Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)
27 October 2009
Khartoum — Catholic agency Caritas Internationalis has launched an appeal for USD 3.4 million to feed 35,000 people affected by conflict and drought in South Sudan.
The appeal will supply food aid in Western and Eastern Equatoria states in the south of the country who, for the last two years have experienced drought that left hundreds of thousands of people in need, according to the aid agency.
Caritas will provide 10,000 people with food aid and planting materials, and train farmers on improved farming techniques, in order to support people' livelihoods until harvest in 2010.
Caritas Internationalis Humanitarian Director Alistair Dutton said, "people caught in drought or conflict in South Sudan need urgent food aid. Caritas is able to reach isolated villages and communities caught in conflict to provide support.
The Catholic agency aims to reach 25,000 people in urgent need of immediate care in Western Equatoria.
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