STAKEHOLDERS - SOUTH SUDAN

PROJECT LOCATION: Ajuong Thok Refugee Camp, Pariang County, Unity State, South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES IN SOUTH SUDAN ............................................................................................................ 1

UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan .......................................................................................................... 1
WHO - World Health Organization, including Health Cluster South Sudan ....................................................................... 1
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (lien sex) ................................................................................ 2
UNICEF - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund ................................................................................ 2
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme (lien sex) ............................................................................................... 2
OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ................................................................... 2
SOME NGO WORKING IN SOUTH SUDAN ....................................................................................................................... 2
Action Africa Help (AAH) - Primary Health and Promoting peace through the Arts .......................................................... 2
Promoting peace through the arts .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) - Primary Health care, education ......................................................... 3
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) - comprehensive clinical curative services in Ajuong Thok ........................................... 3
Almanar - a women’s non-governmental, non-profit Sudanese organization ............................................................................ 4
American Refugee Committee (ARC) - Primary health care services ...................................................................................... 4
CARE - primary health care, … and Gender based violence prevention ................................................................................ 4
Concern - Health, Agriculture and Livelihoods ...................................................................................................................... 4
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) - Research on sexual assaults in Mahan county’s refugee camps (2015) ............................... 4
International Rescue Committee (IRC) support to survivors of sexual violence - Ajuong Thok ................................................ 5
Internews (Inter. Non-profit Org°) - support to Jamjang FM in the Ajuong Thok camp ........................................................ 5
InterSOS - Education, including child protection and gender violence ...................................................................................... 6
Medair - primary health care and integrated nutrition services ................................................................................................. 6
MSF - Medical activities in Maban....................................................................................................................................... 7
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) - program on GBV ............................................................................................................ 7
OXFAM - Gender Justice Programme ................................................................................................................................. 7
Plan International - no GBV progr. in S. Sudan but strong interest ...................................................................................... 8
Save the Children - Health and nutrition ............................................................................................................................... 8

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES IN SOUTH SUDAN

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, http://ss.one.un.org/

UNMISS - UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN

Publications, https://unmiss.unmissions.org/resources-civil-affairs-division-publications

WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING HEALTH CLUSTER SOUTH SUDAN

WHO South Sudan www.who.int/countries/ssd/en/

South Sudan Crisis: www.who.int/emergencies/crises/ssd/en/
Health Cluster South Sudan, www.who.int/health-cluster/countries/south-sudan/en/
=> South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin # 4, 30 April 2018 (10p.) www.who.int/health-cluster/countries/south-
sudan/South-Sudan-Health-Cluster-Bulletin-1-30-April-2018.pdf

Humanitarian response, South Sudan: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/south-sudan

=> South Sudan: 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan, OCHA, Dec. 2017
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/ss_2018_humanitarianresponsep
lan.pdf (36p. / Health p. a20 / Refugee (p. a26) / Idem sur www.who.int/health-cluster/countries/south-sudan/s.sudan-
humanitarian-response-plan-2018.pdf
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UNHCR - UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (LIEN SEX)

- South Sudan emergency, UNHCR, http://www.unhcr.org/south-sudan-emergency.html

- South Sudan Situation, UNHCR May – June 2018 https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/65062
- UNHCR’s Operations in South Sudan http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/2553?y=2018 => UNHCR South
Sudan, SGBV prevention and response 2018 http://reporting.unhcr.org/objectives-group/20593%2B20603
- Operational Data Portal, https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/southsudan =>2018 South Sudan Regional
RRP Funding Snapshot - 25 Sept 2018 (doc Phoebe) https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/66203
- South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2018 - Revised in July 2018,
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/65387

UNICEF - UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND

UNICEF South Sudan https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/

Community health care targets deadly childhood diseases, By Ellie Kealey, Ajuong Thok, South Sudan, 24 October
2017 https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/stories_2017-community-health-care-targets-childhood-diseases.html

UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (LIEN SEX)

UNDP in South Sudan, www.ss.undp.org/

Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment, UNDP Focus in South Sudan

http://www.ss.undp.org/content/south_sudan/en/home/gender-equality.html

Law enforcement and justice chain institutions in South Sudan examine ways to tackle Sexual and Gender Based
Violence in the country, May 29, 2018
www.ss.undp.org/content/south_sudan/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2018/05/29/law-enforcement-and-justice-chain-
institutions-in-south-sudan-examine-ways-to-tackle-sexual-and-gender-based-violence-in-the-country.html

OCHA - UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

OCHA South Sudan, https://www.unocha.org/south-sudan

OCHA - Sudan HF at a glance: https://www.unocha.org/sudan/sudan-hf-glance

South Sudan OCHA News and updated, https://www.unocha.org/media-centre/news-

updates?emergencies_tid=All&field_related_country_target_id=947374&field_theme_tid=All

SOME NGO WORKING IN SOUTH SUDAN

(doc Phoebe1): ADRA, Almanar, ARC, CARE, COOPI (in Sudan but not South Sudan2), Concern Worldwide, Global
Aid Hand (Sudanese Non-Profit organisation3) Islamic Relief (U.K NGO, working in South Sudan since 2005, food &
wash )4, NCA, OXFAM, Plan International, Save the Children, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief, no proper
info found https://www.umcor.org), WVI (World Vision - Food Security & Nutrition, https://www.wvi.org/south-sudan-crisis)

ACTION AFRICA HELP (AAH) - PRIMARY HEALTH AND PROMOTING PEACE THROUGH THE ARTS
WHO WE ARE: Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation
that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being
and standard of living. With Country Programmes in South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and
Kenya, AAH-I has over 20 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations,

1 In South Sudan Regional RRP Funding Snapshot - 25 Sept 2018 https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/66203

2 See https://www.coopi.org/en/where-we-work.html
3 In http://globalaidhand.org/?page_id=1958
4 We are providing emergency food and water and sanitation for displaced people in Bahr el Ghazal and Central Equatoria and people affected

by the drought and the conflict in Eastern Equatoria. In https://www.islamic-relief.org/category/where-we-work/south-sudan/

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including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. More recently AAH-I has expanded its activities
to work with other marginalised communities including pastoralists and urban slum dwellers.

AAH South Sudan (http://www.actionafricahelp.org/south-sudan/) => AAH South Sudan programme was started
about 30 years ago and is the largest of AAH-I’s six country programmes. It is uniquely known for its community
empowerment approach for helping refugees, stayees, returnees, and host communities get over the effects of war
and other forms of conflict. The programme runs projects in primary health care services, food and income security,
education, water, hygiene and sanitation and capacity building programmes for peace and reintegration. Currently, the
programme is operational in eight out of the original 10 States of South Sudan.

South Sudan Annual Report 20175 (22p.)

=> (p.14) In 2017, AAH South Sudan collaborate in the rehabilitation of the Ajuong Thok airstrip from 0.9km to
1.5km. / (p.8) Providing access to quality health care / (p.9) Promoting peace through the arts

PROMOTING PEACE THROUGH THE ARTS

Using drama, music, puppetry, art and football tournaments to reach out and educate communities and promote peace
is the main focus of the CAPOR project.

