Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items support to conflict affected households in South Sudan World Vision plans to support people affected by conflict in South Sudan with Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items (ES/NFIs). The objective of this project is to provide safe access to life-saving ES/NFIs (in-kind). This directly contributes to the Cluster Strategic Response Plan objective ‘’to save lives by providing timely and integrated multi-sector assistance and services to reduce acute needs among the most vulnerable women, men, girls’ and boys’’. 

This project will target a total of 11,000 IDPs and Returnees in the areas of Koch, Rubkona and Panyijar of Unity State. Nasir in Upper Nile State, Tonji and Twic in Warrap State. These locations will be served by both a Mobile Response Team that is based in Juba, and static teams that are found in World Vision field offices in the three States. In Nassir, Upper Nile State, World Vision will jointly respond with SSUDA and NILE HOPE in effort to enhance capacity of local Organizations and help create synergies with the local actors. The same approach will also be used in Warrap where World Vision will also work with local and International agencies such as the Danish Refugee Council, CCOSS and other partners who are implementing similar activities in the state. The State Focal Point of Upper Nile State will be consulted on CCCM’s integrated approaches in Luakpiny/Nasir.

World Vision will ensure this project benefits most vulnerable IDPs and returnees. This will be achieved by undertaking needs assessment and verification of beneficiaries in each location in order to weigh the severity of needs before conducting distributions. The organization will also reinforce Programme integration in implementation of activities Gender issues will be given special attention during intervention for example, during needs assessment relevant questions will be asked in focused group discussions. Additionally, registration of beneficiaries for NFI distribution will be aimed at improvement of gender equality in communities. Similarly, in Protection, the safety and dignity of the affected population will be prioritized during in the project lifespan by ensuring people that are served are protected, by understanding the protection concerns and mitigating risks that may arise during interventions. 

Under this project World Vision will continue working in collaboration with partners. National Cluster will guide the organization on interventions, IOM, which is the cluster Pipeline will support with the delivery of NFI materials in every location. While UNOCHA will be consulted on matters related to humanitarian interventions across the Country. World Vision will also work with UNHAS, the agency that plays logistic role, especially in areas that are hard to reach for the Mobile Team. The outbreak of Ebola Virus Diseases (EVD) in Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted alertness and preparedness among humanitarian agencies in South Sudan, therefore, as the Cluster State Focal Point for Western Equatoria State, a location that borders Democratic Republic of Congo, World Vision will support and encourage Cluster partners to incorporate awareness creation activities on the epidemic diseases, when implementing NFI activities. 

At community level, community members, chiefs and South Sudan SSRR (Relief and Rehabilitation Commission) remain key stakeholders in effective implementation of the project. Therefore, World Vision will fully involve them to enhance project ownership and sustainability. This practice also empowers communities to put local resources in use, thus boosting community coping mechanism.