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How the South Sudan Red Cross provides humanitarian aid

In Aweil, South Sudan, a woman gracefully carries a bundle of straw on her head.

Photo: Babette Schenkels / Netherlands Red Cross

With hundreds of staff and thousands of volunteers across 21 branches, the South Sudan Red Cross fosters community empowerment, resilience and dignity in the areas they serve. Faced with complex challenges exacerbated by conflict, displacement, and climate change, the South Sudan Red Cross collaborates with relevant government ministries and public authorities to offer support during emergencies, while maintaining autonomy and staying true to the Movement’s principles.

South Sudan Red Cross’s main focus areas include responding to disasters and crises, improving health and wellbeing with a focus on women and girls, migration and displacement, social inclusion, strategy and operational coordination, and building their capacity in these areas.
 

Working together to support local communities in South Sudan

A project coordinator from the South Sudan Red Cross and a child from the community pose together.

Photo: Babette Schenkels / Netherlands Red Cross

Since 2011, the Canadian Red Cross, with the support of the Government of Canada and other partners, has played an active role in supporting the priorities of the South Sudan Red Cross.

This includes programs addressing:

  • epidemic prevention and control
  • maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
  • water, sanitation and hygiene
  • protection, gender, equality and engagement
  • food security
  • livelihood supports
  • emergency preparedness

The Canadian Red Cross focuses on working with the South Sudan Red Crescent to help build their technical expertise and capacity to better respond to the unique needs in their communities.

Through a five-year strategic partnership, the Canadian Red Cross recognizes that investing in the South Sudan Red Cross and in the South Sudanese people will increase their ability to provide humanitarian services throughout crises and cement their role from preparedness to recovery.

Through this partnership, the Canadian Red Cross is investing in strengthening the South Sudan Red Cross’ business development unit, operational capacity, delivery of programs and services, and preparedness for humanitarian response.
 

How you can support humanitarian needs in South Sudan

South Sudan Red Cross Society is distributing blankets & hygiene kits.

Photo: South Sudan Red Cross Society

The best way to support Canadian Red Cross programming in countries like South Sudan is to make a donation to the Africa Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.

Donate to the Africa Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

Your gift will support the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in South Sudan and other impacted African countries to provide support to people hit hard by multiple humanitarian crises. Your donation could provide health care, relief supplies, and assistance for individuals, families, and displaced populations affected by drought, floods, and severe weather effects, or those experiencing food insecurity. Donations may also help to support immediate and ongoing relief efforts, long-term recovery, resiliency, and preparedness for future events in and around the impacted regions.