The Capacity Building for Post-Conflict Reintegration (CAPOR) project was initiated in 2007 to support communities’
capability to participate in peaceful reconstruction and reintegration. The project was implemented in the former
Central and Western Equatoria States in (Juba, Yei and Maridi, Mundri-West counties) respectively and was active in
4 Payam (locations) and 19 Bomas (sub-locations), targeting youth, women’s groups and men. It was funded by Bread
for the World. The project has supported improved inter-community relationships. (…) Drama groups under CAPOR
conducted community sensitization programs in partnership with various international organizations.
The project also equipped women with business skills and financial support. At least 45 women are now running their
small businesses (there were 150 women before the conflict in South Sudan erupted). The income-generating activities
include farming, soap-making, baking and sale of basic household items.
The community-based identified prevailing issues and composed messages to address them through music, plays,
skits, radio dramas, images/art and short films. By the end of 2017, the project had reached 14,748 people through
81 live dramas and 62 puppetry shows in Yei, Mundri and Maridi. 44 people were trained on copyright issues and legal
framework related to production of artwork and films, 42 youth trained on advanced puppetry construction, 103
community members trained on conflict management and transformation, 70 people trained on community dialogue,
71 youth training on early conflict warning and response frameworks, 5 community Action Plans developed and 1,000
posters with peace messages produced and distributed to communities and partners. A film titled Waja ta Jena (The
pain of a child) was produced and it won four awards at Juba Film Festival (10-15 Dec. 2018, Juba, South Sudan6) in
September.
“...CAPOR has used sports and drama to unite people. The Dinka rarely interacted with the Equatoria communities because of a long-
term crop-cattle conflict. Both communities participated in soccer tournaments and now able to get along...”, Inspector of Youth and
Sports, Maridi County

ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA) - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION
https://adra.org/country/south-sudan/
ADRA (NGO based in USA), active in South Sudan since 1994 with a focus on primary health care, education, and
disaster relief

ADRA Mourns Loss of Staff Killed in South Sudan, Posted on: April 28, 20187 - Death of Mr. Agoyo Robert working
for ADRA South Sudan’s Health Pooled Fund (HPF) project who was killed on Tuesday, April 24, in Tali County, by
unknown gunmen while he was off-duty at the time of the incident

AFRICA HUMANITARIAN ACTION (AHA) - COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL CURATIVE SERVICES IN AJUONG THOK
AHA South Sudan http://africahumanitarian.org/index.php/2015/06/11/south-sudan/

5 www.actionafricahelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AAH-South-Sudan-2017-Annual-Report.pdf?55c81a&55c81a
6 http://jubafilmfestival.info/
7 In https://adra.org/adra-mourns-loss-of-staff-killed-in-south-sudan/
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Dr. Dawit Zawde launched Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) in 1994 with several like-minded individuals, in
response to the atrocities of the Rwandan genocide.8

AHA has been operational in South Sudan since 2013 in Ajuong Thok and Pariang County – Unity State. In Ajuong
Thok AHA has been providing comprehensive clinical curative services, reproductive healthcare, community based
healthcare and nutrition services for refugees. In Pariang County, AHA has been providing IDPs and the affected
host community with CCCM, protection mainstreaming and mobile health response.9

ALMANAR - A WOMEN’S NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT SUDANESE ORGANIZATION

Almanar (http://almanargroup.org/) is a women’s non-governmental, non-profit Sudanese organization established
in 1991 to reverse the tide of deterioration of the overall socio-economic situation and the basic rights of women in
particular.
(Pas d’actu trouvée sur le site depuis) Almanar raises women awareness on the dangers of FGM (Female genital
mutilation), Wednesday, 26 August 2015 http://almanargroup.org/index.php/events/8-almanr-raises-women-
awareness-on-the-dangers-of-fgm

AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE (ARC) - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES

ARC, http://arcrelief.org/ => http://arcrelief.org/our-work/south-sudan/

Starts working in South Sudan in 1994 / In South Sudan, we are experts at providing consistent, quality, and reliable
primary health care services to vulnerable populations. This year, we’ve expanded our focus on primary health to
include two hospitals, where we can accept more serious cases. Working side by side with County Health Departments,
we make it a priority to train their staff as well as ours, so that eventually local staff will be able to continue to work
independently of ARC. Building capacity of local workers is at the heart of our health programming …

Senior Health Coordinator, ARC, Closing date: 12 Oct 2018 (https://reliefweb.int/job/2802354/senior-health-

coordinator) => The overall objective of the ARC South Sudan program is to assist the South Sudanese to respond
and react to community needs. To achieve this objective, ARC implements a multi-sectoral program that includes the
household to hospital continuum of health care, gender based violence prevention and response activities, and WASH.
ARC currently works closely with the County Health Departments in large scale county wide health programming.
ARCs GBV programming is expanding its outreach mechanisms and introducing innovative new initiatives. ARC has
program activities in Central and Eastern Equatoria, Upper Nile and Northern Bahr el Gazal.

