United States Agency for International Development or USAID and United Nations Children Fund or UNICEF on Tuesday launched fourteen million Dollars project for emergency water, sanitation, hygiene and Gender-Based Violence responses.
United States Ambassador to South Sudan Charles Twining told a gathering at Juba One Girls Primary School that he was pleased to launch an emergency project; saving at least 130 thousand people in Central and Eastern Equatoria, Unity, Upper Nile and Lakes States.
He explained that the project implemented by UNICEF would improve water, sanitation, hygiene through hand washing practices and gender-based violence among vulnerable people including Internally Displaced Persons in the country.
UNICEF South Sudan Representative Jonathan Veitch expressed great pleasure to announce the 14 million Dollars project to provide clean water, sanitation, hygiene and prevention of gender-based violence to vulnerable women and children.
He decried children denial to education and good living conditions due to the ongoing conflict in the country.
Juba One Girls Primary School Head teacher Nicholas Lolik commended development agencies and government representatives for the project launch.
He cited some pressing challenges including lack of teachers’ office facilities, boards, libraries or multipurpose hall, sick bed, first aid or girls’ affairs facilities and no source of electric power supply.
The agencies expressed commitment to continue supporting emergency needs in government and SPLM/A in Opposition controlled areas, calling for peace and development in South Sudan.
Dams, Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry Undersecretary Engineer Isaac Liabwel hailed development partners for covering up huge gaps, the government could not manage on its own.