Multi Sector humanitarian project for enhancing Food Security and Livelihood Opportunities and  Provision of emergency WASH Services for South Sudanese Refugees and poorly served host communities in Buram Locality of South Dafur (Envelope 3) OPS Codes: SUD-18/MS/118584/R 

The proposed project will target 5,374 out of camp refugees and vulnerable host population in Buram locality  of South Darfur and is prioritized under Envelope 3 of the SHF 2018 2nd allocation. The project’s objective is to address lack of access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services and to restore and improve food security and livelihoods for out of camp South Sudanese Refugees and vulnerable host population in Buram locality.
Lack of basic services such access clean water, sanitation facilities, poor hygiene practices, limited economic/ livelihoods opportunities and access to primary healthcare is negatively affecting the lives of the refugees. For example, the only available clean water source in the locality is broken down forcing residents-in particular girls and women who bear the greatest responsibility of collecting water- to walk more than five kilometers to collect water. The project aims to enable, 76% of South Sudanese Refugees out of camps and 25% most vulnerable host individuals, access WASH and alternative livelihoods opportunities thereby improving their food security, nutritional status, restore and safeguarding their dignity. 

The refugees are currently accessing water through UNHCR who are supplying water through trucking of 2000L on daily basis. IOM is working on construction of 45 cubic meter water tank  and 2.7 km pipeline network to serve the refugees ,Base on the do no harm principle  World Vision therefore intends to provide  access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, promote hygienic behaviors services for refugees’ populations and poorly served host communities in Buram refugees site Locality .Although the water supply need for the refugees will be already addressed through recent  IOM intervention  but the host community will remain venerable due to lack of water access of course they will use the refugees sources  putting  mores pressure and water sources which will be over crowded thus throw targeting the host in this project that will reduce the time for water collection and address the do no harm princeple .The project is also designed to enable the targeted beneficiaries to meet their own food consumption through household production of own vegetables and generating income through poultry rearing, The project will also provide a package of training to build beneficiaries capacities with life skills and knowledge which will sustain the intervention after WV’s transition and when they return back to places of origin.
World Vision is requesting a total of USD 500 000 to implement the 12-month multi-sector (WASH and FSL) project in Buram Locality. Sustaining access to safe water will be achieved through rehabilitation of an existing borehole which will be installed with new submersible pump powered by diesel generator, construction of steel water Tanks 45 cubic meter in capacity, laying water distribution pipelines of 3 Km in length, establishment of 8 new water points(water taps stations) with . Environmental sanitary conditions will be addressed through construction of 500 emergency house holds