CARE - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, … AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION

https://www.care.org/emergencies/south-sudan-humanitarian-crisis
CARE has been working in the region since 1993. CARE is currently supporting affected populations with emergency
food assistance, providing access for women and children to primary health care, responding and preventing gender
based violence and developing peacefully co-existent communities.

CONCERN - HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS

https://www.concern.net/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan
Our team in South Sudan is responding to the worst food crisis the country has ever experienced. (…) Our emergency
response is delivered in addition to long-term development work focusing on health, agriculture and livelihoods.

DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL (DRC) - RESEARCH ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN MAHAN COUNTY’S REFUGEE CAMPS
(2015)
=> https://drc.ngo/where-we-work/east-africa/south-sudan
South Sudan / Gender based violence research on sexual assault - Doro, Yusuf Batil, Kaya And Gendrassa Refugee
Camps in Maban10, August 2015, Danish Refugee Council, Research study, Gender Consultant: Francesca Rivelli
https://drc.ngo/media/1348919/GBV-Report-Maban-August-2015.pdf

8 In http://africahumanitarian.org/index.php/2011/12/28/history2/
9 In http://africahumanitarian.org/index.php/2015/06/11/south-sudan/
10 doc envoyé par Aboubacar le 17.10.18
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=> The main scope of this research was11:

i) to identify the root causes of and factors contributing to sexual assault among refugee communities in Doro, Yusuf
Batil, Kaya and Gendrassa camps in Maban County;
ii) to provide information on the challenges faced by survivors of sexual assault and

iii) make practical recommendations to respond and help prevent this kind of violence.

It is suggested to promote activities that include, hence address, women and girls concerns . For instance,
women and girls asked co nstantly to have a structured program of discussions about safety , regular wo men
groups addressing a list of agreed GBV topics, developing actio n plans to improve their living conditions and
having access to safe incom e opportunities. Girls reported to feel harassed and unsafe also during the day and
it would be interesting to set up girls -tailored life -skills initiatives . (p.22).

It is extremely useful also to portray the positive when discussing violence, instead of te lling people that
violence is bad, it is more resourceful and effective to show how non -violent resolutio n of co nflict and non -
violent relationships are po sitive and viable alternativ es . In short, special effort should be placed in developing
material and messages using participatory and co mmunity -based appro aches to promote behav iours that
improve health and well -being for all. Materials describing the positive and role model respectful and
promoting alternative way s of thinking and behaving are more engag ing and can help facilitate a process of
change, more so than just pointing o ut vio lence as ‘bad’ (p.22).

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE - AJUONG THOK

IRC South Sudan, https://www.rescue.org/country/south-sudan

Started work in southern Sudan: 1989
The IRC is focusing our efforts in the Central Equatoria, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity and Lakes states by:
- expanding the capacity of state clinics & training local health workers to provide basic & reproductive health care;
- providing medical, psychosocial and legal support to survivors of sexual violence;
- training community leaders and government officials on the importance of upholding human rights;
- restoring wells and providing sanitation services to prevent the spread of disease;
- providing returning South Sudanese refugees with emergency aid as well as job and livelihoods training.

South Sudan: Strategy Action Plan (2015-2020), International Rescue Committee, Issued June 2016
https://www.rescue.org/sites/default/files/document/749/southsudanexternalsap-final.pdf (6p.)
(p.3) Priority Outcomes in South Sudan in Health: * Women and adolescent girls are protected from and treated for
complications of pregnancy and childbirth / Future programs in Safety: Deliver innovations in case management and
psychosocial support to support survivors of violence
(p.5) Maintain presence in Ajuong Thok (5), which will also support the new site in Pamir (6).

