GCRF ACCELERATING ACHIEVEMENT FOR AFRICAN ADOLESCENT

In collaboration with University of Oxford and University of Cape Town is implementing a study on Testing the effect of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) interventions on health and well-being outcomes for adolescents and their caregivers impacted by HIV and AIDS in Nimule per-urban Town, Torit state, South Sudan. This study with funding from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) is part of GCRF Accelerating Achievement for African Adolescent (ACCELERATE) Hub led by University of Oxford and design to improve outcomes for 20 million adolescents in 34 African countries including South Sudan. We works closely with governments, academia and programme implementers to accelerate achievement of African adolescents.

Empowering Women to support their families

Women Engagement for sustainable economic growth, ARDI approach enables women and their households use the most available resources for better economic gains. Through ARDI's Volunteers and Staff women are form into groups of Village, Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA) and train on basic business skills hence are able to support their Families.

Providing Basic Education

ARDI facilitated basic education for vulnerable children, through provision of scholastic materials and train teachers and the pupils on life skills. Early Childhood Development programm (ECD) for conflict affected children in South Sudan

Reaching communities with the most need Health Care Services

ARDI Health Team providing the most need health care services for children, adolescent and elderly.

The fighting in July 2016 displaced thousands of people in Kajo‑Keji, Yei, Morobo, and Lainya counties. According to IRNA (2016) assessment report for Kajo‑Keji, 30,000 people were displaced and settled in Ajio (about 3,600 IDPs), Keriwa (about 10,100 IDPs) and Logo (about 16,700 IDPs). In Yei, the assessment report in 2016 found about 200 IDPs sheltered at the former UNMISS base, however the report indicated over 45,000 people remained in Yei.

A June/July 2017 IPC update indicated that Yei, Lainya, Morobo and Kajo-Keji are facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of acute food insecurity, driven largely by armed conflict that has had severe effects on health activities as well as markets systems.

This situation has led to deteriorating access to health care services and the health infrastructure, shortage of health personnel to keep the health facilities functional due to lack of payment, Lack of drugs and other medical equipments and Supplies as well as the functionalityof the sanitary facilities infrastructure at the health units which has been broken down.

A September 2017, REACH report for greater Equatoria found that, only 38% of the communities had access to health facilities within a 30 minutes walking distance and about 25% health facilities had been destroyed by violence. According to the report, Malaria is the leading morbidity at 37%, followed by Malnutrition at 22%; Typhoid at 15%, Fever at 3% and TB at 3%.

Reaching communities with the most need Health Care Services

Addressing Adolescent Health challenges now for better generation

Helping Adolescent make better decisions now have better results for later life, and you make that possible if you involve and support them now.

Adolescents are generally believed to be healthy because the death rates for this age (10 – 19) group are lower than for children or for elderly people. However, death rates are an extreme measure of health status and tell only part of the story. There are many interrelated reasons why we need to pay attention to the health of adolescents due to complication in later life and for next generation.

Due to the deteriorating health situation, ARDI‑South Sudan is reaching adolescent with health services through Mobile Health Unit set within respective communities which focuses on putting measures that reduces death and disease in adolescents, it is estimated that 1.7 million young people aged from 10 to 19 die each year, mainly from accidents, violence and pregnancy related problems or illnesses that are either preventable or treatable. Many more develop chronic illness that damages their chances of personal fulfillment.

Addressing Adolescent Health challenges now for better generation

Fighting Malnutrition in South Sudan war torn Areas

Thanks to Vitamin Angels for Donation of Nutrient supplements, ARDI is reaching children to restore their nutrition status cause due food deficiency as a result low food intake

Team Work Yields better results

Women group discussing way foreward to ensuring success in their business plans and development

Protecting Vulnerable Girls from Early marriages

ARDI advocate for ending of early child marriage especially for Girls in a society where the girls are taken as property. Under age girls are either force by their parents or due to circumstance that predispose them to early marriage. ARDI Protection sectors create awareness on protecting the rights of girls and boys to ensure they reach their full potential to enable them make decisions that are sound

Reaching vulnerable Children, Women and Adolescent with services that restores Hope

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