South Sudan Famine Risk Humanitarian Response Plan
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South Sudan – Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response Capacity Snapshot v1 Largest Implementing Partner Operating in Pibor Funding required to scale up for WFP in Pibor since 2011 response: $3.8m Figure 1: Map of South Sudan showing locations of Plan International’s Situation Overview Humanitarian Response in Pibor Based on findings of food security and nutrition projections for 2021 reflected in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports and external Sharquia Upper reviews released in December 2020, humanitarian organizations in South Sudan commenced a scale-up of Nile Plan lifesaving operations. International’s Jonglei programme These findings estimate that 7.2m people or 60% of the locations population will be facing high levels of acute food insecurity in April-July 2021 and are in need of urgent Qalyubia action. In addition, the situation in Greater Pibor Giza Cairo Administrative Area (GPAA) in Jonglei State has been Giza Cairo classified as ‘catastrophic’ with a ‘likely famine’ Lekuangole especially in the Western Payams (Gumuruk, Pibor, Gumuruk Pibor Lekuangole and Verteth). Current projections for April- Verteth July 2021 estimate that 780,000 people in Jonglei State will be classified as ‘people in emergency’ or ‘people in catastrophe’. Eastern Equatoria Plan International South Sudan is currently implementing an integrated Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response focusing on food assistance and nutrition, livelihoods, child protection and education. Plan International South Sudan is WFP’s largest partner in the Pibor Administrative Area. Funding required to scale up this response over the next six months is $3.8m. Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response – Capacity Snapshot v1 1 plan-international.org South Sudan Famine Risk Humanitarian Findings from Inter-Agency Response Plan, Pibor, Jonglei State Assessment Goal: To mitigate the impact of a potential famine on vulnerable populations, especially children & adolescents through immediate lifesaving Plan International South Sudan participated in a inter-agency assessment multi-sector interventions as a first phase response in Pibor County in Pibor in February 2021 led by the Food Response Sectors: Non Food Items (NFIs) Food Security and Livelihoods, Security and Livelihoods Cluster and Health and Nutrition, Child Protection and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WFP. The objectives of the assessment (WASH) was to: • Understand the scale of the humanitarian Strategic Objectives (SO): response in Pibor County since the IPC Famine Review Committee (FRC) classified Pibor as SO 1: Deliver immediate and quality gender sensitive child protection “Famine Likely” services to address the critical needs of adolescents girls, children and • Identify variations in need between different families affected by the risk of famine. groups and geographic areas in order to inform prioritization of response planning. SO 2: Treat and prevent acute malnutrition in girls and boys under 5 years, pregnant and lactating women affected by floods through the provision of Key findings include: quality nutrition services, MIYCN messaging, NFIs and WASH services. • Continuous and widespread reports of hunger related deaths across Lekuangole, Verteth and SO 3: Support the severely food insecure displaced and host communities Gumuruk through gender sensitive lifesaving multi-purpose cash assistance that will • 2021 was reported as the most severe period of enhance access to basic commodities and food items to enhance resilience hunger in living memory to shock. • Widespread livelihood collapse and food consumption gaps SO 4: Support gender sensitive continuation of learning and delivery of quality education services for floods and conflict affected children in Pibor • Widespread prevalence of coping strategies ‘never use before’ Duration: March-September 2021: Program participants: 276,312 (F: Recommendations: 155,125) • Scale up volume and outreach of food and NFIs to remote and outlying areas (outside Pibor Food distributions town) in Pibor, March • Maintain a forward looking approach to prepare 2021. During 2021, for expected further deterioration and likely Plan International upcoming shocks (such as flooding or violence) South Sudan, in partnership with • Mainstream Accountability to Affected WFP, have already Populations throughout interventions to better distributed 992 understand community perceptions of MT to 52,000 humanitarian assistance community members as part • Maintain a conflict-sensitive approach to of its general food prevent further deterioration in conditions due to distribution potentially increasing rates of violence program. Key Indicators and Targets for 2021 • 7,750 girls and 7,150 boys women