Emergency shelter and Non Food Item Response to vulnerable people in South Sudan The project will support the IDPs, host population in vulnerable situations and returnees affected by the crisis in South Sudan through the provision of lifesaving Non Food Items (NFIs) who are in the deep field locations through mobile team and in static locations such as Dethoma’s. The project will target 45,421 vulnerable individuals (9,084 households), comprising of 12,718 men, 13,172 women and 19,531 children affected by the conflict. The majority of the IDPs (36,611 individuals) and host population are in the Greater Upper Nile Region, Jonglei and Unity, states which  were severely affected by the crisis that started in mid-December 2013. Rapid Needs Assessments (IRNA) will be conducted to determine the lifesaving NFI needs of the most vulnerable IDPs and host population. The assessments will facilitate the identification of affected IDPs and host population vulnerable groups (women, children, elderly, People Living with Disability)which will be followed by  verification and registration. Distributions will follow once the  registrations and verification have been conducted. With assistance from the Quality Assurance Unit within WVSS, the project will also carry out Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) to determine among other issues, the level of satisfaction and usage of NFIs distributed. This will be to compliment the Onsite Distribution Monitoring (OSDM) exercise.The project will provide the necessary information to the beneficiaries regarding the implementation, this includes the beneficiary entitlements, the selection criteria and available feedback mechanisms for any complaints or compliments. To mainstream protection issues this NFI intervention will ensure the safety and dignity of beneficiaries will be upheld, any incidents of abuse will be reported to the relevant partners. Priority will be given to the most vulnerable groups (Pregnant and Lactating Mothers, People Living with Disability, the elderly) during the registration, verification and distributions. The distance to final distribution points (FDPs) and waiting time at the distribution site will be monitored and action taken in case any protection issue will be raised. Recognizing the different needs of women and children (boys and girls) as well as men of different ages will ensure the project addresses the specific needs and objectives are met.WVSS coverage will include deep field locations that are cut off due to poor road infrastructure
worsened by the rainy season in Upper Nile, and Jonglei. The project will utilize two mobile teams for
Upper Nile and Jonglei. WVSS also has bases in Kodok,Melut,Yambio and Kuajok. The NFI mobile teams will be stationed in Juba and will be available to carry out the registrations, verification and distributions for lifesaving NFI items to the conflict affected groups. In deep field locations not accessible by road, the mobile team staff will be airlifted using the cluster air assets in areas where UNHAS flights are not available.The NFI items will also need to be transported by air for the deep field locations. WVSS will prioritize first locations that are completely cut off in worse situations, with eroded coping capacity and higher level of vulnerabilities (areas with higher disaster risk).