INTERNEWS (INTER. NON-PROFIT ORG°) - SUPPORT TO JAMJANG FM IN THE AJUONG THOK CAMP
Internews is a non-profit organization operating internationally, with administrative centers in California, Washington
DC, London and Paris, as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi.12
Internews has been working in what is now South Sudan since 2006, building some of the first community radio
stations in the country, and providing communities in remote, information-poor areas with vital access to news and
information in local languages.13

Our approach => Theory of Change: Information poverty and inequality - where citizens have limited or no access
to high-quality, local information - limits freedom of expression and reduces informed choice. This problem can be
understood across four main components: access, inclusion, content and engagement.14

11 In https://www.alnap.org/help-library/south-sudan-gender-based-violence-research-on-sexual-assault
12 In https://www.internews.org/about-us
13 In https://www.internews.org/south-sudan
14 https://www.internews.org/theory-change
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• See support to Jamjang FM, Humanitarian Radio Stations in Ajuong Thok camp
=> Humanitarian Radio Module, South Sudan, Part I. Context Part II. Case Studies, Internews, Humanitarian Information
Services, Learning Collection https://www.internews.org/sites/default/files/2017-
12/humanitarian_radio_part1%262.pdf (29p.)
=> (p.2) In South Sudan, Internews currently operates three Humanitarian Radio Stations: Jamjang FM (serving
Sudanese refugees and host communities in Ajuong Thok camp, Yida, and Pamir in Unity State), Nile FM (serving
communities in the Malakal UN Protection of Civilians [PoC] site, Malakal Town, and Wau Shilluk in Upper Nile
State), and Kondial FM (in the Bentiu PoC, Unity State). All of these stations began as hyper-local humanitarian
information services broadcasting short programs at listening stops throughout the camps and settlements, and
gradually increased their production and technical capacities to become full-fledged radio stations. These stations have
positioned themselves as a vital information resource for both the community and humanitarian responders, acting
to dispel rumors, provide accurate news and information, and support community members in making informed
decisions about their lives.
(p.6) In January 2016, Internews undertook an assessment mission to the region which determined that the population
was acutely information-starved, with no access to a phone network, no radio station that reached the area, and no
television signal or internet connection. Residents of the remote Ajuong Thok camp were the most isolated, with
several people commenting that they had radio sets but threw them away or did not use them because they could not
hear anything when they turned them on (and therefore assumed the radios were broken).

• South Sudan Humanitarian e-Bulletin, https://www.internews.org/resource/south-sudan-humanitarian-ebulletin

=> Oct 30, 2018 https://www.internews.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/20181030_Internews_e_Bulletin.pdf
(p.3) ACTED, the camp management has launched a protection project at the UN House PoC (Protection of Civilian
sites). Soro Paul the Protection Project Officer said the project is to strengthen the community based complaints
mechanism and the prevention and response to sexual abuse in the two PoC sites. This will be a grass-roots approach
to addressing GBV related cases. It will also strengthen youth empowerment as they intend to teach the youth on
different courses.

INTERSOS - EDUCATION, INCLUDING CHILD PROTECTION AND GENDER VIOLENCE

INTERSOS South Sudan, https://www.intersos.org/en/what-we-do/south-sudan/

=> INTERSOS (Italian NGO) started operating in the country in 2006 with protection programmes.

