GBV Prevention and Response in Juba Urban IDP/ Host communities (Gumbo, Mahad, Lologo,Korobou, St.Mary and Salakana). South Sudan has experienced decades of conflict even before its separation from Sudan, meaning the realisation of basic needs has for decades been far below minimum standards.  Yet following the December 2013 conflict, many people from rural and urban areas have been and continue to be displaced and further endangered. Again, following the outbreak of violence in Juba in early July, thousands of civilians were internally displaced, while over 67,000 fled to neighbouring countries. These displacements have led to family splits leaving over 10,000 children unaccompanied and separated from their parents and families  across the country. Gender-based violence, including sexual violence (GBV) has also been a major feature of the current crisis, disproportionately affecting women, girls and other vulnerable children including rape and killing of Aid workers. Considering the increasing tensions and insecurity across the country, and the fragile and complex political economy, instability and violence are likely to persist throughout the country given the recent violation of the August’s 2015 peace agreement in July 2016. Again, the most vulnerable will continue to bear the brunt of the burden with negative coping mechanisms such as forced child marriages and commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls, and others of the worst forms of labor.It is in this context, and with a several years track record of restoring hope to South Sudan’s most vulnerable populations around Juba, that CCoC is seeking further support from CHF in this SA2 allocation to be able to meet and contribute towards responding to GBV incidents in the displaced communities.  Our staff skilled and in cooperation with IsrAid, SMoGSD, and other GBV partners in addition to CHF has enabled CCC to provide interim care to 60 UASCs and additional 48 orphans and other vulnerable children over the past 6 months.  Unicef’s financial support besides SA1 CHF allocation enabled CCoC to develop their case management system and improve care provided to children recovering from trauma as a result of conflict and Gender Based Violence.  CCoC remains the only interim and safety care centre where both UASCs,OVCs amp GBV survivors are referred and admitted from all over the country.  This SA2 CHF allocation request seeks to enable CCoC continue to build on the quality of care provided to survivors and children, focusing on individual and group care plans for each child and survivor strengthening efforts to equip prospective community foster caregivers amp cement on the partnership with the State Ministry of Social Development to respond all throughout the emergency and normal circumstances. CCoC’s chosen approach to tackling the complex social problems before and during the current conflict has been through working with and training local  focal points to form Community-Based Protection Networks in areas of operation to deliver an intervention whose legacy will last.  These CBCPNs have helped raise awareness on GBV amp identify both GBV amp Child Protection needs to enable communities to better provide a protective environment during and after emergency and ensure survivors are referred in a timely manner.  However, the ongoing social challenges in these communities, as well as repeated movement in and out of the communities mean this work must continue.  A women and youth friendly environment in IDP settings and schools  also needs to be promoted and strengthened in order to provide an appropriate protective learning amp safe environment for all.  Setting up monitoring systems within the community, promoting child, youth and women participation in all activities will be one way of achieving this. The CBPNs (GBV focal points) social workers and Community leaders will require refresher training on GBV amp PFA/PSS approaches to care for survivors of GBV in their care in the community and households.