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IRNA Report: Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei State 13/14 May 2014 IRNA Report: Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei State 13/14 May 2014 This IRNA Report is a product of Inter-Agency Assessment mission conducted and information compiled based on the inputs provided by partners on the ground including; government authorities, affected communities/IDPs and agencies. Situation overview Ayod County is located in the northwest part of Jonglei state and borders Fangak and Khorflus Counties to the north, Nyirol and Uror Counties to the east, Duk County to the south and Unity State to the west. It is comprised of five Payams, namely Ayod, Mogok, Pajiek, Pagil, Kuachdeng and Wau. Ayod County and its environs are inhabited by Gaawar Nuer. It had a population of 139,282 people as per South Sudan Household Census of 2008. Jiech now hosts the County Administration. The community and county headquarters is currently calm, after being compelled to flee to following a SPLA offensive resulting in the capture of Ayod. On May 10th, OCHA received reports that up to an estimated 25,283 IDP’s were seeking refuge in Jiech Payam, Ayod County .In response an IRNA mission was launched through OCHA taking the lead and convening an Inter cluster Working Group for actors in Ayod County. The area normally has high levels of food insecurity and following the withdrawal of health actors, has lacked health interventions which has worsened over the last few weeks with IDPs fleeing their homes with no basic commodities. IDP’s reported are 25,283, however far fewer civilians were seen and the population will need to be verified as soon as possible. Nonetheless given the extreme conditions of the site, an emergency livelihoods, NFI’s, WASH & Health interventions is to be given priority. Local authorities have indicated that there are IDP concentrations in multiple other locations in Ayod county, including Gorwai, Pagil and Mogok. Geographical Position Coordinates: - Jiech, Ayod County: (Latitude N 08.22'.12.50" / Longitude E 031° 24' 48.88" Altitude 410.1m). - Jiech PHCU, Wau Payam-Jiech Boma (Latitude N 08.22'. 6.14" / Longitude E 031° 08' 10.07" Altitude 406.4m). - Bilegal 1 Village (IDP’s Concentration Point 1) (Latitude N 08.21'.52.31" / Longitude E 031° 08' 51.47 Altitude 392.2m). - Bilegal 11 Village (IDP’s Concentration Point 11) (Latitude N 08.21'.47.44" / Longitude E 031° 08' 53.08 Altitude 402.1m). Inter-Agency Rapid Needs Assessment http://southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info/ IRNA Report: [Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei], [13/05/2014] | 2 Site overview Location map Inter-Agency Rapid Needs Assessment http://southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info/ IRNA Report: [Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei], [13/05/2014] | 3 Drivers of crisis and underlying factors The primary driver of this displacement was related to the conflict which erupted in December 2013 the offensive by Government forces northward and the capture of Ayod town in late April. Local officials claimed that the majority of the population of Ayod and the surrounding payam had been displaced. Fighting in the vicinity of Ayod lasted for five days with significant damage to civilian infrastructure in Ayod town being reported. Urban populations from Ayod town were reported to have moved to nearby settlements such as Jiech, Pagil and Motot, while rural populations from the surrounding payam are reported to have moved to more inaccessible locations towards the Sudd. With extremely limited humanitarian presence in northern Jonglei and potential for the expansion of the conflict into other areas of Ayod county patterns of displacement tend to favour dispersion. This allows households to hunt, fish and harvest wild vegetation for survival without over-taxing their immediate environment, while also avoiding presenting a significant target to armed actors. The limited means of communication, ongoing hostilities and large distances involved mean that even if IDPs are aware of the presence of humanitarian actors in Ayod county, they face a potentially hazardous decision if they attempt to reach them. Key response priorities Food security and livelihoods Registration of beneficiaries Fishing gears Food aid Planting seeds (sorghum, groundnuts, cowpeas, okra, and simsim) WASH Rehabilitation of boreholes Checking the possibility of establishing system for collecting rain water Distribution of PuR, soap, hygiene kits Shelter/NFI Distribution of NFIs, mainly mosquito nets, Kitchen sets, jerrycans, buckets, sleeping mats Health and Nutrition Delivery of IEHK kits, prepositioning of extra malaria first, second and third line treatment, and mosquito nets. Increase surveillance and train a volunteer to be based within the camp to refer case to the PHCC. Train the volunteer in community based management of malaria, fever and diarrhea’s Establish scale up EPI focused to the U 1 year IDP’s returnee population Preposition nutrition supplies to the inaccessible locations in the minimal period left including