutrition implementing partners in the counties who include CUAMM, HELP and INTERSOS. WASH+GBV activities will ensure reduction of GBV occurrences attributed to inadequate WASH facilities. HACT will further use supported schools in the greater Yirol as platforms for a robust programming targeting mainly young and teenage girls. 

Budget Split

Total: 300,000 USD

Per Activity

Activity 1: 65% (195,000 USD) WASH’Nut
Activity 2: 35% (105,000 USD) WASH’GBV

Per Location

Yirol East:       40%
Yirol West:      60%
Scaling up Lifesaving Nutrition Interventions in South Sudan The purpose of this project is to support lifesaving nutrition interventions, mainly treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) through integrated rapid response mechanism (IRRM) modality which is a proven delivery channel  to provide nutrition services in some of the most hard to reach areas. The IRRM locations will be identified based on the need with prioritization and focus on Leer, Mayendit, Canal/Pigi, Yirol East, Pibor, Panyikang, Wau, Rubkona, Fangak, Koch, Duk, Panyijiar, Ulang, Nyirol, Gogrial West, Awerial, Luakpiny/Nasir, Twic East, and Aweil East counties. The total cost of the project is estimated at  USD 859,524.28  to be implemented over a duration of 6 months. This project is designed to benefit a total of 9,130 beneficiaries ( 321 girls, 309 boys ,7000 women and 1500 women) from the host communities and Internally displaced populations in the prioritized locations through IRRM activities. Children between the age of 6-59 months will be screened for SAM out of which 630 children (321 girls and 309 boys ) with SAM are expected to be treated. Over the project period, 8,500 pregnant, lactating mothers and caregivers of children 0-24 months are targeted to receive individual counselling on maternal infant and young child feeding practices. A total of 45 health workers will be trained on community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), 45 health and nutrition workers will be trained on maternal Infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) training packages based on national protocols for South Sudan while 30 nutrition cluster partners will be trained on Nutrition information system (NIS) . This project will also compliment funding for nutrition assessments, cluster monitoring and coordination. UNICEF will ensure cluster priorities like accountability to affected populations, protection mainstreaming and linkages with other sectors mainly health, WASH, education and protection (GBV) is fully adhered to throughout the project implementation. The eligible beneficiaries for nutrition intervention during IRRM will be identified through head count and registration for general food ration by WFP and community mobilization activities carried out prior to and during the IRRM.
Emergency Health Intervention through Mobile Clinic and support to one PHCU for urban IDPs and Host Community in Juba The project aims to provide basic health services to the IDP population of 3 “informal” Urban Camps of Juba through the work of a Mobile Clinic and the direct support to n. 1 PHCU and 1 PHCC, also conducting screening on STDs, Measles, Cholera, Meningitis, visual apparatus diseases. The project will support the PHCU of Way Station, which is one of the main health referral structures for the Urban IDP Camps, in collaboration with the MoH Jubek State, through supply of drugs, consumables and micronutrients with a particular focus on Malaria prevention amp treatment and on pharmacological management of cases of epilepsy, as well as Usratuna Centre (which is the main PHCC referral Centre for persons with disability). 
A support to the County Health Department in the large scale vaccination campaign is also included, as well as hygiene promotion through events and distribution of soap and chlorine.
A specific activity regards nutritional support, in 14 different Distribution Centres (around the concerned IDP Camps), for children with MAM and referral of SAM cases, as well as support to PLW through the distribution of vitaminized milk.
All the activities are carried on with a particular attention on gender, focusing on the role of women at different levels. 
In accordance with the mission of the Requesting Organization, an important component of the action is the attention on disability, particularly to children with disabilities, ensuring access to health services and rehabilitation, directly dealing with particular cases such as epilepsy, cleft lip and palate, spina bifida, hydrocele, osteomyelitis, cerebral palsy. Particular attention is consequently put on the care and prevention of disabling pathologies in new born children.
Emergency  Food Security and Livelihood support to  3455 Households( 20730 Beneficiaries) to food insecure Households through distribution of Livelihood kits and basic resilience training in crop in    Mayendit County ( Unity state ) South sudan The project will target mainly IDPs and Vulnerable host population in these areas. A total of 3455 Households (20730  people will be targeted. The program will be delivered through direct distributions of inputs, and provision of basic training in crop production, net making and fish. These activities are mainly agricultural related and they are geared towards.Women , children, girls that are at high protection risks and  will be targeted throughout the implementation of the project . Additionally the project has major consideration for the accountability to affected population, thus a very strong AAP committee will be established.
CISDA has over five ur  years strong experience in implementing similar Emergency food security and livelihood projects in the same geographical context. CISDA has been implementing partner to UNFAO - ELRP  since 2013 and is ongoing .  In 2016 CISDA similarly implemented  Emergency livelihood support project in Mayendit  funded by CHF. In 2018, CISDA also implemented  Food security response project  in Nyirol County , Jonglei , This project was jointly funded by IOM and FAO through the Food Security cluster . Currently CISDA is implementing lean season intervention through UNFAO in Western Bahr- el Ghazal .The project  will thus have  leverage on the experiences gained during the past implementation in order to adequately address the food insecurity problem.
The project will integrate or work closely with both the protection cluster and the nutrition cluster. With protection cluster, the project will support beneficiaries identified by the protection partner that are high protection risk. they will be mapped out and supported during the implementation. With the nutrition project, the project will set up demonstration sites at OTP centres and train households with malnourished children. These households will also be supported with high nutritious vegetables which they will produce to address the nutritional needs of their malnourished children. 
Local response: CISDA has significant experience in implementing under l3 emergency. CISDA has been implementing partner with UNFAO, IOM, CHF/SSHF since they started their operation prior and during the conflict. CISDA has presence in Mayendit  where they have implemented similar project. CISDA therefore fully understands the local context and how to respond.
Feasibility within operating environment
cost effectiveness and value for money: CISDA proposed project falls within the budget framework from the cluster hence the project is considered  cost effective.