Although fighting across South Sudan has considerably decreased due to the recently signed peace agreement, humanitarian needs remain dire as a result of multiple factors (e.g. insecurity, destroyed livelihoods, market disruption). Largely, the security situation still remains fragile preventing people from engaging in meaningful production activities which has resulted into widespread food and nutrition insecurity.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released in November 2018 shows that, an estimated 6.1 million people are facing severe food insecurity with about 1.8 million people facing malnutrition and are in need of nutrition assistance. According to UNICEF, the estimated caseload of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) across the country has increased from 237’459 at the start of 2018 to 362’077 currently.

• 52,000 pregnant and lactating women
• 500 children
• 920 school kids and orphans
• 100 infants
• 350 families of disabled persons

• Improvement of the nutritional conditions for at least 2,000 pregnant and lactating mothers;
• Improvement of the health status of at least 50,000 pregnant and lactating mothers;
• Improvement of the health and nutritional status of at least 500 children;
• Improvement of the nutritional status for 50 families with family members with disabilities.

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Improve nutritional conditions for 2,000 pregnant and lactating mothers, support 500 children.
• Improve health status of at least 50,000 pregnant and lactating mothers by providing micronutrient supplement and vitamins
• support 100 infants in difficult conditions
• Provide for breakfast meals for school and orphanages in Juba for 500  children
• Support nutritional status of 350 families with family members facing disabilities.

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

• 1,250 pregnant and lactating mothers received nutritional support and additionally 50,000 pregnant & lactating women received micronutrients rich in folic acid, iron and vitamins.
• 400 children received daily dietary food supplement that improved their nutritional condition, including 20 infants that were supported with special milk.
• 350 families with disabled family members received food kits that improved their nutrition.