Appeal Target: US$ 3,345,125
Amount Requested: US$ 2,429,311
Geneva, 27 November 2009
Dear Colleagues,
Southern Sudan faces the consequences of more than two decades of civil war which is coupled with an influx of returnees, environmental factors and widespread tribal conflicts. Even after the 2005 peace agreement there is no significant increase of living conditions for people in Southern Sudan. The nutrition situation has even deteriorated due to chronic food insecurity, tribal conflicts, inadequate or lack of proper health services.
The long period of drought and failure of the long rains in 2009 has had a severe adverse affect on the first crop which had been planted in April in anticipation of adequate rains. The immediate impact will be a lack of food from the first crop and in many places, no food at all. FAO estimates that the affected communities will need food assistance for at least eight months before the next harvest.
The goal of this Appeal is to reduce the impact of the drought on human lives and to support displaced households in Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei States. The project will support 8,000 households (aprox. 40,000 individuals) in providing food and NFI over the period of up to eight months. The assistance to the direct beneficiaries will be complemented by peace building activities.
The ACT members Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Danish Church Aid (DCA), and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) are the requesting members of this Appeal. DCA and NCA will work through their respective implementing partners, Church Development Service (CDS) and African Inland Church-Sudan (AIC) in the provision of food assistance. Lutheran World Federation will implement directly, providing food relief assistance in Eastern Equatoria and Non-Food Items in Jonglei State.
ACT members have already pledged US$ 915,814 towards this Appeal we hope to raise an additional US$ 2,429,311. The requesting members in Southern Sudan were also able to secure support from IOM, PSI and UNJLC. LWF, DCA and NCA are already laying the groundwork for the Appeal implementation by coordinating the response with stakeholders. However, the official starting date of the activities described in this Appeal will be for 1 December 2009 for LWF while NCA and DCA will start on 15 January 2010.