Jiech, Mogok and Pagil payams Rapid nutrition assessments to other county locations like Pagil, Mogok and IDP perceived locations Inter-Agency Rapid Needs Assessment http://southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info/ IRNA Report: [Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei], [13/05/2014] | 4 Humanitarian access Physical access The site is inaccessible by road during the rainy season. During the dry season it is connected by road to Ayod to the south, Mogok to the east and Old Fangak to the north. It has a functioning air strip, however, it becomes unsuitable for fixed wing following heavy rains and for much of the rainy season. The area to the west of Jiech is prone to flooding due to the seasonal expansion of the Sudd. Access coordination No access constraints at the time of the assessment, however its proximity to Ayod and an active frontline requires consistent monitoring. There is a limited presence of arms in the vicinity of Jiech, however local authorities have agreed to assist in ensuring that the village remains a weapons free area if humanitarian operations commence. Key findings Food security and livelihoods Key findings The assessment established that household food consumption has deteriorated since the civil insecurity started compared to the same time last year. Household dependence has also increased due to additional number of household members from IDPs who arrived from Ayod county Head quarters following the fighting with Government forces. Dietary intake is poor with less than 3 food types being consumed (sorghum, maize and wild vegetable as the main food types consumed). In the mean time, current stock of main food items is unlikely to last more the 3 weeks. This has put the food security situation at a very critical situation. The available amount of stock in some of the visited households was very low/small. In at least five households visited, not more than 150 kgs of sorghum was available. This was also to be shared with some of their kinsmen (IDPs) some of whom reside with them. Majority of the households have resorted to relying on limiting portion size at meals, collecting wild foods mainly vegetable (almost used daily) and reduce number of meals consumed by adults. There is a complete breakdown of market. Barter trade which used to exist has also been forgotten due to lack of cereals which was the main commodity exchanged. Some of the households have started some form of cultivation to plant mainly maize for the new season. Livestock is also a key source of livelihood as these areas are mainly agro-pastoral, however, the cattle is still very far from the household so access to milk for children and elders is difficult. Since there was some flooding last year, fishing is also providing a key source of food (not income) but is not actually being practiced widely by many households due to lack of fishing equipments. With the start of the rain season, physical access to the area is going to be very difficult except by air. The community has requested for food assistance to be quickly provided, at least within 2-3 weeks as food availability is a very big problem and accessing the area by road will not be possible within the next 3-4 weeks as the rains start. Priorities for response Food assistance to be provided to the area in the next 2-3 weeks as food availability is minimal. There is also need to verify the figures as the numbers provided by the authorities seems to be exaggerated; an interagency verification team should take this up before actual distributed is done. (To note - the community is already getting frustrated with too many assessments). Since communities have the desire to engage in own production, seeds and fishing equipments need to be availed urgently. This will help to cushion their food gaps in the last quarter of the year as the area is regarded very safe. Health and Nutrition Key findings Inter-Agency Rapid Needs Assessment http://southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info/ IRNA Report: [Jiech, Ayod County, Jonglei], [13/05/2014] | 5 A primary health care unit (PHCU) is fully functional, but with limited capability and handicapped in handling a probable epidemics due to lack of proper sanitation and water points, as well as there is lack of basic drugs and personnel scattered due to insecurity. COSV supports the facility in collaboration with County Health Department, through the State Ministry of Health (MoH). The center is has a limited inpatient capacity 3 bed capacity only (maternity and KA/Nutrition) It has different cadre staff, including 1 clinical officer who doubles as the County Health Officer, 2 community health workers, 1 Nutrition Assistant and Volunteers to include TBA’s. The PHCU has ante-natal and maternal care services. It has NO functional laboratory. The PHCU is a permanent structure, moderately equipped to minor injuries and not in capacity to handle major surgical cases. There is an EPI refrigerator that can support expanded programme of immunization (EPI) is functional with support from COSV with routine and outreach services.
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