IRNA Reporting format

1

IRNA Baliet County

UNS South Sudan

01/08/14 – 02/08/2014

! !

! ! ! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! ! !

! ! ! ! !

! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

! ! !

IRNA Reporting format

2

Belief county lies on the South East of Malakal, and a

population of about 48,000 as per the 2008 population

census. The County has 9 payams of which 5 have noted

a steady increase in number of people returning. (As

Indicated on the right)

The County is mostly in habited by the Dinkas though

they have lived side by side with the Nuers.

The current crisis which began in December seems to

have taken a tribal dimension, hence the Nuers moved

south wards to parts of Northern Jonglei whereas the

Dinkas moved up North to Rom, in Akoka County, others

are settled in Melut and others proceeded further North to

Sudan and some also left for Juba and neighbouring

countries.

The County was entirely deserted at the height of the

conflict with basically everything being destroyed.

With some stability, people have started coming back to

see if they could begin their lives afresh. They lost the

crop they had harvested last year, houses were burnt

down, and they have lost out on the opportunity to

cultivate this season as they are just returning when the

season is over.

Key identified need of the community is food, they claim

to be subsisting on the little that was left of the

destruction, and majorly relying on wild leaves from the

bushes for survival. The lack of fishing gear has made it

difficult for them to exploit the fish potential of the Sobat

river. With fishing twine and hooks, they would be able to

complement their diets.

The other need was Health, Baliet lies in the Kalazar belt

and with the over grown bushes, the sand fly has equally

multiplied. There had been no functional health facility.

GOAL is however on ground re-establishing and

supporting the health units. Other than Malaria which is a

normal occurrence at this time of the year, a finger was

pointed at kalazhar and snake bites which are becoming

a daily occurrence.

NFIs/ES shelter in addition to WASH NFIs were also

identified as key needs as most of the people are sharing

Map

Place map of affected area if available

Affected population: Gal Achol: 139 HH of 1081 Indv. Abwong: 248 HH of 1815 indv. Adong: 346 HH of 2591 indv. Nyokuac: 262 HH of 1816 Indv. Nyokrial: 346 HH 2622 indv. Kuel: 70 HH 1081 Displaced population: Total: 11, 006

Key Priorities

Food

Health

NFI/ES

WASH NFIs

Tools (Fishing twine and hooks, and machetes for clearing bushes)

IRNA Reporting format

3

the houses which were never destroyed.

The greatest fear impacting on the people was the

uncertainty of the prevailing security to hold given the

rumours of the SPLA IO planning a comeback. Another

fear was the absence of law and order, that people are

afraid venturing out into the bushes or the former farms to

do anything. The women are more afraid as they cannot

go far in search of fire wood.

Humanitarian Access

- Baliet is accessible from Malakal by road weather permitting. It is possible to travel after a days rain the following day.

- Travelling to Baliet is towards Nassir and the main road just runs parallel to the Sobat river which is controlled by SPLA IO on the southern Bank. But information received from the authorities indicates that IO and GF frontline is quite far to have an impact on travel to Baliet.

- The county was in habited both by the Nuer and Dinkas who seem to had inter married and they still live together despite the ongoing crisis pitting the 2 tribes.

Findings

(use the information gathered under the cluster specific sections of the IRNA questionnaire)

FSL: The first priority expressed by the population was Food, Fishing tools and seeds for agriculture as mean of livelihood

The food security situation is Baliet County is dire considering that there was no humanitarian intervention since the fight erupted in Upper Nile in Dec 2013, no food production activities due to insecurity, no markets and the community relays on wild food.

Due to the above, there is need for quick intervention as requested by the community and also witnessed by the assessment team

All the IDPs cannot be seen at the visited locations as only the able bodied IDPs are in available, while children, women and the elderly are at distance of 6 hours walk due to the fear of any unexpected insecurity, as the team could not go to those area It is recommended that the food support could be for the 11,006 caseload identified for 30 days, as proper registration and verification to be conducted by the CP prior to distribution.

Health:

1- No Cold Chain facility in Baliet, Adong And Riang Num Health Facilities as result there is EPI

2- Accommodation for INGO staffs in order to

Photos

Insert photos from the community level assessment that provides in-depth view of situation. Photos Insert photos from the community level assessment that provides in-depth view of situation.

IRNA Reporting format

4

provide Supervision and on the job training so as to achieve required quality service.

3- Staffing’s – There exists former Goal Staffs who are working with pay need to be motivated inform of incentive pay or placed on contract basis.

