AAH South Sudan programme was started about 30 years ago and is the largest of AAH-I’s six country programmes. It is uniquely known for its community empowerment approach for helping refugees, stayees, returnees, and host communities get over the effects of war and other forms of conflict. The programme runs projects in primary health care services, food and income security, education, water, hygiene and sanitation and capacity building programmes for peace and reintegration. Currently, the programme is operational in eight out of the original 10 States of South Sudan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6 fuel stations managed for fleet management for service provision to refugees and internally displaced people.
Ajuong Thok airstrip expanded from 0.9km to 1.5km and from 20m to 40m width. This improved humanitarian access and promoted local businesses.
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.
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.