New integrated project addressing food insecurity and malnutrition in South Sudan

MENTOR in partnership with South Sudan NGO Medicair and World Food Programme has launched a new project in Longochuk County, Upper Nile State to address severe food insecurity and high rates of malnutrition.

The project aims to reach around 24,000 people across two priority payams in the county (administrative divisions), Mathiang and Wudier.

Prolonged conflict, recurrent flooding, population displacement, and fragile market systems have created this crisis where Global Acute Malnutrition is at 21.8% and Severe Acute Malnutrition at 5.8% – well above emergency thresholds.

The project includes:

·      Monthly in-kind food rations over four months to stabilise household food consumption.

·      Preventive nutrition support to over 1,600 children aged 2 to 23 months, with counselling for pregnant and lactating women.

·      Complementary activities including social and behaviour change dialogues, flood preparedness sessions, and community resilience discussions will aim to strengthen household’s capacity to cope.

A team of approximately 62 staff supported by over 30 community volunteers will deliver the programme across three final distribution points.