South Sudan

Cordaid has been active in the region through partner organisations and Catholic churches for over two decades. Since 2012, we have directly implemented emergency aid, livelihood, healthcare, justice and peacebuilding programmes in South Sudan.

SOME OF OUR KEY RESULTS

35,540 households with improved agricultural productivity, income, and food security (2025)
235 health facilities with increased access to quality services across the country (2025)
19 solar-powered boreholes drilled and rehabilitated for clean drinking water (2025)

WHAT WE DO IN SOUTH SUDAN

Health care
Cordaid plays a pivotal role in enhancing access to quality healthcare services across South Sudan by supporting over 200 health facilities and hospitals nationwide. Our comprehensive health programmes are designed to strengthen the overall capacity of the healthcare system, particularly through targeted training and empowerment of health professionals.

In close partnership with the National Ministry of Health, Cordaid actively implements the Boma Health Initiative, a significant effort aimed at improving community-based health outcomes. By December 2024, Cordaid had successfully recruited and trained 925 Boma Health Workers, including 47 supervisors, equipping them with the essential skills and knowledge to deliver healthcare services effectively within their communities.

We provide these frontline health workers with critical financial incentives, extensive training modules, and continuous mentorship, enabling sustained improvement in healthcare delivery and resilience within local health systems. Our strategic focus has evolved from mere capacity building towards robust capacity strengthening, ensuring lasting enhancement in service quality and healthcare worker competence.

Through the Boma Health Initiative, significant improvements have been realised in the treatment of prevalent childhood illnesses, including pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, and malnutrition, ensuring healthier communities.

Furthermore, the initiative has created essential referral pathways for addressing gender-based violence, empowering health workers to effectively identify, support, and connect survivors to necessary services, thereby fostering a safer and healthier community.

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Humanitarian assistance
In response to the multifaceted humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, exacerbated by climate-induced flooding, erratic weather patterns, and displacement caused by the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Cordaid provides comprehensive humanitarian assistance to affected communities, mainly internally displaced persons, refugees, and returnees.

Our interventions include the distribution of essential food and non-food items, provision of safe drinking water facilities, emergency shelter and school, essential medicines, and hygiene supplies.

Recognising the critical importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene, Cordaid actively promotes good hygiene practices, distributes items such as soap, buckets, and sanitation kits, and constructs sustainable water supply systems to mitigate health risks and disease outbreaks.

Cordaid employs cash-based interventions to empower people by providing direct financial assistance, enabling families to address their immediate needs and fostering greater resilience. Through these integrated humanitarian strategies, we strive to alleviate suffering, safeguard dignity, and promote recovery among the most affected communities in South Sudan.

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Food systems
We provide enhanced food security, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods in South Sudan by strengthening the three core pillars of food security: availability, access, and utilisation. Our interventions focus on building resilient agri-food systems and promoting inclusive, climate-smart livelihoods for vulnerable communities.

We support smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth groups, cooperatives, and farmer organisations, to increase food production, enhance value addition, and adopt climate-resilient agricultural practices. This includes training in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, seed sampling and post-harvest technologies, as well as business skills to strengthen value chains and promote farming as a viable enterprise.

To foster employment and entrepreneurship, Cordaid promotes diversified income-generating activities, rural microfinance models, and market-oriented vocational skills development for youth. Our agri-food programmes adopt a systems-strengthening approach, working with both public and private sector actors to enhance access to technical assistance, financial services, and agricultural inputs.

In response to South Sudan’s protracted crises, Cordaid operates across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, aiming to transition households from dependency to self-reliance. We also collaborate with the government and partners to strengthen policy frameworks and community capacities for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, ensuring long-term resilience and sustainability.

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Justice and peace
Cordaid’s Security and Justice programme promotes inclusive civic participation by enhancing the lobbying and advocacy capabilities of civil society organisations, with a particular focus on women, youth, and persons with disabilities.

By engaging these groups in efforts to build community resilience, the programme contributes to sustainable peacebuilding in South Sudan. It ensures that marginalised voices are not only heard but also actively involved in local decision-making and conflict resolution. We also work with authorities to enhance access to justice and security at the community level through collaboration with the Police Community Relations Committees.

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WHERE WE WORK IN SOUTH SUDAN

Cordaid is active in nine out of ten states in South Sudan: Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Gazal, and Western Equatoria.

PARTNERS AND DONORS

UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, CBM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, European Union, Dutch Embassy in South Sudan, FAO, GIZ/PMZ, Search For Common Ground, Women International Peace Centre, South Sudan Law Society, Initiative for Peace Communication Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, Women Partners for Health, Christian Agency for Relief and Development, Vision for Generation, Eve Organisation for Women, Community Engagement for Development and Resilience, Action for Community Health, Youth Advocacy Network, Children Aid South Sudan, Health Link South Sudan, Care South Sudan, African Development Aid, Caritas Torit.