April 07 Overview Since June 06, Western Bahr el Ghazal has experienced multiple incidents of intense conflict in areas in Wau town, and the surrounding areas of Jur river, Wau and Raja counties. Many areas in Western Bahr el Ghazal are largely inaccessible to humanitarian actors due to insecurity and logistical constraints. As a result, only limited information is available on the humanitarian situation outside major displacement sites in Wau town. In order to fill such information gaps and facilitate humanitarian planning, in late 05, REACH piloted its Area of Origin (AoO) methodology, which takes a territorybased approach that may cover several bomas, to collect data in hard-to-reach areas of Unity State. In December 06, REACH decided to refine the methodology, moving from the AoO to the Area of Knowledge (AoK) methodology, an approach collecting information at the settlement level. The most recent OCHA Common Operational Dataset (COD) released in February 06 has been used as the reference for settlement names and locations. Through AoK, REACH collects data from a network of Key Informants (KIs) who have sector specific knowledge and gain information from regular direct or indirect contact, or recent displacement. Using this new methodology, in April 07, REACH has collected information on Western Bahr el Ghazal through KIs in Wau PoC as well as Wau informal settlements. Data collected is aggregated to the settlement level and all percentiles presented in this factsheet, unless otherwise specified, represent percent of settlements within Upper Nile with that specific response. The displacement section on page refers to the proportion of assessed KIs arrived within the previous month (newly arrived IDPs). Although current AoK coverage is still limited and its findings not statistically significant, it provides an indicative understanding of the needs and current humanitarian situation in assessed areas of Upper Nile State. Assessment coverage 8 Contact with Area of Knowledge 8% 8% 6% Key Informants assessed Settlements assessed KIs reported to be newly arrived IDPs. KIs reported to have visited the AoK within the last month. KIs reported to be in contact with someone living in the AoK within the last month. Assessment coverage Assessed settlements Reached villages WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL Settlement Cover percentage of assessed settlements relative to the OCHA (COD) total dataset: 0% 0. -.9% 5-0% 0. - 0% State County Assessed settlements OCHA (COD) settlements Cover percentage WBeG Jur River 7 809 % Raga 0 % Wau 7 6 % 0. - 50% > 50% RAGA Counties with under 5% of settlement coverage are not disaggregated to the county level, but are included in state-level analysis.
April 07 New arrivals Push factors Pull factors Previous location Displacement Top three reported reasons newly arrived IDPs left their previous location: Top three reported reasons newly arrived IDPs came to their current location: Top three reported most recent long-term locations for newly arrived IDPs: Reported time of first displacement for newly arrived IDPs: Insecurity 90% Lack of food % Far from the family 9% Security 89% Access to food 50% Presence of shelter 8% Wau County 90% Jur River County 6% Raga County % 87++A 87% April 07 % March 07 Displacement Local Demographic composition Demographic composition Reported gender ratio of IDPs in assessed Reported gender ratio of local remaining in reporting presence of IDPs: More women than men 56% All women % About equal % Reported age ratio of IDPs in assessed All adults 50% All/almost all older people 8% More adults than children % 56++ 50+8+ Most frequently cited as first second and third most important reasons. reporting host remaining: All/almost all women % More women than men 0% About equal 0% More men than women 0% All/almost all men 7% All/almost all older people % All/almost all adults % More adults than children 9% About equal 6% +0+0+0+7 ++9+6 Reported age ratio of local remaining in
April 07 Health Shelter/NFI Health concerns Most commonly reported heath concerns in the Malaria 00% Diarrhea 57% Typhoid 56% Skin diseases 6% 5 Cholera % 90+57+56+6+ Health distance Reported distance of the nearest health care facilities from the reporting access to health care: Under 0 minutes 57% 0 minutes to under hour 5% hour to under half a day % Half a day 7% 57+5++7 reporting tukuls as a primary shelter type for LC: reporting tukuls as a primary shelter type for IDPs: Health unavailability Top three reported reasons why health care facilities are not available from the assessed Lack of staff 60% Insecurity 57% Health care was never available 6057 5 5% 67+9++A Feeding programmes Reported availability of feeding programmes that provide Plumpy Sup, CSB++ or other nutrition supplements in the 67% Available 9% Not available % Don t know Rank three most common health concerns normalized. Rank two reasons health facilities are not available. NFI Reported number of people sharing a shelter in to 5 8% 6 to 0 9% to 5 % 8+9+ Shelter sharing Reported proportion of the local sharing shelters with IDPs: All 0% More than half % Around half 9% Less than half 57% None 0% 0++9+570+
April 07 Food Security WASH Market distance Water distance Reported distance of the nearest market from the Reported distance of the nearest safe water source from the Under 0 minutes 6% Under 0 minutes 68% 0 minutes to under hour 6% hour to under half a day 9% Half a day % 6+6+9+ 0 minutes to under hour 6% hour to under half a day % Half a day % 68+6++ reporting access to adequate amounts of food: Coping strategies The average number of reported coping strategies used in the 0.9 coping strategies reported on average 5 Rank three reasons adequate food is not available. Land availability Reported availability of land for agriculture in the assessed 5+7+A Food unavailability Top three reported reasons why people cannot access enough food in the 5 Crops destroyed by fighting Crops have been stolen 55% Not available % Available % Don t know 8% 5% High prices 5% 59++A 855 Market availability Reported availability of a functioning market accessible from the 59% Not available % Available reporting access to clean drinking water: Sanitation Reported usage of sanitation facilities in comparison with open defecation in assessed All 8%8+0+0+0+ More than half 0% Around half 0% Less than half 0% None % Borehole usage 9% County of assessed settlements with safe drinking water reported boreholes as the primary source. Percentage of functioning boreholes Jur River 8 % Raga 8 % Wau 65 %
April 07 Education Protection Education availability Women Men Children Reported available education services in the 6 None 7% Pre-primary % Primary 8% Secondary % 7++8+ Education attendance and availability Top two reported reasons why children are not attending school in the 877 High fees 87% reporting access to education: Insecurity 7% Top two reported reasons why education services are not available in the 507 Insecurity 50% High fees7% School attendance Reported proportion of 6-7 year old girls and 6-7 year old boys attending school in concerns for women in the 9% Looting % Killing/injury same 8% Abduction % 5 Cattle raiding % Very Good 0% Good 78% Neutral % Poor % Very poor 0% concerns for men in the 0+78++ 5% Looting % Abduction 9% Killing/injury same Community relations Reported relationships between IDPs, returnees 7 and local in the 9% 5 Cattle raiding 7% 6+7++A concerns for children in the 6% Looting % Sexual violence 7% Early marriage % 5 Family separation % Land disputes Reported presence of disputes over land ownership in the 6% Yes 7% No % Don t know 7 Local displaced and returned home, reported in 0% of assessed settlements. +0+0+7 6 Key informants could choose more than one answer. 7 Accelerated learning programmes. 0% None 0% 7% Less than half % 0% Half 55% 0% More than half % % All % 0++55++ About REACH REACH facilitates the development of information tools and products that enhance the capacity of aid actors to make evidence-based decisions in emergency, recovery and development contexts. All REACH activities are conducted through inter-agency aid coordination mechanisms. For more information, you can write to our in-country office: south.sudan@reach-initiative.org or to our global office: geneva@reach-initiative.org. Visit www.reach-initiative.org and follow us @REACH_info. 5