Oxfam Ireland Core Country: Sudan
Country Statistics
| Population: | 39.4 million |
| Year of Independence: | 1956 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births): | 91.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: | 49.1 years |
| People living with HIV and AIDS: | 2.3% /400,000 (2001 est.) |
| Literacy (people aged 15 and over that are literate): | 61.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 40% (2004, est.) |
| Currency: | Sudanese Dinar |
Oxfam in Sudan:
Mundri Water and Sanitation Programme
Mundri County in South Sudan has a population of about 250,000 people who have been seriously affected by the civil war in Sudan over the last two decades. Its inhabitants face acute health problems due to a combination of severe environmental conditions as well as the destruction of services and the displacement of people from their homes. The population draws its water mainly from the seasonal local streams, which dry up during long periods of the year. The limited water sources that survive tend to carry serious diseases that result in high levels of child and adult mortality.
In response, Oxfam, in partnership with Irish Aid, is supporting a Water and Sanitation programme which aims to increase access to clean drinking water and to inform communities about hygiene practices that will in turn improve the health of the population. The programme aims to build up a lasting understanding around health and hygiene practice by training members of the community who will in turn train other members of their communities.
The Water and Sanitation Programme is now entering into its second year. During the first year of the programme the sinking of boreholes at identified sites was initiated alongside a hygiene promotion education programme. An impact assessment, which we carried out last year, showed that so far, the project has reduced the number of people fetching water from unprotected sources by 35%
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