Annual Report 201715=> South Sudan pp.62-63: (…) INTERSOS started operating in the country in 2006 with
protection programmes. Since then we have been working in the states of Upper Nile, Lakes, Unity, Jonglei, Western,
Eastern and Central Equatoria, in response to the tragic humanitarian crisis that is still under way as a result of the
internal conflict that began in 2013. We bring help to thousands of displaced people fleeing the atrocities of war
through interventions to protect against gender violence, child protection, primary and secondary education
programmes for the reintegration of children into the school system coupled with the rehabilitation of the schools.
We also distribute basic necessities, guaranteeing access to clean water.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy / Charte de protection contre l’exploitation et les abus sexuels
(68p. EN, FR16) www.intersos.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sexual-Exploitation_English_Final_Online.pdf

UN Under Secretary General visit to our education projects in South Sudan, 28 May 2018
https://www.intersos.org/en/un-under-secretary-general-visit-to-our-education-projects-south-sudan-south-sudan/

MEDAIR - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND INTEGRATED NUTRITION SERVICES

https://uk.medair.org/south-sudan/ et https://www.medair.org/fr/soudan-du-sud/

Présente dans la région depuis 1992, Medair est, à l’heure actuelle, l’une des organisations d’aide humanitaire les plus
actives du pays => Programmes : Réponse d’urgence / Santé et Nutrition / Eau potable et assainissement

15 https://www.intersos.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/annual-Intersos-2017_ENG_WEB.pdf
16 https://www.intersos.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sexual-Exploitation_French_Final_Online.pdf
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Health Advisor, South Sudan, Medair Closing date: 15 Oct 2018 https://reliefweb.int/job/2653624/health-advisor
=> Medair is currently implementing four projects within South Sudan. Medair is providing emergency primary health
care based on the basic package of health services to vulnerable host and displaced populations in Renk County.
Health facilities were established by Medair on an emergency basis, but due to protracted needs they have become
more established facilities working towards full implementation of primary health care and integrated nutrition
services. Medair has health and nutrition projects implementing CMAM alongside targeted health services in Aweil
and Leer Counties, in addition to a mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) project in Leer County. Medair
also maintains health and nutrition emergency response teams that are able to respond rapidly to any health or
nutrition emergency in any area of South Sudan.

MSF - MEDICAL ACTIVITIES IN MABAN

https://www.msf.org/south-sudan

In MSF resumes medical activities in Maban after suspension, Project Update5 October 2018
https://www.msf.org/msf-resumes-medical-activities-maban-after-suspension
MSF has been working in Maban since 2011, providing healthcare to host communities and refugee populations in
Doro refugee camp and, in collaboration with local authorities, inside Bunj State Hospital. From 23 July to 30
September this year, the organisation provided 25,024 outpatient consultations, ensured 516 deliveries, provided
medical care to 674 patients admitted at the hospital in Doro camp, and treated 4,343 patients for malaria.

International Activity Report 2017, South Sudan https://www.msf.org/international-activity-report-2017/south-

sudan => FR https://www.msf.org/fr/rapport-dactivites-international-2017/soudan-du-sud
=> https://www.msf.org/sites/msf.org/files/2018-08/msf-international-activity-report-2017_1.pdf (South Sudan
p.80 et 81 p..104p.)

NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID (NCA) - PROGRAM ON GBV

NCA in South Sudan since 1972 https://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/en/where-we-work/south-sudan/

=> South Sudan is part of our Gender-Based Violence and Reproductive Health programme (no more info found
about this programme in South Sudan)

Gender-Based Violence and Reproductive Health (several countries including South Sudan)
https://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/en/how-we-work/gender-based-violence-and-reproductive-health/

Norwegian Church Aid, South Sudan Strategy 2016-2020 (48p.)17

(p.8) Gender-based violence in South Sudan is driven by a culture of silence and stigma, linked to masculine identity
being tied to cattle-raiding, bride-price, a lack of access to legal re-course, and customary practices that favor
compensation for crimes, like rape.
(p.26) Gender-based violence (GBV) – including rape, sexual assault, harassment, domestic violence, forced marriage – was a
persistent problem in South Sudan prior to the current conflict and there is no doubt that the situation has deteriorated
as a result of the recent conflict. Within GBV the concerns of Early Child Marriage (ECM) and specifically in Eastern
Equatoria of “girl child compensation” in settling conflicts are deeply rooted in cultural norms and traditions.

