ACT Alliance Full Appeal: Emergency Preparedness, Response and Reintegration in South Sudan

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Appeal

South Sudan

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Reintegration - SSD122

Appeal Target: US$ 6,319,600

Balance requested: USD 4,619,600

Geneva, August 16, 2012

The world's newest nation celebrated one year of independence on the 9th July 2012 amid numerous humanitarian and security challenges. Over 400,000 have migrated from Sudan back to South Sudan in the aftermath of the independence further straining the already weak social services provision. Over 200,000 were internally displaced (including people who fled Abyei). Added to this, South Sudan received over 165,000 people from Sudan who fled the violence in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. This crisis adds to the many other challenges faced by South Sudan and diverts scarce resources from efforts to address food insecurity and other humanitarian issues. The UN estimates that up to 4.7 million South Sudanese, around half the population, may be in need of food aid in 2012.

South Sudan depended on aid long before it became a country and up to 98 percent of its budget was financed by oil revenues. The government decided to shut off crude production in January 2012 after a dispute with Sudan. It is forecast that the number of people living in poverty will likely jump from 51 percent to 83 percent by 2013 and that the mortality rate for children under 5 years, will double.^[1]

The humanitarian situation in Upper Nile State is particularly dire. Approximately 70,000 people arrived during 2011 in Upper Nile, with the numbers increasing dramatically in April 2012 to 110,000. Between mid June and the beginning of July, 1,000 refugees were arriving in the camps on a daily basis with many of them trying to arrive before the rainy season started as they would be unable to cross the rivers into South Sudan once the rainy season began. The refugees are located on flood plains and are therefore exposed to the persistent moisture and stagnant water bodies. Agencies operating in the camps report high water borne morbidities and high child mortality.

To respond to these humanitarian situations, ACT members propose to provide much needed humanitarian support to people affected by these challenges through a twelve-month appeal. Requesting members in the appeal are: Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), InterChurch Organization for Development Co-operation &Kerk in Actie(ICCO&KIA), Christian Aid (CA) and DanChurchAid (DCA).

With the total appeal target of USD 6,319,600ACT members will be able to provide essential humanitarian and recovery support in terms of i) emergency preparedness and response, ii) water, sanitation and hygiene, iii) peace building, protection and psycho-social support, iv) emergency education and v) early recovery and reintegration. If fully funded, over 131,000 people living in Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria, Central Equatoria, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Western Bahr El Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile and Warrap States will benefit from the appeal projects.

Most of the activities implemented by ACT members in this emergency are planned to be done through the appeal. However, a few ACT members are also implementing activities related to the current humanitarian crisis which are funded bilaterally.

For the full appeal document, please click here.