Integrated programs that meet every stage of crisis.

At least 2.2 million children in South Sudan are out of school — one of the highest rates in the world — and girls are hit hardest, with about 60% of 7-year-old girls not enrolled. CRI works to keep vulnerable children in the classroom.

• Payment of school fees and provision of scholastic materials for orphans and vulnerable children.
• Secondary-education scholarships for girls who excel but cannot afford to continue.
• Vocational and skills training for out-of-school youth.
• Provision of dignity kits so girls stay in school with confidence.
• School-based counselling, psychosocial support and IEC awareness boards.

Conflict and displacement have left 9,699 children in active cases as unaccompanied, separated or missing. Women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of gender-based violence. CRI builds protective systems woven by the community itself.

• Awareness raising on human rights, dignity and referral pathways for women and girls.
• Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP) — bringing men and boys into protection.
• Comprehensive GBV case management, psychosocial support and Women & Girls Friendly Spaces.
• Economic empowerment through Income Generating Activities (IGA) and dignity kit distribution.
• Child Friendly Spaces, Family Tracing & Reunification (FTR), and advocacy for children associated with armed groups (CAAFAG).

Some 6.5 million people — 55% of the population — face severe acute food insecurity. CRI works strategically, and especially with women, to rebuild the capacity to grow food and chase off the spectre of hunger.

• Bio-intensive gardening in both schools and communities.
• Distribution of agricultural items and tools — seeds and seedlings.
• Agricultural advisory services integrating entrepreneurship training and women's farming groups.
• Training farmers on modern agricultural methods and safe use of inputs.

More than a third of children who die before age five suffer from under-nutrition, and women and girls carry the highest burden. CRI screens, treats and prevents malnutrition through the community.

• Routine screening of children under five and pregnant & lactating women.
• Referral and treatment of Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (SAM/MAM) through OTP and TSFP.
• Training of nutrition and health staff on the CMAM protocol.
• Mother-to-mother support groups and community nutrition volunteers promoting MIYCN.

Half the population lacks access to safe water. With water coverage at 41%, sanitation at 11% and open defecation at 63%, waterborne diseases like cholera remain leading killers of children. CRI closes that gap.

• Hygiene and sanitation promotion, including Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS).
• Construction and rehabilitation of latrines in public places and institutions.
• Rehabilitating and constructing safe water points based on community assessment.
• Training Water User Committees to manage and maintain water points.