Rapid Response Fund2019 | Quarter 3 Report

IOM SOUTH SUDAN

4 grants administered and 7 managed during the reporting period

386,772 individualsreached through various sectors

6 supportive monitoring visits conducted by the monitoring team for 6 projects

5 international and national NGOs trained on financial reporting

Through support from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA/USAID), the Rapid Response Fund (RRF) provides sub-grants to international and national non-governmental organizations (I/NNGOs) to rapidly respond to natural and man-made disasters in all ten states of South Sudan and Abyei Administrative Area.

The RRF aims to support the needs of the most vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, and returnees by providing a quick and flexible funding mechanism for I/NNGOs to deliver effective and needs-based humanitarian aid. The RRF funds partners in eight different sectors (see pie chart on the left).

During the reporting period, RRF funded 11 implementing partners to provide life-saving services to IDPs, host community members and returnees throughout South Sudan.

One of the implementing partners supported during the reporting period is a national NGO known as South Sudan Development Agency (SSUDA). It provided emergency life-saving non-food items to most vulnerable IDPs and host communities in Longochuk, Baliet and Manyo counties in Upper Nile State.

Programme Overview

RRF monitor speaks with beneficiaries during GBV awareness raising in Gezira Village, Yei County © IOM 2019 / Alima WANI

Beneficiaries reached by sector

Sectors funded by RRF

Agriculture &Food Security

Health

Logistics & NFI

Nutrition

Protection

Shelter /CCCM

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Humanitarian Coordination &Information Management

334,871

27,745 16,588 7,568

Health S-NFI WASH Protection

Nicholas ODHIAMBO | RRF Programme Manager nodhiambo@iom.int

Achol, a 65-year old grandmother, lives in Baliet with her daughter and four grandchildren. After the death of her daughter’s husband, Achol’s daughter decided to join her in Baliet since there was no one to take care of her and the children. Achol is one of the many returnees who came back to Baliet in 2019 after the displacement to Akoka in 2013.

As for many returnees, Achol’s life was difficult in her place of habitual residence as she returned with very little household items and clothing from Akoka. “When my family and I came back to Baliet, life was not easy for us because I did not bring anything with me and there is no one helping me here in Baliet,” states Achol. Achol was exposed to environmental elements. She stated that, “I did not have any shelter or blanket, and I was without a mosquito net which exposed me to Malaria”.

Achol’s life drastically improved after receiving a blanket, mosquito net, plastic sheet and cooking

set from SSUDA, with support from the Rapid Response Fund. Achol expressed that, “I no longer use firewood in my house while I sleep to keep warm and deter mosquitos. I now use the firewood for cooking because I am protected from the cold, rain, and mosquitos”. Achol expressed her gratitude to SSUDA and the RRF, saying that she and her family’s health and living standards had improved due to the non-food items provided by the NGO.

Achol tel ls her stor y to the RRF f ield monitor after receiving her NFIs from SSUDA’s d is t r i bu t ion team in Ba l i et Count y © IOM 2019 / Es te l l a KOJO

Success Story

Raga

Pibor

BentiuPoC

Maper

Lobonok

Verthet

Gumuruk

Pibor

Juba

Wau

Lafon

Uror

Ayod

Wulu

Yei

Ibba Kapoeta East

Baliet

Ezo

Renk

Maban

Duk

Tambura

Akobo

Bor South

Torit

Melut

Budi

Maridi

Nagero

Nyirol

Yambio

Terekeka

Pariang

Jur River

Tonj North

Nzara

Fangak

Manyo

Pochalla

Mvolo

Twic

Aweil Centre

Koch

Abyei region

Guit

Ulang

Magwi

TonjSouth

Longochuk

Cueibet

Panyijiar

Awerial

Twic East

Aweil East

YirolEast

Ikotos

Mayom

Aweil North

Lainya

Maiwut

YirolWest

Tonj East

AweilWest

Canal/Pigi

Fashoda

Malakal PoC

Leer

Mayendit

Kajo-keji

RumbekNorth

Panyikang

MundriWest

MundriEast

Rubkona

KapoetaNorth

GogrialEast

Luakpiny/Nasir

GogrialWest

RumbekEast

RumbekCentre

Abiemnhom

Morobo

AweilSouth

KapoetaSouth

Project Administered

Non-Food Items

ProtectionWater, Hygiene and Sanitation

Health

Project Managed

County Covered

Intersos: Emergency GBV Service Provision to Affected Populations and Capacity Building for Service Providers in Yei, Central Equatoria, Through a Rapid Response Mechanism, Yei County, Central Equatoria State.

Polish Humanitarian Action: WASH Response in Conflict-affected Areas of Yei and Morobo counties, Central Equatoria State.

Lacha Community Economic Development: Emergency Shelter, NFI and WASH Assistance to New IDPs in Mundri East County, Western Equatoria State.

MENTOR Initiative: Control of Malaria and Other Vector-borne Diseases Amongst the Most Vulnerable Communities in Malakal and Bentiu PoCs, Malakal County, Upper Nile and Rubkona County, Unity State.

Samaritan’s Purse: South Sudan Ebola Preparedness Response, Yei and Juba, Central Equatoria State, and Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State.

Child Hope Organization: Provision of Emergency Basic Hygiene Promotion to the Affected Population in Lobonok, Juba County, Central Equatoria State.

Active Youth Association: Emergency GBV Response and Prevention Project in Lobonok, Juba County, Central Equatoria State.

TITI Foundation: Protection of Vulnerable IDPs, Returnees and Host Community Through Gender-based Violence Response and Risk Mitigation in Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria State.

Voice of the Peace: Provision of Life-saving GBV Prevention and Response to IDPs in Pibor, Gumuruk, and Verteth, Pibor County, Jonglei State.

Care for Children and Old Age South Sudan: Emergency WASH and NFI Response to Displaced Communities in Rumbek North County and Returnees in Yirol East County, Rumbek North and Yirol East counties, Lakes State.

South Sudan Development Agency: Provision of Emergency Life-saving NFIs to Most Vulnerable IDPs and Host Communities Affected by Vicious Cycle of Conflict and Protection Threats in Upper Nile, Longochuk, Baliet, Manyo counties, Upper Nile State.

Grants by County