Scaling up provision of life-saving integrated and quality Health, Nutrition, FSL, WASH and Protection services for vulnerable children and targeted communities in Pibor county, Jonglei State. This project will be implemented in Pibor county using a multi-sector approach. Plan International will implement Protection, FSL, and Nutrition while WASH and Health activities will be implemented through local partners Stop Poverty Communal Initiative (SPOCI) and United Networks for Health (UNH). Sub-implementing partners were selected based on their expertise after passing through a competitive selection process. Activities are designed in line with the 2020 HRP strategic priorities. Total direct beneficiaries for this project are 73607 directly affected persons (Men: 9800, Women: 22132, Boys: 19821 and Girls: 21854) and 93 persons with disability (will be identified when they come to CFS and Health services).
The health intervention will be implemented in Gumuruk and Lekuangole Payams of Pibor County which were greatly affected by floods in 2019 and by the inter-communal fighting in February - March 2020. The main objectives is to reduce excess morbidity and mortality due to epidemic prone diseases, improve access and scale-up response to quality essential healthcare services to vulnerable populations and increase access to services for survivors of SGBV, disabled, mental health disorders and monitor health insecurities.

The nutrition component of this project aims to enhance the existing Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and Maternal infant young child nutrition (MIYCN) services to reduce mortality and morbidity caused by acute malnutrition. The target group will primarily be children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). The nutrition project will be implemented in 21 nutrition sites and surrounding communities. South Sudan National guidelines on CMAM and MIYCN will be used in the implementation of this project.

The Protection component will reach 10,040 persons (2600 boys, 2900 girls, 2400 women and 2140 men). Main CP activities include provision of psychosocial support to children (1000B,1000G) and caregivers (350W,150M)case management including identification, support and referral for appropriate support to children(80B,70G) and adults awareness raising through Community-Based Child Protection (CBCP) structures (1500B,1800G,2000W,2000M) capacity building of frontline actors and community-based structures (12M,12F) and establishment of child friendly feedback/reporting/complaint mechanisms in 4 Nutrition sites1 Protection monitoring and assessmentPSS to adults identification ampsupport of PSNs.GBV will aim at providing GBV critical services as well as GBV prevention and mitigation measures.

The FSL component of this project aims to enable vulnerable households to produce their own food and prevent further deterioration of food insecurity by protecting and rebuilding their livelihoods. It is designed to complement and strengthen current interventions under Plan International’s ongoing WFP project. Main activities under FSL will target 1,660 households (9,960 individuals), 51% female and 49% male, primarily vulnerable farmers and fisher folk from host communities and IDPs. Children, women/youth-headed households and people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as people with special needs (i.e. elderly and people with disabilities) will be given particular priority for targeted livelihood assistance, with children of vulnerable communities benefitting indirectly from the livelihood intervention. 

The WASH component of this project intends to address the lack of access to safe water, improving sanitation services and hygiene awareness, enabling children (boys and girls), youth, men and women to recover and have improved and safe access to WASH facilities to safeguard them against water borne/feco-oral and hygiene related diseases. Activities will be implemented by Plan International’s local partner: Stop Poverty Communal Initiative (SPOCI), targeting 7,500 vulnerable beneficiaries (500 men, 1500 women, 2500 boys and 3000 girls).