Sudan Joint Response 2021 - Project SUMMARY
Plan International Sudan is partaking in the third Sudan Joint Response, in collaboration with the Dutch Relief Alliance funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Plan International Netherlands, World Vision Netherlands and ICCO/Kia have joined forces to provide multi-sectoral assistance. Plan will respond to the immediate needs and protection risks of the most vulnerable and conflict affected people in targeted areas in North Darfur, South Kordofan and Khartoum through an effective and efficient humanitarian response throughout 2021 (Jan-Dec). A total of 15,022 affected people across the states of North Darfur, South Kordofan and Khartoum will benefit from activities providing multi-sectoral assistance in the Protection and Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) sectors. The project targets the most vulnerable and conflict affected people including (refugees, host, IDP) women, children, women- & child-headed households, elderly and people with disabilities. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sudanese economy was suffering from multiple macroeconomic issues (trade and fiscal deficits, mass poverty, high inflation, high levels of inequality etc.) and has seen a large GDP reduction since the secession of South Sudan in 2011 due to loss of many oil fields. Also, it is expected that the global pandemic will drastically effect the Sudanese economy (reduced livestock and oil exports and remittances for example) and IMF projects a 7.2% GDP contraction for 2020. Additionally, strict measures have been adopted by the government to counter COVID-19 including a nightly curfew, banning gatherings, and closure of the international airport, markets, schools, and universities. These measures have impacted the livelihoods of people across the country, particularly the poor. The crisis affects women disproportionally, as they are generally the family caregivers, while they also may experience increased risk of gender-based violence at home. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the already fragile local situations, which include economic crisis, conflict, displacement, as well as floods. The project objectives are closely aligned with the Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (HRP) and contributes to Strategic Objective 1 (Provide timely multi-sectoral life-saving assistance to crisis affected people to reduce mortality and morbidity) and Strategic Objective 3 (Enhance the prevention and mitigation of protection risks and respond to protection needs through quality and principled humanitarian action).
Objectives:
1. Save lives of vulnerable people affected by conflict, disaster and protect conflict-affected people from violence, neglect and exploitation.
2. Contribute to community stabilization and resilience by providing high quality protection services including life skills training, parenting, establishment of CBCPNs, and case management in the targeted localities in North Darfur, South Kordofan, and Khartoum. Assist the safe return and re-integration for IDPs, refugees, and returnees into hosting communities through the design and implementation of integrated socio-economic interventions of livelihood assistance. Refugees, host community members, IDPs and returnee populations affected by the protracted crisis in North-Darfur, Khartoum and South Kordofan in Sudan. Focus will be towards the most vulnerable and conflict affected people within the targeted areas (including women, children, women- & child-headed households, elderly and people with disabilities).