1. Mohammed Said Retta CARE Somalia South Sudan

2. CARE Somalia/ South Sudan in Nairobi houses two Country offices CARE Somalia CARE Southern Sudan

3. Southern Sudan has been a war zone since 1983. The major fighting is between SPLA and GoS. Since the beginning of 90 th division within the rebel group resulted in the weakening of SPLA as a major force in the South. Militia groups with leaders aliened to the GoS started to become a force by themselves especially in Upper Nile Region. The region was a contested area from 1997 to 2002

4. CARE /southern Sudan has the following programmes in southern Sudan Education/Sudan Basic Education program Food Security-agriculture, fishery, vet Health and water Sanitation Emergency livelihood security project for Upper Nile

5. Upper Nile The most insecure region in Southern Sudan due to fighting between different groups High high rate of displacement Highly food insecure either due to culture (agro pasturalists), war or weather No road connection

6. Emergency livelihood program/ECHO The project targets IDPs, returnees and other vulnerable groups Distribute agricultural inputs and fishing materials Distributes NFI in its area of operation during emergencies

7. Emergency project The project is short time project, used to operate on a hit and run basis due to security concerns. it covers about 7 counties, The donor report at the end of the project is supposed to include impact (- or +)

8. M&E need Developing impact indicators for a one year relief project and how to measure them.