OXFAM - GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAMME

OXFAM South Sudan page (in South Sudan for over 30 years), https://www.oxfam.org/en/countries/south-sudan
=> Oxfam is working in South Sudan to deliver timely and effective humanitarian aid to help people affected by the
conflict. Oxfam is currently supporting over 500,000 people with humanitarian assistance including clean water,
hygiene facilities, food, fuel and income support. (…)
Advancing gender justice: In South Sudan, women have the primary responsibility for managing the household but
are often excluded from meaningful decision-making roles and holding influential positions. We help vulnerable

17 https://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/contentassets/feb3fc23897344e5914afb1a9d2e0bed/south-sudan-country-strategy-2016-2020.pdf
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women and girls improve their quality of life and live in security and dignity as a result of being empowered
economically and socially.
Oxfam is currently implementing a gender justice programme that advocates for the elimination of all violence against
women. We have set up protection committees at village and payam levels that are safe spaces for women to address
issues that they face. With support from national partners, we provide free medial support, legal advice, and referrals
so that survivors can access justice at county and national level.

South Sudan Crisis, https://heca.oxfam.org/what-we-do-humanitarian-response-ongoing-crises/south-sudan-crisis

PLAN INTERNATIONAL - NO GBV PROGR. IN S. SUDAN BUT STRONG INTEREST

Plan International has been operating in South Sudan since 2006. https://plan-international.org/south-sudan
=> Our work supports children, especially girls, to access their rights to education, health, protection and economic
security. (…) Our key areas of work are:
- Inclusive, quality education - Children and young people’s economic rights
- Participation and protection from violence - Disaster risk reduction and management.

Gender-based violence (GBV) - Gender-based violence stops girls from reaching their potential. We're working to
transform attitudes towards girls and women that perpetuate violence against them.
=> 16 ways to end violence towards girls (Drawing on over 80 years of experience with some of the world's most at-
risk girls, we've put together a list of some of the most effective ways to tackle violence towards girls and women,
https://plan-international.org/ending-violence/16-ways-end-violence-girls
=> Meet the boys taking a stand against violence (Boys are standing up for gender equality and breaking down the
attitudes that cause violence against girls and women, as part of Plan International Brazil’s Goals for Peace Project),
https://plan-international.org/because-i-am-a-girl/boys-stand-against-violence

SAVE THE CHILDREN - HEALTH AND NUTRITION

Save the Children in South Sudan website: https://southsudan.savethechildren.net/
Save the Children has been working with and for children, their families and communities in South Sudan since 1991. We provide children
with access to education, healthcare and nutrition support, and families with food security and livelihoods assistance.18
Save the Children works in eight out South Sudan’s ten states, and last year reached more than half a million people through our
programmes: (…)19

=> Health and nutrition https://southsudan.savethechildren.net/what-we-do/health-and-nutrition

(…) We also run programmes in hard to access areas with no health clinics that train community health workers to
identify and treat the three main killers of children under-five; malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, reducing the need
for children to travel long distances to the nearest health centre. (…)

2016-2018 Country Strategic Plan, South Sudan Country Office

https://southsudan.savethechildren.net/sites/southsudan.savethechildren.net/files/library/2016-
2018%20Country%20Strategic%20Plan-South%20Sudan.docx
=> “Communicable diseases: Remain a major concern, especially in the counties affected by conflict, with malaria,
acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections amongst the most common causes of morbidity. Currently the
Government of the Republic of South Sudan is unable to provide medication and medical equipment. Service delivery
is expected to be further crippled due to the absence of the Emergency Medical Fund which is due to end in August
2015 and no new mechanism has been agreed upon.”

18 https://southsudan.savethechildren.net/about-us
19 https://southsudan.savethechildren.net/about-us/where-we-work