South Sudan: Response to COVID-19 crisis Through the proposed project, Oxfam will be working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and decrease the effects of the virus on themost vulnerable populations in Bangladesh through public health promotion, provision of water and sanitation, assessing and managing protection risks (including gender based violence (GBV)), advocating for the protection of rights of those affected, tackling the immediate socio-economic effects through cash and supporting markets, and providing support through emergency foodand livelihoods activities. Women will be encouraged to participate in decision making processes and responses in order to prevent gender inequalitiesfrom being reinforced. Gender will be mainstreamed through the project, and equitable partnerships and the leadership role of localand national humanitarian actors (Local Humanitarian Leadership agenda) strengthened. Project interventions will be tailored to thelocal circumstances.

Expected Country-level Outcomes:
# Contribution to the prevention andreduction of COVID-19 infection risk forthe most vulnerable populations through the provision of hygiene items; personal protective equipment (PPE); safe water and sanitation; trusted, clear and effective communication; and meaningful engagement with targeted communities;
# Provision of immediate and medium-term food security for vulnerable households;
# Reduction of protection threats linked to COVID-19 in targeted communities andincreased access to emergency and protection services, strengthening referrals related to gender-based violence;
# Strengthening ofLocal Humanitarian Leadership, with community and local actors having increased capacities,

Specific outcomes:
1. Emergency WASH rehabilitation in Public Health Facilities. This includes improvement of water quantity and quality, rehabilitation of gender segregated sanitation facilities (toilets), improvement of ventilation, and rehabilitation/construction of handwashing stations. 10 new water storage facilities will be constructed for disinfection and cleaning of contaminated materials # benefitting 10,000 individuals.
20 handwashing stations will be rehabilitated/constructed, in health facilities and public places and provided with water quality testing materials and chlorine in WesternBahr el Ghazal, Wau
Jonglei, Akobo # benefitting 20,000 individuals

2. Ensure that communities at risk (including marginalized and vulnerable) have access to accurate information, in the right language/local dialect, throughtrusted communication channels # such as through radio. Oxfam will undertake tailored public health promotion activities to supportpeople to adopt positive hygiene behavior and practices. 45,000 individuals will be reached with public health materials through IEC materials and hygiene messages on vehicles.

3. Provision of hygiene items for the most vulnerable, through in-kind distribution of tailored COVID-19 hygiene kits. Kits contain soap, Dettol, detergent, masks, and (re-usable) sanitary pads. 300 COVID-19 adapted hygiene/NFI kits, benefitting 2,800 individuals will be delivered.

4. Distribution  400 radio sets to vulnerable households to help 2,800 individuals receive COVID-19 related information in Western Bahr el Gazal, Wau Jonglei and Akobo.

5. 4 market monitorings/assessemtns will be done in Western Bahr el Ghazal, Wau Jonglei and Akobo.