South Sudan, Mercy Corps: Back to farming, Nhialdu
The Bentiu PoC was established in December 2013 with currently over 120’000 people living in the site At the beginning, people mainly came to the PoC seeking protection from violence, but since mid-2015 people’s main reason is to receive food due the chronic food insecurity situation in the area created by the conflict. The situation shows prospects for response and recovery interventions outside the Bentiu PoC.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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South Sudan |
Agriculture & food security Humanitarian Assistance & DRR nothemedefined
Agricultural development
Reconstruction and rehabilitation (till 2016) |
16.05.2016
- 15.02.2017 |
CHF 360’000
|
- Light-Base Camp in Nhialdu functional.
- Food production re-established.
- Retention of part of the cultivated produce.
- New preservation methods and cooking methods introduced.
- Humanitarian Partners have established static presence in Nhialdu.
- Households have received seeds and farming tools and started farming, using traditional and innovative techniques.
- Households have increased their access to food in terms of diversity and quality.
- The Nhialdu Community has established a preparedness plan to ensure seeds availability for the next planting cycle
- Other international or foreign NGO North
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
RECONSTRUCTION RELIEF & REHABILITATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Agricultural development
Agricultural development
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation
Cross-cutting topics Crisis prevention
The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F09614
Background |
Since December 2013, the population in the Nhialdu Payam catchment area did not benefit from permanent humanitarian presence. For security reasons, people on the other hand could not cultivate There is a high risk of missing another cultivation season, for lack of agricultural inputs, while the number of exits from the Bentiu PoC site is increasing because of households’ preference to return home or resettle with the intention to cultivate. |
Objectives |
Increase food production, preservation and dietary diversity, and re-establish a humanitarian presence in Nhialdu Payam. |
Target groups |
1’000 vulnerable households. |
Medium-term outcomes |
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Results |
Expected results: |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Humanitarian aid |
Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO Other partners IRC, DRC, Concern Worldwide (potential static partners) |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
IOM (LBC), UNICEF (Mercy Corps WASH project), WFP (food distribution) |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 360’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 275’308 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF 360’000 |
Project phases |
Phase 1 16.05.2016 - 15.02.2017 (Completed) |