Fighting hunger

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Millions of people are affected by severe flooding

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million people need humanitarian aid

7.1

million people are threatened by hunger

Help in South Sudan

+++ Floods in South Sudan: Help provides emergency aid and supplies affected people with food and drinking water. We urgently ask for donations! +++

The unusually heavy rainy season has repeatedly caused severe flooding in recent months and exacerbated the hunger crisis in South Sudan. Help has been providing aid in South Sudan since 2011 and supports the suffering population in the fight against hunger. We are also committed to improving water and health care.

The people of South Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Every donation counts!

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How is Help providing support in South Sudan?

Emergency aid after flooding in South Sudan

Heavy rainfall has been causing severe flooding in South Sudan for months. Entire areas in the north in particular are under water. A total of 1.4 million people have been affected by the floods and around 380,000 people have had to leave their homes. The United Nations warns of an increase in malaria cases in the flood area, as the masses of water favour the spread of the malaria pathogen.

Help is providing emergency aid: In our project regions Yirol East and Awerial, we are providing affected families with food and drinking water

In order to be able to expand our emergency aid, we urgently request donations!

After this year's drought and the resulting crop failures, the floods hit people particularly hard. Two of Help's facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition were also flooded and we had to outsource our relief efforts there.

Henning Kronenberger, Programme Coordinator South Sudan

Fighting malnutrition in South Sudan

Help's goal is to support the South Sudanese population in the long term and to develop the country sustainably. We are committed to helping refugees, displaced persons and the local population in the states of Lakes and Jonglei. One focus of our projects in South Sudan is the treatment of malnourished children and pregnant women in our health centers. The children and mothers regain their strength with special nutritional supplements. We also promote agricultural measures.

In many areas, people also have no access to clean water. This promotes the spread of diseases such as cholera. Help is therefore improving the sanitation and water supply in South Sudan: we are building wells, disposing of full latrines and building new sanitation facilities as needed. Through accompanying hygiene training and the training of pump mechanics, we ensure the sustainable use and maintenance of the wells.

What is the situation like in South Sudan?

Hunger and war: the suffering of South Sudan

On July 9, 2011, South Sudan declared its independence from the North. After decades of civil war, there was hope for peace and economic development. Unfortunately, all hope was dashed in December 2013. The power struggle between the supporters of President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar escalated. The young state was plunged into a brutal civil war that has claimed the lives of over 400,000 people to date. Although a peace treaty was officially signed on February 22, 2020, the recurring violence in the country shows just how fragile this peace is.

Food supplies in particular have been precarious since the fighting began. 90 percent of the population is dependent on agriculture. However, over 2 million people in South Sudan are on the run for fear of attacks and violence, and the fields lie fallow. In addition, disasters such as floods and droughts occur regularly, destroying entire livelihoods. 

Organizations such as Help are also unable to provide adequate supplies to the people in the combat zones. As long as the violence continues, ideal conditions are created for famine and more victims - every year anew. Around 9.4 million people in South Sudan are currently dependent on humanitarian aid.

Hope thanks to clean water

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Anyer Bulen Dit is 45 years old and fled the civil war from her home village of Bor in South Sudan. She and her family found refuge in Mingkaman. However, the poor hygienic conditions threatened the outbreak of diseases such as cholera. Help therefore trained the people in Mingkaman in dealing with diseases and improved the refugees' water supply.

Thanks to Help's support, we have learned a lot. Now we have a better chance of protecting ourselves from diseases such as cholera.

Anyer Bulen Dit

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In order to help the people of South Sudan, both short-term humanitarian aid and long-term development measures are needed. Help covers both and is asking for donations.

You can transfer your donation for South Sudan directly to our donation account:

IBAN: DE47 3708 0040 0240 0030 00
BIC: DRES DE FF 370
Keyword: Südsudan

…or you can donate online.

Our projects in South Sudan are supported by the following donors:

  • Aktion Deutschland Hilft
  • German Federal Foreign Office
  • UNFAO
  • UNICEF
  • WFP
  • ZF Hilft

Find out which local partners we are working with in South Sudan: Our partners