Contribution to breakthroughs and value proposition Country Survive: Be protected: By 2030, no child in By 2030, all children in By 2030, no child in South contribution South Sudan dies due South Sudan have a Sudan faces violence, to Global to preventable causes. quality learning exploitation, neglect and Breakthroughs environment that equips abuse. 2030 them with knowledge and skills to achieve and prosper in life. Country Child mortality: Access: Gross Increased abduction and Under-5 mortality rate enrollment rate stands recruitment of baseline is currently at 106/1000 at 42% of school age children into in 2014. High neo-natal children and only 12% forces mortality rates of completion rate. 39/1000 live births. Sexual violence: Equity: 35.4% of girls Estimated to be be Access to health enrolled at primary widespread and service: Limited access school level. 1.9% of underreported. Sexual to lifesaving PHC girls enrolled at violence is increasingly services due to secondary level. Limited used as a weapon of insecurity. Lack of numbers of female war and seen as a infrastructure, essential teachers consequence of mass supplies, and low staff population displacement capacities. Quality: Only 43% of primary school teachers Early and forced Children and have been trained. Poor marriage of girls. At HIV/AIDS: Poor infrastructure, limited present 52% of girls are PMTCT access, with resources and learning married before the age of only 15% of affected supplies in schools, 18, and 9% before age 15 mothers receiving HIV counseling during Efficiency: Primary PHP: Practices such as pregnancy and PMTCT school dropout rates corporal punishment, awareness only at 42%. are high (25% boys, 27% marriage and girl girls). 70% of 1200 compensation are socially Malnutrition schools in major conflict and culturally accepted in amongst children: states have been closed. South Sudan. 27.6% of under-fives are underweight at moderate & severe levels Country 2030 15% reduction in All children complete Nation-wide infant mortality and basic/primary protection systems target the number of education and +50 % and referral children reaching complete secondary mechanisms are their fifth birthday education strengthened increases by 15% At least 75% of all Enactment and 75 % of all children primary school operationalisation of have free basic teachers are trained child protection laws medical facilities Ensure quality and policies 75% coverage learning environment Be the lead child ensuring access of for children protection communities to organization in South proper maternal, Sudan
Contribution to breakthroughs and value proposition Country contribution to Global Breakthroughs 2030 Survive: By 2030, no child in South Sudan dies due to preventable causes. By 2030, all children in South Sudan have a quality learning environment that equips them with knowledge and skills to achieve and prosper in life. Be protected: By 2030, no child in South Sudan faces violence, exploitation, neglect and abuse. Country baseline Child mortality: Under-5 mortality rate is currently at 106/1000 in 2014. High neo-natal mortality rates of 39/1000 live births. Access to health service: Limited access to lifesaving PHC services due to insecurity. Lack of infrastructure, essential supplies, and low staff capacities. Children and HIV/AIDS: Poor PMTCT access, with only 15% of affected mothers receiving HIV counseling during pregnancy and PMTCT awareness only at 42%. Malnutrition amongst children: 27.6% of under-fives are underweight at moderate & severe levels Access: Gross enrollment rate stands at 42% of school age children and only 12% completion rate. Equity: 35.4% of girls enrolled at primary school level. 1.9% of girls enrolled at secondary level. Limited numbers of female teachers Quality: Only 43% of primary school teachers have been trained. Poor infrastructure, limited resources and learning supplies in schools, Efficiency: Primary school dropout rates are high (25% boys, 27% girls). 70% of 1200 schools in major conflict states have been closed. Increased abduction and recruitment of children into forces Sexual violence: Estimated to be be widespread and underreported. Sexual violence is increasingly used as a weapon of war and seen as a consequence of mass population displacement Early and forced marriage of girls. At present 52% of girls are married before the age of 18, and 9% before age 15 PHP: Practices such as corporal punishment, marriage and girl compensation are socially and culturally accepted in South Sudan. Country 2030 target 15% reduction in infant mortality and the number of children reaching their fifth birthday increases by 15% 75 % of all children have free basic medical facilities 75% coverage ensuring access of communities to proper maternal, All children complete basic/primary education and +50 % complete secondary education At least 75% of all primary school teachers are trained Ensure quality learning environment for children Nation-wide protection systems and referral mechanisms are strengthened Enactment and operationalisation of child protection laws and policies Be the lead child protection organization in South Sudan
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