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South Sudan, REACH: Area of Origin

Project completed

Constant population movements in Southern Unity due to insecurity have hampered humanitarian access to information about IDPs in many locations. REACH’s response seeks to bridge the information gap and provide a better understanding of the IDP situation in Southern Unity for humanitarians on the ground, to ensure effective and informed humanitarian response to the affected population.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
South Sudan
Governance
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR
Human rights
nothemedefined
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Material relief assistance
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
01.05.2016 - 31.05.2017
 CHF  264’000
The project in brief
Background

Violent conflict broke out in December 2013, displacing over 2 million people. Southern and Central Unity are some of the most affected areas, having experienced heavy fighting. As a result insecurity and hunger have caused constant population movements. These, coupled with the poor roads have made humanitarian access and response to critical needs of affected populations challenging.
Objectives

To promote a better evidence-based IDP crisis response and contingency planning in Southern and Central Unity State through coordinated information management.
Target groups
  • Communities in the 7 counties of Central and Southern Unity State, South Sudan
  • All Humanitarian agencies working in the project’s location.
Medium-term outcomes
  • To provide regular, comparable and actionable information on IDP populations integrated in deep field locations, where traditional CCCM activities do not occur.
  • To monitor unfolding displacement trends, amongst conflict and disaster affected populations of Southern and Central Unity
  • To understand conditions in IDP areas of origin, through both on the ground research and remote data collection, using our key informant network
Results

Expected results:  

  • Regular situation updates on displacement trends in targeted locations, IDP population movements and settlements provided to the humanitarian community on a regular basis.
  • Key factors influencing durable solutions and eventual return/integration processes are identified and outlined in project products, shared with humanitarian community on regular basis
  • Levels of population’s access to services are measured and  information with the humanitarian community shared
Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Credit area Humanitarian aid
Project partners Contract partner
International or foreign NGO
  • Other international or foreign NGO North


Other partners

Anticipated OFDA grant
Coordination with other projects and actors

REACH will closely coordinate its activities with the protection cluster, NGOs on the ground, the local authorities and communities as major stakeholders, as well as with UNMISS, the HCT and the donor community.
Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF    264’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    267’816 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF   264’000
Project phases Phase 2 01.06.2017 - 31.05.2018   (Completed)

Phase 1 01.05.2016 - 31.05.2017   (Completed)

  • Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation COMMUNICATIONS
    EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
    Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation
    Information and communication technology (ICT)
    Material relief assistance and services
    Human rights
    Cross-cutting topics Crisis prevention
    Aid Type Project and programme contribution
    Project number

    7F09599

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Last update 26.09.2023