South Sudan

Focus on South Sudan

Violence, political instability, and economic stagnation have left two-thirds of South Sudan’s population in dire need of humanitarian assistance. According to experts, more than 80% of the country’s population lives in poverty, surviving on less than $1.90 per day. To add, climate-induced disasters such as severe droughts and floods continually ravage the country, leaving devastation in their wake. 

Islamic Relief’s Dedication to South Sudan

Islamic Relief has been in South Sudan since 2003. Since then, our focus has been on long-term development assistance to help pull vulnerable communities out of the cycle of poverty. 

A few of our interventions include:

• Food aid
• Sustainable livelihood support through improving livestock production and access to animal healthcare services for vulnerable pastoralist communities 
• Humanitarian aid for internally displaced people, returnees, and other vulnerable populations
• Emergency aid for flood-affected families including access to clean water