Scaling up access to quality and integrated Education and CPIE services in Pibor, Lekuangole, Verthet and Gumuruk to support vulnerable children, especially girls, adolescents and caregivers affected by violence, conflict and food insecurity (Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan). Plan  will scale-up provision of quality integrated CPIE and Education services to vulnerable children, adolescents especially girls and caregivers for communities affected by conflict, violence and food insecurity in  Pibor, Verteth, Gumuruk, and Lekuangole payam in Greater Pibor Administrative area for 12-months  implementation period. This project will build up from the SSHF funded project in similar locations. The beneficiaries needs are based on a Plan July 2022 needs assessment, feedback from the affected population, 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan among others. The proposed project is in line with Child Protection and Education Area of Responsibility (CP and Education AOR) clusters priorities, Allocation Strategy and  HRPs 2022 strategic priorities. The interventions will target vulnerable communities comprising of IDPs, vulnerable members of Host communities, Retunees including persons living with disability. Additionally, special attention will be given to vulnerable and excluded women, adolescent girls and vulnerable children targeting 20,220 beneficiaries (M:3207,W:4113,B:6300,G:6600), ensuring the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Highlights of the interventions per sector are provided below:-
	 
Education: Interventions integrated with CPIE will support learners in 4 locations by providing learning/ teaching materials, rebuilding safe learning spaces, constructing gender-segregated latrines and supporting teachers, education authorities, and school management committees. Furthermore, it aims to mobilize out-of-school children to return to school through back-to-learning campaigns, awareness sessions in all 4 payam amp providing MHM to girls. The program will support 4900 school children (B:2800, G:2100) primary students.
CPIE interventions will enhance protection of vulnerable children, adolescents and caregivers in Pibor, Lekuangole, Verteth and Gumuruk in Greater Pibor Administrative Area for UASC, abductees CAAFAG, Child survivors of SGBV, children with distress, out of school and in school children among others. CPIE interventions will be integrated with Education activities in schools and community Child friendly Spaces. CPIE Mainstreaming will also be done into other sectors such as GBV, Shelter, Health, Nutrition, Legal among others through provision of  case management for 500 (300G, 200B) vulnerable children including adolescents, children with disability to meet their unique needs Provision of alternative family-based care and FTR for UASC/at-risk children Updating and printing of Child Protection referral pathways to ensure efficient amptimely service provision Provision of psychosocial support through structured-non structured PSS in schools, Static and mobile CFSs to support 10,000 beneficiaries (1,000M, 2,700F,3,100B,3,200G) including 200 persons with disability across all 4 locations Conducting 4 days  CP and GBV capacity building to 30 CP staff, 15 caseworkers and 30 stakeholders on CPMS, safeguarding, SOPs, Information and data protocol, PFA, inclusion among others. 12 Case workers, 3 CPIE assistants and other Case management staff will be  trained and coached on utilization of upgraded CPIMS+V.2 system for case management including other essential topics such as basic counselling, PSS ,Interagency and Plan International quality standardsamp guidelines 18 CFS facilitators will be trained on SBCC and community level approaches.  Structured and joint awareness with Education, CPWG and other sectors will benefit 15,000 beneficiaries (M:3,000, W:4000, B:3500boys, G:4500). Protection monitoring on protection will be done by all trained community structures for CPIE