reached with specific child protection interventions • 32,360 children and pregnant and lactating mothers with moderate acute malnutrition reached with targeted supplementary feeding • 243,953 people reached with general food distributions and targeted supplementary feeding • 1,200 HHs reached with emergency livelihood kits • 6,000 children supported to continue their education in safe learning environments including 3,336 children supported with school feeding plan-international.org 2 Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response – Capacity Snapshot v1 On-going Programme Achievements in Pibor Plan International South Sudan (2020/2021) Capacity and Coordination Plan International Sudan’s Humanitarian Programming portfolio in Pibor Country currently includes general food distributions, blanket and targeted Plan International has been operating in South Sudan since 2006 (before the supplementary feeding programme, child protection, health, education and country’s independence) and has a WASH. Key achievements for each of these sectors are highlighted below: diversity of programme activities in Lakes, Nutrition: Jonglei, Upper Nile, Central, and Eastern Equatorial States. • Admitted and treated 8,329 children with acute malnutrition Plan International South Sudan has been • Admitted and treated 6,391 pregnant and lactating women with acute operational in Pibor since 2011 with malnutrition strong presence in the area that includes • 13,311 under-five girls and boys provided with specialized nutritious 157 full time staff and manages 2 foods warehouses. • 8,641 pregnant and lactating women provided with specialized nutritious foods Plan International has an office in GPAA headed by a Program Implementation General food distributions: Area Manager and supported by the Food Security and Livelihood team. They are • In partnership with WFP, Plan International South Sudan has been also supported by M&E and distributing food in Gumuruk, Pibor, Lekuangole and Verteth within finance/administration staff that provide GPAA. In 2020, a total of 4,146 MT of assorted food was distributed to operational support to the field sites. 78,123 program participants through general food distributions (GFD) Plan International also manages 21 and blanket supplementary feeding programme (BSFP). nutrition sites for targeted supplementary Child Protection: feeding programme (TFSP) and six sites • 394 of at-risk children registered and receiving age appropriate case for general food distributions (GFD) and management services including unaccompanied and separated children blanket supplementary feeding programmes. All sites are located in and survivors of physical assault, seXual abuse and neglect Gumuruk, Pibor, Lekuangole and Verteth • 8 community based child protection networks committees established within GPAA. and functioning • 3,374 boys and 3,067 girls accessing focused and non-focused PSS Participation in national and local activities in CFS. In addition, 1,273 women and 532 men caregivers coordination mechanisms reached with PSS support Plan International South Sudan actively participates in the Humanitarian Coordination meetings and cluster Livelihoods: coordination meetings including health, • Crop, vegetable and fishing kits to 1,660 vulnerable households (9,860 food security and livelihoods, nutrition, people) in Lekuangole Payam of Pibor. A Post Distribution Monitoring child protection, WASH and NFIs. Plan International South Sudan is the Chair of exercise indicated that 72% of the respondents (n=196 HHs) were the Child Protection Working Group in satisfied with the quality and quantity of the kits; Pibor (on behalf of CP Sub-Cluster) and Health: plays a coordination role on all CPiE issues with Greater Pibor. Plan is also the • In partnership with United Networks for Health, 13,381 outpatients have lead agency representing and accessed quality essential health care services in Gumuruk and coordinating the humanitarian agencies in Lekuangole Payams Pibor on behalf of OCHA. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene • In partnership with Stop Poverty Community Initiative (SPOCI), 13,000 people in host communities, IDPs and refugee returnees have improved, equitable and sustained access to safe water in the areas with highest malnutrition rates and heightened health risks 3 Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response – Capacity Snapshot v1 plan-international.org Resource Mobilisation Key Advocacy Messages Plan International South Sudan 2015-2021 South Sudan Famine Risk Over the past six years, Plan International South Sudan has raised €202m in cash and Gifts in Kind (GIK). The largest funding partner is WFP who Plan International is calling for: has provided €131m (GIK) and €19.2m in cash. Figures 1&2 illustrate both The international community to urgently large (>€3.0m) and mid range funding partners (€0.5m-3.0m).