4- Need to request for PHCC Kits for Baliet and Adong PHCC ON GOING INTERVENTION: 1- Goal/CHD delivered basic essential drugs to

Baliet, Riang Num and Adong PHCC. The drugs can covered a period of Two weeks,

2- Goal has started the process of transferring, the temporary Clinic that is located at Baliet Secondary School to the Main health facility block. As per the meeting with Community leaders, chief and community members, an action plan was agreed with main emphasis on mobilization of Community to clear the bush around the clinic and open up the road to the health facility.

3- GOAL will operate on remote management and day visits from Malakal.

Recommendations

Need to sustain supply of drugs to Riang Nam - PHCU, Baliet and Adong PHCC. Action – WHO/UNICEF to avail two PHCC and one PHCU kit ASAP.

NFI & ES: OCHA to facilitate accommodation

arrangements for GOAL international and relocatable staff required in Malakal to support health intervention in Baliet County.

Operationalise cold chain in Baliet in order to start EPI in Baliet (Solar fridge) – UNICEF.

Enhance community health education awareness in order to address prevention of malaria, snake bites and OD. - GOAL

Continue screening of under-fives and PLWs - GOAL

NFI & ES: People lost all their properties during the conflict and they do not have anything left. In terms of shelter, house hold items and tools to help rebuild. Nutrition:

None at this time, about 30 children under five

years and some women breastfeeding / pregnant

meetings. Unclear whether some were

malnourished because women and children

remained behind. Some drugs available for primary

health care, but nothing for nutrition (drugs,

anthropometric equipment and RUTF).

The population has returned very timidly to Baliet, but is essentially composed of young men, and few children. But if the security remains stable and if we start to provide humanitarian assistance, more and

IRNA Reporting format

5

more people will come back, in particular women and young children, so we must be prepared and activities in nutrition should start again.. WASH:

Security Situation: Baliet is calm but remained shaky before of fear , the acting Commissioner who met with the Team members assurance that it is his responsibility for safety operation of NGO in its County and he is committed to give security Updates if required by NGO and UN Agency .

Food security situation among peoples in

Baliet remains precarious as majority of the

them (displaced) lost their livelihood sources

when they flew for safety places from their

various Payam of Origin in Baliet County

Most of the peoples in Baliet reporting eating

only 1 times a day instead of their usual 2-3

times a day and only eat Leaves of wild

Trees gathered from the bush.

No markets are functional in all the Payam

of Baliet County.

All House are burn down and No shelter for

sleeping in Adong Payam of Baliet county

Peoples in Baliet County don’t have

household items, like Jerry can, cooking

pot/cooking utensils and bags of clothes,

Mattress.

No Source of Livelihood: during the focus

group discussion key members of Adong

and Nyokauch Payam, of Baliet County

mentioned to us that, their need urgent

Assistance from UN-agency and INGO and

identified their needs as, Food, Health,

WASH, NFIs like Cooking pots, Blankets,

Mosquito net, Sleeping mats and Fishing

gear kits include Emergency seeds kits

(Short season seeds)

All the peoples in Baliet fetch a treated water

for drinking directly from the Sobat river

which I belief to be unsafe for drinking- the

commissioner requested for WASH

intervention e.g. Pur for water chlorination

and Latrine for the effected population.

Protection: Major protection concerns are food needs, shelters burned down, lack of education for children due to indefinite closure of schools, and fear that rebels might come back again to attack.

IRNA Reporting format

6

Education Other

Next steps

Agreed initial response: Who will do what and by when?

Cluster Priority actions Human and material resources required

Responsible Entity By when

Nutrition/Health GOAL to

resume its

activities

(screening,

treatment,

awareness,

IYCF)

GOAL On ground

Food Food

assistance to

be given

Immediate

NFIs NFI kits NFI Cluster Immediate

FSL Tools,

fishing twine

and hooks

FSL cluster immediate

Cluster specific assessments recommended. Who will do what by when?

Assessment information

- Assessment Teams details Richard Mukhwana OCHA Jamal Akuri WFP Raoufou Makou UNHCR Santino Ayuel UNHCR Richard Rotich HDC Hellen Samoei HDC Denis Okoya GOAL Diedh Choul Kiir CHD (Baliet)

- Geographical area visited Baliet and Adong

- Assessment itinerary 02/08/2014 Travel from Malakal – Baliet – Adong - Malakal

-

IRNA Reporting format

7

Type of key informants interviewed

- Ag. County Commissioner

- Chiefs of: Gal Achol, Abwong, Adong, Nyokuac, Nyokrial and Kuel,

- Some community members, including children and Youths.