Providing emergency lifesaving WASH services to vulnerable people in hard-to-reach areas across Jonglei State The proposed emergency lifesaving WASH intervention is in line with the 2022 SSHF First Standard Allocation Strategy which addresses priority gaps in Greater Jonglei and Greater Pibor Administration Area (GPAA) in Jonglei state. The project will respond to the increasing humanitarian needs caused by the elevated food insecurity, flooding, displacement, and renewed conflicts to the affected host communities, IDPs, and returnees. The proposed intervention will be complementing the CERF meant to alleviate suffering of the most vulnerable population in South Sudan. Oxfam will directly implement the RRM interventions through deployment of Emergency Rapid Response Teams (ERRT). The project will provide rapid emergency response to affected locations based on the agreed triggers and in coordination with the WASH Cluster RRM task force. Oxfam will respond through distribution of WASH minimum package items to promote access to safe water. This will comprise of WASH emergency kits including point-of-use water purification items and storage containers. Water quality monitoring shall be done by trained Community Water Quality working closely with the County Water Department officials while focusing on fecal coli form, free residual chlorine, turbidity and pH in water at the point-of-use. Repair and rehabilitation of 18 hand operated boreholes will be done following technical assessment, for areas without access to protected ground water sources. The project will help monitor water quality and improve the capacity of community water management structures of the water facilities that include boreholes and SWAT systems established from past interventions. 

To prevent and curb rampant open defecation practices especially in concentration sites, construction of 80 stances dignified and inclusive climate resilient emergency latrines will be prioritized. Th project will further install 60 bathing shelters in concentration sites to help promote personal hygiene for affected populations. Solid waste management coupled with hygiene promotion messaging will be conducted to avoid WASH related diseases including AWD, Cholera and Malaria. The project will also target communities with high malnutrition (SAM and MAM) prevalence rates and the Nutrition facilities through support with emergency WASH services.
Oxfam intends to respond, through close coordination with other humanitarian partners, in Fangak, Canal/Pigi and Pibor through deployment of rapid response teams. The Payams will  be targeted based on the humanitarian triggers and needs for response and will cover any of the affected Payams in these locations. They include Old Fangak, Manajang, Mareang in Fangak. In Cana Pigi, the Payams include Alam and Atar whereas in GPAA the Payams include Boma, Pibor Town, and Gumuruk.  

Oxfam ERRT will be composed of two mobile teams that shall have a ERRT WASH manager, WASH Team Leader, Project Officers for both Public Health Promotion and Engineering, Gender and Protection who will be available for deployment to the affected locations especially in Fangak and Canal Pigi where we lack WASH Static partner. These Teams will also be complemented by other Oxfam teams in our current static locations such as in Pibor based on the emerging needs. Other support personnel will include Logistics, Security and Finance. The teams will be based in Juba and will respond to the above stated locations and shall provide at least 2 months of response as per the humanitarian needs. Oxfam intends to reach 43,500 individuals through the rapid response. Oxfam will reach the affected population through rehabilitation of 18 hand-operated boreholes, emergency latrine construction as per need in each location, training of WASH Committees and village hand pump mechanics coupled with hygiene promotion messages.