German Funding Expands South Sudan Support
Germany has released an additional 65 million US dollars through KfW, channelled to UNICEF and the World Food Programme, to strengthen resilience in South Sudan’s fragile communities amid conflict, floods and economic strain, humanitarian agencies confirmed this week.
One Million Lives in Four Key Towns
The Joint Resilience Project’s second phase aims to reach nearly one million residents in Juba, Torit, Yambio and Aweil, concentrating on densely populated urban and peri-urban zones where needs outpace existing services and displacement continues to reshape demographics.
Classrooms, Clinics and Clean Water
New financing will renovate classrooms, supply daily school meals, rehabilitate boreholes, stock essential medicines and roll out child-protection and gender-based violence prevention schemes, blending education, health and WASH interventions that agencies describe as the building blocks of future human capital.
Diplomatic Voices Highlight Potential
“South Sudan has enormous potential to be self-reliant,” Germany’s head of mission Gregory Bledjian stated, stressing food security and social cohesion. UNICEF’s Noala Skinner called the pledge “timely,” while WFP’s Adham Effendi hailed an investment that upholds “dignity” across affected communities.
From Emergency Relief to Self-Reliance
Phase I, launched in 2019 with more than 120 million dollars, reached 550,000 people. Phase II seeks to deepen that impact and scale geographically, signalling a strategic shift from short-term relief toward locally driven resilience that, donors hope, will ultimately reduce humanitarian dependence.