Solidarity International started distribution of hygiene kits to help communities practice hand washing measures against Covid-19 pandemic diseases in Raja County.
The items include plastic buckets with taps, soaps and aqua tabs will be distributed to all the population within two weeks.
The distribution followed several calls from citizens and community leaders on the provision of hygiene kits to help them practice some basic protective measures against covid-19
Solidarity International acting program manager Maud Rivoal, on Tuesday told CRN that they decided to distribute these items in order to help communities of Raja to prevent the spread of the pandemic coronavirus in their respective communities.
She appealed to communities to make use of these items in a proper way, avoid gathering in one place and practice social distancing to protect themselves from covid-19 disease.
Some beneficiaries appreciated Solidarity International for its support.
Solidarity International have been doing hygiene promotion, water sanitation and borehole projects since it started to work in Raja County, but this mark the first distribution of such items since the coronavirus pandemic entered South Sudan.
The South Sudanese government has also restricted travel from and into the country unless under very urgent and justifiable conditions.