Areas of Sudan hit by severe drought will be better able to receive food and emergency supplies through improved mapping and information management.

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Supporting Aid Delivery in Sudan, Horn of Africa

Summary

VVAF's iMMAP group is supporting the United Nations in getting food to thousands of persons affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa and to 4 million Internally Displaced Persons in south Sudan.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $270 was raised for this project.

Received $270 from 3 donations from people like:

Raewynne

(Anon.)

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In the Horn of Africa (i.e., Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia), a severe drought has ensued for years and drastically affected food sources for local people. Southern Sudan is emerging from a civil war that has devastated the area, resulting in 350,000 Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries and 4 million people who are displaced within Sudan. iMMAP’s leading-edge information management and GIS services are supporting UN relief agencies in getting aid to where it is needed most.

Activities

In the Horn, iMMAP is collecting and analyzing field level status reports and establishing guidelines for their use, and also updating relief maps. In Sudan, road surveying and mapping services are underway to assure emergency transport of supplies.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $270

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $270. The original project funding goal was $100,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

iMMAP’s support in Juba, Sudan will advance the analysis and response to food security issues throughout ALL of Sudan by improving the data analysis methods being used and by providing a uniform platform of tools and procedures.

Project Message

This area of Sudan is struggling to rebuild after 21 years of civil conflict. Without a steady agricultural economy, the distribution of food to people in dire need is the top humanitarian priority.
- William Barron, Director of iMMAP Program, VVAF