South Sudan Joint Response 2 SUMMARY 
This  one year programme started in 2015 and was a response to the worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan. Plan implemented this project with 8 Dutch NGOs funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was a continuation of a first phase. The project provided psychosocial support to increase the coping capacity of children and youth (girls and boys, 5-18 years), including demobilised child soldiers in Pibor Centre and Gumruk affected by conflict in Jonglei. And also aimed to improve the health status of the conflict-affected populations in Pibor and Akobo through improved access to clean, safe water and latrines.
Finally in line with UN standards it aimed to save lives by providing timely and integrated multi-sector assistance to reduce acute humanitarian needs among the most vulnerable people and reinforce protection and promote access to basic services for the displaced and other vulnerable people. South Sudan is on L3 response classification by the United Nations (UN). Since the fighting started in Juba in December 2013, it quickly spread to Jonglei, Unity, and Upper Nile. A total of 1.66 million people have been internally displaced to-date (out of which approximately 877,000 are children). Given that the confirmation of the exact location of IDPs is a difficult exercise due to insecurity and accessibility challenges in many parts of South Sudan, it is nonetheless estimated that at least 463,000 are in Jonglei. 
The UNOCHA 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan estimates that in South Sudan 6.4 million people are in need of WASH assistance. According to a rapid assessment carried out by Plan International in Akobo East in November 2015, it was found that the majority of the households rely on untreated water from unprotected sources (rivers), whereas there is limited access to protected sources (e.g. boreholes which are relatively safer). The survey also highlighted the limited availability of boreholes, with communities reporting frequent breakdowns due to over/mis-use. Additionally, approximately 80% of the households have no latrines and open field defecation is commonly practiced (SMART survey March 2015). 
A UN Security Council report, which was published in December 2014, stated that all parties to the conflict since December 2013 were responsible for grave violations against children. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that 25,000 children have been separated from their families (UNOCHA, 2015), whereas 13,000 children have reportedly been recruited by armed groups since the beginning of 2014 (UNOCHA, 2015). The rapid assessment carried out by Plan International in Akobo East in November 2015 flagged rape and domestic violence as the key issues affecting women and girls. 5600 children (3200 girls and 2400 boys) affected by conflict (including demobilized child soldiers) exercise their rights through accessing and utilizing safe places.

Approximately 800 children and 4200 adults (52% female) have access to clean and safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and have increased knowledge on key hygiene practices. The project will reach an estimated 8000 direct beneficiaries; among them 5600 children (57% girls) aged 5 to 18 years and 4.40000 people (including children) from 15 communities in Pibor and Akobo. The programmatic focus shall pay particular attention to children, women and girls due their vulnerability with regards to health care, gender based violence, and child protection risks such as child-soldier recruitment, separation from families, sexual violence, transactional sex, exploitation, among others. Children, women and girls are particularly vulnerable to the risk of infections related to the lack of water and sanitation. Target groups will be further specified during the joint needs assessment with SCI and ZOA in Akobo (Plan, SCI, ZOA) and Pibor (Plan, ZOA, TdH). This will be done in the first month of the project to identify the specific target groups. Child Protection

•	Construct 3 new Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) with WASH facilities and support 5 existing CFS.
•	Provide recreational activities for 5600 children (52% girls).  
•	Train 40 community animators on Gender Based Violence (GBV) awareness and peace building (60% women).
•	Form 3  new and improve 5 existing Child Rights Clubs (children) and train 240 girls and boys on child rights (50% girls);
•	Referral systems developed in the 3 new payams (Gakdong, Denjok and Likuangole) and improving referral systems in 2 existing payams;
•	Identify separated and unaccompanied children (girls and boys) and support/refer to child protection facility (actual numbers unknown, but at least 80% of the identified children to be supported);
•	Identify and form 3 new functioning child protection committees (adults), improve 5 existing committees (30 per committee at least 50% female) 
•	Procure and distribute 3 sets of recreational materials for the new Child Friendly Spaces, and replenish materials for existing 5 CFS

WASH

•	Drill and install one (1) solar motorized water system in Pibor centre reaching 750 beneficiaries.
•	Rehabilitate 15 existing boreholes, benefitting approximately 5,000 people 
•	Test and analyse water quality of 15 rehabilitated boreholes and one solar motorized water system.
•	Train 45 new hand pump mechanics and refresher training for 120 existing hand pump mechanics (15% female); 
•	Establish water management committees (WMC) around 15 rehabilitated boreholes and support existing 37 WMCs (6 person/ committee, 50% female);  
•	Train 60 community hygiene promoters in 3 new payams on basic hygiene promotion methodologies and simple messaging and refresher training for existing 74 hygiene promoters (70% female)
•	Provide hand pump repair tools and spare parts for 15 rehabilitated boreholes and one solar motorized system 
•	Distribute hygiene kits to 2,000  vulnerable women and girls from the IDPs and host communities; In order to promote resilience, sustainability and community ownership of the project 3 hand pump mechanics and 6 water point management committee members will be trained at each water point. Repair kits and tools will also be given to community.