South Sudan — Yambio Village Assessment Survey (23 January 2018)

DTM conducted a Village Assessment Survey in Yambio Payam in December 2017 to inform humanitarian partners about gaps in available services that could impede returns. 13 out of a total of 52 villages were deserted (25%). 31 out of 52 villages had water points (60%). In five villages these were non-functional. 52 out of 166 assessed water points are non-functional (31%). 1 out of 13 assessed health facilities was not operating. In order to respond to future disease outbreaks, training was considered top priority, followed by support in increased public awareness, transport capacities and refrigeration. 5 out of 52 assessed schools are not operational (10%) and those that are operating are often doing so with a very low level of capacity. DTM registered high levels of school dropouts, especially among girls, due to early marriage and poverty; overall between 5% and 13% per boma, with an average of 8%. Payam authorities report that armed conflict restricts inhabitants’ access to food, education and protection. Access to water and health services are furthermore restricted because of a lack of water points and health care centres. There are 95 households of IDPs who settled within Hai Cuba and expressed interest in returning to their pre-displacement residential areas, provided resettlement packages such as food and Shelter / NFI items are made available. While IDPs have started spontaneously returning to major residential areas, the number of new IDPs has equally increased, maintaining the overall IDP stock at approximately 29,447 individuals. The presence of UXOs was reported for Pazuo Centre (north ward). The areas had not been demined yet.