SLI-SS delivers Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), psychosocial support and child protection with partners across South Sudan, reaching children, families, schools and communities in some of the country's hardest-to-reach areas.
Current Projects
EORE and Psychosocial Support in Upper Nile
Upper Nile State, currently Renk County
Community liaison teams deliver risk education in communities and schools, combined with psychosocial support, and train community focal persons to sustain safety messages.
Recent results
- August: 5,302 people reached through 140 sessions, including 2,759 in schools and 2,338 in communities; 1,025 safety leaflets distributed.
- September: 3,600 people reached through community and school sessions with psychosocial support in Renk County; 14 community focal persons trained.
Ongoing In Renk County until November 2026.
EORE Mobile Teams
Jonglei, Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria
Mobile teams take risk education to communities and schools in hard-to-reach areas, and train local focal persons and young peer educators so that safety messages keep spreading after the teams move on.
Recent results
- August: 2,012 people reached in Bor, Nyirol, Ibba and Maridi, including 1,460 in schools; 2,000 leaflets distributed.
- August: 120 community focal persons and 350 young peer educators trained.
- September: 2,000 people reached through community and school sessions in Juba, Maridi, Mundri and Uror.
Ongoing In Bor until mid-October 2026, then Mundri County.
EORE and Child Protection in Western Equatoria
Yambio, Tambura and Ezo counties
As part of an integrated child protection programme, our teams raise awareness of explosive hazards and safe behaviour among children, families and schools.
Recent results
- August: 347 people reached through community sessions; 9 liaison meetings held with community leaders.
- September: 1,771 people reached in Yambio and Ezo, including 1,208 in communities and 482 in schools; 13 liaison meetings held.
Ongoing Awareness work continues in all three counties.
Teacher Training in EORE
Western Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Central Equatoria and Jonglei
Teachers are trained to deliver life-saving risk education through their schools, extending safety messages to pupils and the communities around them.
Recent results
- 290 teachers trained, 140 of them women.
- Trainings held in Wau, Malakal, Renk, Yei, Lainya, Morobo, Nyirol, Uror and Bor.
Ongoing Further trainings planned in Nasir, Fangak and Akobo.
Previous Projects
Child Protection and Mine Risk Education
Juba and Terekeka (Central Equatoria), Torit (Eastern Equatoria), Bor (Jonglei), Mayom, Bentiu and Leer (Unity)
Mine Risk Education for at-risk communities, and capacity building for UNICEF partners and school teachers to deliver effective risk education.
Results
- 15,000 at-risk people reached directly (4,000 women, 3,000 men, 4,000 girls and 3,000 boys).
- 200 school teachers trained to integrate Mine Risk Education into the curriculum, with teacher's guides distributed.
- 44 staff from 8 partner organisations trained, accredited and deployed as Mine Risk Education and child protection officers.
- 8 Standard Operating Procedures developed, approved and used by partners.
- 80 new hazardous areas identified and reported to UNMAS, UNICEF and the National Mine Action Authority.
Figures for current projects are taken from SLI-SS monthly field reports for August and September 2026.