Скачать или смотреть South Sudan: Reducing malnutrition and expanding income opportunities for displaced families

In August 2020, Ayod County experienced severe flooding that displaced families, disrupted lives and livelihoods, and blocked access to markets and humanitarian services. Many of those impacted were internally displaced persons (IDPs) already facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition. One such IDP was Nyaduaw Chuol, a 30-year-old mother, who had initially fled the civil war that had claimed her husband’s life before needing to move her family again for safety from rising flood waters.

Nyaduaw and her children arrived in Ayod, South Sudan malnourished and with nothing but the clothes on their backs. This is where they met up with the LOSIH project, led by Corus organizations IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief. LOSIH embodies Corus’ unique holistic approach to humanitarian assistance by addressing both the health and livelihood needs of IDPs. LOSIH works to alleviate severe and moderate acute malnutrition in children under five while expanding income-generating opportunities for households through nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions.

Check out the video to see how Nyadyaw now supports her children’s education, grows sustainable food, and envisions a brighter future for her family.

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The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire. The country is among the worst globally on key health performance indicators as it faces a catastrophic food crisis. The majority of all child deaths are due to preventable diseases, such as diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are endemic in the country. Devastating flooding, political instability and COVID-19 have exacerbated the crises and threatened lives and livelihoods across South Sudan. Over 2 million people remain displaced.

Corus organization IMA World Health has a major role in the development of the health care system in South Sudan. Since 2008, IMA has been working with South Sudan’s nascent government ministries, international and national partners, and other health organizations to strengthen the health system’s capacity to deliver high-quality essential health care services, implement community-based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions, and improve maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes. Even after the violent conflicts that began in 2013, IMA continued working with the local government and primary health care providers state-wide in Upper Nile and Jonglei to facilitate service delivery and emergency response. Despite ongoing and ever-changing challenges, IMA and our local partners have continued to support hundreds of thousands of people across South Sudan.
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