Humanitarian Action for Children 2021
Table 4: Key indicators table for WASH
Indicators
# of target population provided with
access to safe water as per agreed
standards (7.5-15 litres of water per
person per day)
# of target population provided with
access to appropriate sanitation
facilities
Cluster/sector
2021 Target
Cluster/sector
UNICEF
UNICEF
total results
2021
Target
Total
results
3,000,000
2,243,386
817,000
623,99529
3,000,000
319,667
303,500
77,199
Note: UNICEF, as cluster lead agency, is responsible for information management of cluster partner results and sharing
overall results achieved by cluster members collectively.
Child protection, gender-based violence and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse
(PSEA)
During 2021 child protection services were more accessible to children and caregivers than in 2020, due to the
lifting of many COVID-19 restrictions. Nevertheless, UNICEF continued to roll out the COVID-19 adapted
guidelines and remote case management to provide services on MHPSS, FTR, case management, GBV,
children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG), and justice for children. Remote case
management and follow ups, and door-to-door awareness raising have continued as part of COVID-19
preventive measures.
In 2021, 2,736 children (1,344 girls) were registered on the Child Protection Information Management System
(CPIMS) and reached with case management services. A total of 898 UASC (336 girls) were supported with
FTR, with 150 children (63 girls) reunited with their families.
A total of 99,524 individuals (27,338 girls; 22,501 boys; 28,982 women; 20,703 men) were reached through
UNICEF's GBV prevention and response programme. GBV risk mitigation work was strengthened in 2021
through close coordination with the Health and Nutrition Clusters. UNICEF also supported a GBV multisectoral
safety audit to ensure that women's and girls' safety is ensured in accessing all sectoral services.
Under the leadership of the Child Protection AoR chaired by UNICEF, the Minimum Standards for Child
Protection in Humanitarian Action were presented and a roll out plan for 2022 agreed. This will support
enhanced capacity to deliver quality and effective life-saving child protection interventions in line with
international standards.
Only 6.5 per cent of at-risk children in South Sudan have access to MHPSS and other child protection services 30.
The multisectoral integration of MHPSS has shown a real impact with an increased number of reached
beneficiaries with low-cost implications. In 2021, UNICEF reached 92,790 children (43,700 girls) with dedicated
MHPSS through child-friendly spaces in communities and schools using a community-based approach,
exceeding the target by 16 per cent. Around 5,878 caregivers (3,171 women) participated in psychosocial
support and positive parenting sessions - over twice the number of caregivers reached in 2020. A total of 4,242
adolescents (2,072 girls) and 452 young adults (309 women) in five states were reached through the Adolescent
Kit, a package of multidimensional tools for MHPSS, training and life skills development for conflict-affected
adolescents.
In the context of COVID-19, UNICEF reached 35,884 individuals (6,964 girls; 7,233 boys; 14,215 women; 7,472
men) with MHPSS awareness-raising activities. Six posters with key MHPSS messages for children in schools
were developed and 47 Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MOGEI) trainers (2 women) were trained
on MHPSS with a view to rolling out the training to teachers at state level in 2022.
29 This result for UNICEF does not include the individuals who accessed safe water through household water treatment
chemicals through the WASH core pipeline, included in the WASH Cluster results.
30 UNICEF, Humanitarian Action for Children 2021, 2021 Revision 1 (June 2021) https://reliefweb.int/report/south-
sudan/humanitarian-action-children-2021-south-sudan-2021-revision-1-june-2021
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