IOM / Bentiu POC Improvement and Site Expansion

Project completed

The Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC) site has flooded repeatedly throughout the rainy season in 2014, creating dangerous and unliveable conditions for the over 40,000 people seeking shelter there. As the PoC is expected to remain populated into next year’s – 2015 - rainy season, it is essential that every effort is made to improve the living conditions within the PoC. The city of Bentiu is situated on a front line, and thus particularly exposed.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
South Sudan
Human rights
Water
Rule of Law - Democracy - Human rights
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
Drinking water and basic sanitation (WASH) (til 2016)
25.12.2014 - 30.06.2015
CHF 500'000
Background

On 15th of December 2013, armed clashes quickly evolved along tribal lines and caused an ongoing humanitarian crisis. The current crisis has led to devastating humanitarian consequences and the lives of millions of citizens have been shattered. Fighting and insecurity uprooted about 2 million people, who fled their homes and either became Internally Displaced People (IDP’s) or refugees in neighbouring countries (about 600’000 people by December, 2014)

Objectives

to improve living conditions of internally displaced persons by facilitating the effective provision of protection and services in camps and camp-like settings, advocate for durable solutions and ensure organized closure and phase-out of camps upon the IDPs’ relocation, return, resettlement or local integration.

Target groups

IDPs, Bentiu PoC site

Medium-term outcomes

Improved living conditions within the PoC, Bentiu, the most populated and worst-off site (due to its topography). The PoC site, Bentiu is likely to remain densely populated all through 2015.

Results

Expected results:  

  • Implementation of Site Development Plan (Drainage, roads, common infrastructure sites, family plots, etc…)
  • Implementation of Site WASH Plan (Water and Sanitation infrastructure)


Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Credit area Humanitarian aid
Project partners Contract partner
Other International Organization
  • International Organisation for Migration


Coordination with other projects and actors
  • CCCM and WASH clusters
  • UNICEF
  • HCT
Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF   500'000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF   500'000 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF  500'000
Project phases

Phase 1 25.12.2014 - 30.06.2015   (Completed)