South Sudan

Launched over 30 years ago, AAH South Sudan programme is the largest of the country programmes and is uniquely known for its community-centred approach to supporting refugees, stayees, returnees, and host communities recover from the effects of war through humanitarian and development interventions. The programme runs projects in primary health care services, food and income security, education, water, hygiene and sanitation and capacity building for peace and reintegration.

Currently, the programme has operations in 10 states in South Sudan – Eastern Upper Nile, Unity, Pariang, Upper Nile, Jubek, Maridi, Amadi, Yei River, Jur River and Gbudue.

Projects

Current Projects

Health Interventions
Public Works
General Food Distribution and Cash for Assets
Humanitarian Relief and Recovery
Livelihoods Support and Environmental Management
Health Interventions

Armed clashes, attacks on  humanitarian workers and other security incidents continue to result in civilian deaths, displacement and disease outbreak. Our programmes focus on improving access and quality of health services with attention to mothers and children, infrastructure development, health system strengthening, human resource development and capacity development with a passion of improving the health outcomes in the communities that we serve. We are currently implementing three projects in South Sudan:

  • Regional Primary Health Care funded by Bread for the World, and operational in Maridi, Ibba, Yeo and Morobo Counties
  • Health Pooled fund II in Morobo and Yei Counties, funded by the Health Pooled Fund
  • Maridi School of Nursing and Midwifery in Maridi, funded by Bread for the World
Our outcomes to date
  • Improved access, use and quality health care services in maternal and child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS testing and counselling, and immunization in Yei, Maridi and Mundri Counties. AAH-I runs the Maridi Hospital.
  • Strengthened health systems. AAH-I has supported the recruitment, training and retention of health workers; developed capacity of health workers through training, support supervision and mentorship; strengthened community structures for an efficient health referral system and jointly developed the community Health Strategic plan for Ibba and Maridi Counties (2018-2025).
  • Increasing human resource in health AAH-I is running the Maridi Nursing Training School, graduating nurses and midwives to servce in the Ministry of health.

Public Works

With funding from the World Bank, the Public works project provides an opportunity for poor vulnerable households in Juba city council to temporary employment and access to income. The community households select public works activities in their Quarter Council and are facilitated to execute the activities.

The main activities implemented by the project participants are road rehabilitation, drainage maintenance and cleaning of compounds of schools, health centers and markets. They work 15 days in a month (not more than 4 hours a day), for a wage of US $ 45 per month. In 2017 the project reached 54,301 people 6,000 households, who received cumulative wages of US $ 1,704,534.

General Food Distribution and Cash for Assets

This project is contributing to improving food security and the nutrition status for vulnerable food insecure households through general food distribution and cash transfers for livelihood support for households affected by floods in Mangala and Gondokoro Counties. Every month at least 1,700 households receive 198.45 metric tons of food (cereals, pulses, vegetable oil and salt). In the cash transfer intervention, at least 1,700 households are supported to each cultivate one feddan (approximately 1 acre) of field crop or 400 square meter vegetable gardens. It is funded by the World Food Programme.

Humanitarian Relief and Recovery

This project seeks to provide humanitarian logistics, livelihood support, infrastructure development and management of the transit center to the refugee and internally displaced people  in the Jubek State, Ruweng State, Yei River and Gbudwe State, Malakal and Wau in South Sudan. We provide warehouse management to provide core relief items to refugees and internally displaced people, fleet management for transportation of food, people, shelter materials and relief items, and fleet and fuel management and maintenance.

In Gorom refugee camp in Juba, the project is building self-reliance and improving the livelihoods of communities through livelihood programs, protection of the environment and improving the sustainable use of shared natural resources as well as enhance access to safe fuel and energy for the refugee population in the camps and in informal urban settlements in Juba city.

The project is also supporting the building of infrastructure for service provision in education, health, camp management, roads, airstrips and water harvesting structures.

Achievements in 2017:

  • 11 warehouses managed in different parts of the country to store and distribute core relief items
  • 6 fuel stations managed for fleet management for service provision to refugees and internally displaced people.
  • 36.5kms of roads were rehabilitated
  • Materials for 1,000 shelters were provided and 3,500 emergency shelter kits provided
  • Ajuong Thok airstrip expanded from 0.9km to 1.5km and from 20m to 40m width. This improved humanitarian access and promoted local businesses.
  • 13 health facilities and camp management offices were constructed
  • 24 education structures (schools, additional classrooms and child friendly spaces) were constructed benefiting at least 1,760 pupils

Livelihoods Support and Environmental Management

From January 2018, the South Sudan programme of Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is implementing a Livelihoods, Environment and Energy Conservation project targeting the refugee population in Gorom and Juba. The project is funded by UNHCR. The goal is for refugees to engage in meaningful work in a safe environment and rebuild their lives in dignity.

The specific objectives are to:

  • Build self-reliance and improve livelihoods
  • Protect the environment and shared natural resources
  • Promote social cohesion between refugees and the host community
  • Improve access to safer fuel and energy

We are achieving these objectives by promoting context-appropriate and diversified agricultural practices, encouraging the adoption of non-farm income generating initiatives, encouraging the refugee community in Gorom to participate in environmental protection activities which promote the sustainable use of natural resources and, supporting increased access to sustainable/renewable energy. View infographic highlighting our achievement as at December 2018.

Country Publications


Annual Report 2017


Annual Report 2014


Annual Report 2013

Country programme videos

Cash For Assets