South Sudan Humanitarian Fund 

ObjectivesFund scope

The South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) mobilizes and channels resources to humanitarian partners to respond to the critical needs of millions of people affected by the devastating humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. The Fund operates within the parameters of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), with the objective of expanding the delivery of humanitarian assistance by focusing on critical priorities and needs. 

What are the main Objectives of the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund? 

1. Support life-saving and life-sustaining activities while filling critical funding gaps; 
2. Promote needs-based assistance in accordance with humanitarian principles; 
3. Strengthen coordination and leadership primarily through the function of the HC and by leveraging the cluster system; 
4. Improve the relevance and coherence of humanitarian response by strategically funding priorities as identified under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP); 
5. Expand the delivery of assistance in hard-to-reach areas by partnering with NGOs. 

Who can access the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund? 

Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) are managed by OCHA and made available to national and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and UN agencies. Given the importance of broadening partnership in order to reach people in need in the most underserved areas; the SSHF prioritizes the allocation of funds to NGOs. The SSHF also supports national NGOs with a view to enhance their capacities, as most of these organisations have better access to people in need in hard-to-reach areas. 

GovernanceGovernance arrangements

Governance, Policy and Guidance 

The activities of the SSHF are carried out under the overall strategic and operational direction of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC), with support from an Advisory Board (AB) and an OCHA-led Humanitarian Financing Unit (HFU). The Advisory Board is comprised of members of the humanitarian community including NGOs, UN agencies and donors, who support the HC in policy and strategy-setting for the HPF. Cluster leads and cluster members at the national and regional level feed into the identification process of priority needs and target sectors, geographical areas, and activities. 

The SSHF operates within the framework provided by the OCHA Operational Handbook for Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs), which describe the set of rules that apply to all CBPFs worldwide. The Operational Manual for South Sudan issued by the HC further describes the governance arrangements, objectives, allocation modalities and accountability mechanisms of the HPF, as well as details the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders involved. 

The UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office in New York serves as the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent receives contributions from donors, disburses funds upon decision of the Humanitarian Coordinator to the respective Participating UN Organisations, and provides related financial reports and statements. Participating UN Organisations assume full financial and programmatic accountability for the funds disbursed to them, use the funds to undertake approved projects, and provide related narrative and financial reports. 

The OCHA Country Office in South Sudan serves as the Managing Agent to channel funds to NGO partners. Upon decision of the Humanitarian Coordinator, funds for NGO projects are first disbursed by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office to OCHA HQ for subsequent disbursement to NGOs. 

Allocation process 

Under the direction of the Humanitarian Coordinator, the SSHF aims to support the timely allocation and disbursement of donor resources to the most critical humanitarian needs, as defined by the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). In order to meet this goal, an allocation process exists that is inclusive, transparent and efficient. The allocation guidelines in the Operational Manual provide instructions and clarifications on all the steps of allocation processes and requirements in order to enhance timely and strategic decisions. 

The standard allocation process allocates the majority of the funds to priority projects in line with the HRP. Twice a year standard allocation processes will be facilitated based on allocation strategy papers formulated under the leadership of the HC. 

The reserve allocation is primarily intended for the rapid and flexible allocation of funds in the event of unforeseen circumstances, emergencies or strategic needs. Reserve allocations are shorter in nature to allow for a quicker response to emergencies. 

Key requirements for funds allocated through the reserve in case of emergencies are: 

1. The project constitutes an emergency humanitarian response to an unforeseen disaster. 
2. The project will remedy, mitigate or avert direct loss of life, physical and psychological harm or threats to a population or group and/or protect their dignity. This may include common humanitarian services that are necessary to enable life-saving activities and inter-agency assessments in case of sudden onset disasters. 

The project cycle management process for the SSHF is done through an online platform allowing for better management and institutional memory: https://cbpf.unocha.org/ 

Projects

South Sudan Humanitarian Fund

South Sudan Humanitarian Fund is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

South Sudan Humanitarian Fund

Results

In 2018, OCHA added the Common Performance Framework (CPF) tool to its arsenal of management, reporting and accountability instruments for the SSHF, improving how it reports results. The tool is built on five fundamental principles that guide the management of Fund programmes: Inclusivity, flexibility, timeliness, efficiency and accountability and risk management.  

In this section you will find the latest editions of reports that detail Fund performance and results. In most cases, results are presented according to SDG contributions, signature indicators, and Fund outcomes. 

ContactsPoints of contact