As the prevailing conflict enters its third year, CARD has responded in locations where we have and can provide value added humanitarian assistance and where security allows. Our emergency response, in Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria and Upper Nile [Planned] states build on existing programs and technical expertise such as (1) water, sanitation and hygiene, (2) primary, sexual and reproductive health, Livestock vaccination, Human rights & peace building reconciliation and (3) food security and livelihoods. CARD’s initial assessments indicate that more than 60 per cent of displaced people are women and children. We ensure that our response programming takes into consideration the different needs of women, men, boys and girls.
Food security and livelihoods:
The violence and displacement has worsened an already fragile food security and livelihoods situation. The current crisis has increased insecurity along commercial supply corridors, caused private sector actors to leave the country, increased market fragmentation, inflated food and fuel prices, increased risks of cattle raiding and severely limited the mobility of people in search of food and work. Increasing access to food for people affected by displacement and food insecure households across the country is vital to combating potential malnutrition and disease. This will be a key part of CARD’s work, ensuring that both women and men have the means to protect their livelihoods (e.g., agriculture, livestock and fisheries production) that is vital for the survival of their families. In particular, CARD will support the provision of:
Emergency livelihood kits, including vegetable seeds including small scale irrigation equipment (treadle pumps to those with access to water sources) and fishing gear;
Livestock disease protection and outbreak prevention, including the distribution of animal diseases treatment and vaccination kits to community animal health workers and enhancing the cold chain capacity to store necessary vaccines;
Promote the use of crops that mature faster, and
Preposition food stocks and make them readily available for distribution in the most vulnerable areas.
Since the outbreak of the fighting on 15th December 2013.CARD has so far managed to support over 8,000 families improve their food security at household level.
Figures 5, 6 and 7; Distribution of crop seed, vegetable seed and treadle pumps in Nagero County Western Equatoria State.