CARE has been working in the region since the early 1990s. CARE is providing critical, lifesaving support and building the resilience of the internally displaced populations in South Sudan as well as the refugees and vulnerable host communities in neighboring countries, such as Uganda and Sudan, while building resilience among communities to withstand possible future crises. CARE’s offices in the region have stepped up to address the needs of the influx of South Sudanese refugees that has occurred over the last three years through the different programs.
CARE is currently supporting populations affected by the crisis in South Sudan with emergency food assistance, providing access for women and children to primary health care, responding and preventing gender-based violence and developing peacefully co-existent communities. The food packages consist of sorghum, lentils and cooking oil, while health interventions focus on access, awareness and availability of drugs for the affected communities. CARE also supports through agricultural support, cash, environmental awareness raising.
CARE is supporting communities to rebuild community-based institutions to prevent gender-based violence and linking survivors with health facilities and counsellors for treatment. CARE is working with different legal systems to address gender-based violence legally and hold perpetrators accountable, as well as providing survivors of gender-based violence with income generating opportunities.