1. 1st Round Sector Defense Returns and Early Reintegration
Sudan CHF 2012
1st Round Sector Defense
Returns and Early Reintegration
Jan 18th , 2012

3. Background
Over 350,000 South Sudanese have returned from Sudan to South Sudan since October 2010
International community have so far assisted over 22,000 returns since October 2010
An estimated 700,000 South Sudanese remain in Sudan
Returns expected to continue in 2012
run up to transition period to end 8 April 2012
lack of option to remain
Will need to assist stranded returnees at hubs such as Kosti, given inaccessibility of routes through the Three Protocol Areas

4. Percentage of returnees to South Sudan, disaggregated by type
(October January 2012)
Govt assisted: 174, Spontaneous: 158, Unspecified: 26, Total: 359,436

5. Sector needs (White Nile State)
Kosti way-station
Built for 1,200 but currently there are 9,500 returnees at Kosti
85 – 100 daily arrivals
Needs include water, sanitation, health, nutrition and protection services
Main hub for those wanting to return to equatoria states in South Sudan
Jabalein & Al Salam (White Nile State)
38,000 South – North returnees settled in Jabalein & Al Salam
Mostly women and children (70%)
Urgent needs include water, sanitation and child protection
GoS providing some assistance (land allocation and building of class rooms), but this does not address immediate needs

6. Sector Needs (Khartoum)
Returnees in 12 open areas (16,000 as of June 2011 assessment)
Current estimate is lower but high number of returnees remain in open areas (8,000 – 10,000)
Majority of South Sudanese reside in Khartoum

7. CHF Sector Priorities
Provide urgent humanitarian response including basic services to stranded and vulnerable returnees including water, sanitation, shelter and health care as well as life-saving materials.
Address critical transportation gaps for most vulnerable returnees.
Strengthen the capacity of national actors.

8. CHF Geographical priorities
Highest priority
Khartoum
White Nile State
Secondary priority
Three Areas
Darfur

9. Sector Strategy for 2012
Support and encourage GoS and GoSS to take responsibility for the returns process through;
capacity building
advocating for and supporting documentation of South Sudanese
bilateral agreement on North – South returns
Provide and coordinate urgent humanitarian assistance to stranded and vulnerable returnees
Provide transportation support to stranded and vulnerable returnees
Support reintegration of return communities
Darfur returns under Return and Reintegration Sector
Early planning for assistance to displaced populations returning to the three Protocol areas

10. CHF funding is critical right now to meet sector priorities
End of transition period 8 April
Possible surge of numbers in Kosti way-station and Khartoum open areas or creation of new concentrations of stranded returnees
Lack of routes to return
No procedures in place for documentation as yet
Kosti
Built to accommodate 1,200 but now over 9,500
High numbers cause a major strain on basic services
Funding required to prevent a humanitarian crisis
No other funding committed for transportation
Jabalein/Al Salam localities
No basic services for returned Northerner community, most arriving with nothing
Water and sanitation services needed for 12,000 returnees as some travel up to 4km per day for water
Protection, emergency education & psychosocial care needed for 7,000 children
Khartoum
Urgent assistance need for 8,000 – 10,000 stranded returnees

12. Value for Money was ensured
Projects with high transportation costs focused on most vulnerable and low staff costs
Government of South Sudan and Sudan will provide luggage barges
Information on consideration of rainy season on costs of projects
Projects with high indirect costs instructed to reduce budgets
Ensured overhead is 7% maximum for each project
Cost of items were compared across projects – ensured costs relative to others
Recommended organizations currently working in project areas – no startup costs
TRG scoring format gave high weight to value for money/low indirect costs criteria

13. Summary of TRG-endorsed proposals
Total Recommended Sector Envelope: $5,127,793
Total requested amount: $8,596,217
Total number of recommended projects: 5
Recommended UN/NGO/NNGO percentage: NGO 30% / UN 70%
Total Recommended Sector Envelope versus historical trend:
2006 – 2010: RER received average of $2 million (2006: $6 million)
2011: RER received $5.5 million from CHF in 2nd Round and Emergency Reserve
($4.4 million from Emergency Reserve)
Approach to determining project allocation amounts (NOT scoring methodology)
1. Projects scored below 30 not funded
2. Projects with most points received highest percentage of request