Disaster Response South Sudan Project #63007

Food and non food assistance to 3500 returnees

by Nile Care advocacy for Peace and Development

Project Report | Aug 12, 2025
Food and non food assistance to 3500 returnees - #63007)

By Bayak Chuol Puoch | Food and non food assistance to 3500 returnees - #

Since February 2025, escalating violence, airstrikes, and displacement have created a severe public health and humanitarian emergency across Upper Nile’s Sobat River corridor. Approximately 80,000 people have been displaced internally, with over 23,000 more fleeing into Ethiopia. The convergence of mass displacement, a cholera outbreak, critical levels of malnutrition, and severe access restrictions is driving an unprecedented public health crisis in Nasir, Ulang, and Longochuk. Cholera case fatality rates have far exceeded WHO thresholds (4.4% vs. 1%), with rapidly increasing suspected cases in Nasir and Ulang. Waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, malaria, and respiratory infections are spiking, fueled by open defecation, contaminated water sources, suspended borehole repair programs, and lack of WASH infrastructure in spontaneous settlements. Immediate WASH interventions are critical to containing disease transmission, restoring access to clean water, and preventing loss of life especially as the rainy season (May – October) threatens to exacerbate poor sanitation and flood contamination risks. 2. Objectives Overall Goal: To reduce morbidity and mortality associated with waterborne diseases among displaced populations through immediate WASH interventions in Nasir, Ulang, and Longochuk. I. Specific Objectives: Provide access to safe drinking water to 80,000 displaced persons through water trucking, borehole rehabilitation, and water purification. Improve sanitation and hygiene conditions in targeted displacement sites through latrine construction, hygiene kits, and behavior change communication. Support cholera prevention and case management through community-level water chlorination and coordination with mobile health units.

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Apr 4, 2025
Report on Sudanese displacement in Gorom Refugees

By Bayak Chuol Puoch | Executive Director

Dec 4, 2024
Food and non-food assistance to 35000 refugees

By Bayak Chuol Puoch | President and CEO

Providing vulnerable women, girls, boys, and child

By Bayak Chuol | Project Leader

A brief introduction of context

On April 15, 2024, fighting broke out in Sudan's capital city of Khartoum between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and the Sudanese armed forces loyal to Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the nation's de facto ruler. The conflict stems from a power struggle between the two generals and dates back to the years preceding the 2019 uprising that led to the removal of Omar al-Bashir, the previous president. Many regions of the country where the violence is occurring or is predicted to occur have already experienced major population relocation as a result of the war. As of March 31, 2024, there had reportedly been 634,254 crossings into South Sudan, comprising 496,192 refugee returnees, 133706 Sudanese refugees, and 4356 non-Sudanese refugees.

More than 24,000 refugees are stuck in Renk County in the refugee camps, Upper Nile State, and are facing acute humanitarian needs; they typically lack the funds to subsist or to move further, leaving them dependent on humanitarian aid. They lack food, water, and necessities for survival including soap, water Jerricans, and, for women and girls, sanitary pads and other products to help with menstruation. The population's living standards have plummeted, and those who manage to survive rely on drastic measures like selling off home possessions, which will result in immediate financial difficulties. Majority of the refugees and returnees are currently residing in church compounds, abandoned buildings, and schools. Some people sleep outside, beneath trees, without blankets, sleeping mats, or mosquito nets. Due to living in close quarters with strangers, refugees and returnee’s women, girls, and children who are sleeping under trees, in open places, or in crammed rooms run the risk of being victims of gender-based violence and other safety hazards. In order to meet pressing and immediate food and non-food needs of the refugees and returnees, NILECAPD a grant of USD 10,000 that has used to provide the assistance to 135 returnees and 165 refugees among them 167 women. The assistance was provided between 2nd and 3rd March 2024 in Renk, Upper Nile State, South Sudan.

How assistance was organized

Prior to commencing project activities, NILECAPD formed community based Accountable to Affected Persons Committee comprising of 3 NILECAPD staff, 4 Returnees and Refugees Representatives and 2 Community Leaders.

Of the 9 committee members, 4 were women and 1 person representing people living with disability. Also, NILECAPD engaged a wide range of people prior to the intervention, including the marginalized, those without connections to the community, women- and child-headed households, people living with disabilities, seriously ill individuals, elderly men and women, local authorities, community leaders, and chiefs. This allowed us to accurately identify their needs, promptly report issues, and respectfully and dignifiedly gather their opinions, suggestions, and preferences while keeping in mind the choices, rights, and freedoms of the beneficiaries. A robust, dependable, and efficient Community Feedback and Complaint Mechanism was built by NILECAPD and was implemented as follows:

(a) During registration and distribution, a complaints desk was established, and beneficiaries were given a toll-free phone number to file complaints with senior NILECAPD project staff.

(b) Beneficiaries were given access to the contact details of the Accountability to Affected Population Committee, enabling them to bring up any issues they had with their community representatives directly.

Five hundred (500) beneficiaries were registered, with most of the registrations being completed door to door. Additionally, NILECAPD broadcast announcements in settlement areas using loudspeakers and megaphones. Public announcements, assistance desks, focus groups, and gatherings of community leaders and beneficiaries were used to disseminate information about the distribution activity. Throughout every stage of the intervention, NILECAPD solicited feedback from vulnerable host communities, returnees and refugees.

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