White Nile emergency WASH concept note for South Sudanese refugees Since December 2013, more than 86,000 South Sudanese refugees fled northward into Sudan because of the crises began. This includes 36,634 refugees fleeing into White Nile state in desperation to escape the conflict.  After long negotiations with the host community, the Government of Sudan agreed to allocate one location for refugees under the condition that humanitarian services should be provided for both the refugees and host communities. The location, called Kilo 10 and located in Alsalam Locality, is about 126 km from Kosti on the eastern side of the Sudanese borders and is characterized by limited basic infrastructure and restricted accessibility during the rainy seasons. Kilo ten has received an estimated 30,000[1] refugees until July 2014, but conditions are poor as the rainy season transforms the area to a swampland. Accordingly, Sudan’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Security in April announced that all Kilo 10 refugees would be relocated to five alternative sites. According to HAC and SRCS Currently many refugees have been relocated to three locations include 36,634 people in the three relocation sites Redeas, Kahafa and Jory ,while the numbers of new arrivals increases on a daily basis. In the beginning of the crises and when the refugees came to White Nile state the host community refused to host them in his land but after long negotiation they agreed to let them stay under the condition of sharing the any aids provided by the humanitarian agencies or the government the latter refused to recognize the refugees settlements as camps to avoid many issues instead of that they called them reception points and this was the official name for the camps in the beginning, the camps don’t have different tribes they are all Shulluk people who are not in peace with Nuir people in South Sudan and they never live together in one place, the security situation in the camps is calm and there are no any kind of issues between the refugees and there are lots of check points inside and around the camps.

CAFOD and SIDO attended coordination meeting on 13th of August in White Nile and found out that UNICEF and WES are covering the water supply through water trucking in Alagaya camp and also covering the solid waste management in the Redeas, Jory and Kashafa camp, UNICEF and WES are now to construct water station to supply through pipe lines to address the water issue in the camps. Plan Sudan is providing WASH package including water trucking to Redeas, Jory and Kashafa camp and constructed the latrines in Redeas, Jory and Kashafa camp also plan Sudan cover they hygiene promotion component in these camps and MSF are currently providing WASH services in the four camps. Also plan Sudan is supporting the vector control in Redeas, Jory and Kashafa camp this will finish after the rainy season. SRCS and MOH are covering the water quality in the 4 camps through water chlorination and sampling also SRC and ministry of health
are providing soap to these 4 camps.

However, there are still significant gaps in each location. A church in Kosti town has provided 100 refugees families who came to the town with plastic sheet for sheltering and supported some families to enroll their children into the schools.  

According to the coordination meeting and to the above there is huge gap in latrines construction, hygiene promotion activities, vector control campaigns and construction and bathing shelters. This gap is not covered by anyone so it’s proposed that CAFOD and SIDO can fill it.

This project is designed to cover the gaps in Alagaya camp and Jory hast community village to respond to the urgent needs shown above.

 

The proposed CAFOD intervention will target 6,200 South Sudanese women, men and children in Alagaya camp and 3,000 host community people in Jory village. The proposed intervention is for a WASH programme, in accordance to SPHERE standards. The target population will be. Safe sanitation facilities will be provided through the construction of temporary latrine structures. The latrine superstructures will use locally available materials including bamboo ,and for the sub structure, concrete slabs will be constructed  Communal latrines will be provided at a ratio
of 1 latrine to every 20 people,  as per SPHERE standards, with separate latrines for women and men.  These activities will be accompanied by vector control campaigns,  capacity building,
and hygiene promotion activities to raise awareness of people on good hygiene
behaviours and the appropriate use of water and sanitation facilities, with WASH
committees established to ensure the engagement of the communities.

CAFOD/SIDO will need to establish an office in Kosti, the capital of White Nile in order to manage the project activities from a nearby location, as well as rental a vehicle in order to access the camps (75 KM away),
and transport both the technical teams and certain WASH materials.  The office will be managed by SIDO with close
monitoring from CAFOD. The office will hired from the locals without any needs for construction or building in order to reduce the cost despite the real estate not costly in Kosti, there is need to purchase furniture, printers,
computers etc.

CAFOD has a WASH Program Officer directly responsible for project quality, technical support and  monitoring, who will spend 25% time in the field to ensure the effectiveness of the delivery.
. A public health officer, technical supervisor who is being hired to work with SIDO will also spend 100% of
their time in the implementation area to supervise the implementation of the
activities. CAFOD Finance Officer and the Office Administrator will also ensure clarity on
the levels and standards expected with regards to financial accountability as
well as supply chain management. also office log and finane officer and office assistant will be hired to be based in Kosti These will be done through organized workshops,
the provision of appropriate templates and schedules, and completion of CAFOD
standard supply chain management and financial procedures. 

 

 

CAFOD plans to
make entry point with WASH intervention as it’s the highest priority for the
refugees in the camps and keep close eye to expand with food security,
livelihoods and education  sectorsfor
both refugees and host community.









[1] UNOCHA Weekly update (http://www.unocha.org/sudan/reports-media/ocha-reports/humanitarian-bulletins-english)