As South Sudan’s civil war heads into its fourth year, donors continue doing what they can to stem the crisis. Currently 100,000 people face starvation and 7.5 million South Sudanese are reliant on humanitarian aid — more than half the country’s population.
The United States government is the largest donor to South Sudan, giving more than $2 billion since 2013. U.S. Agency for International Development funds are distributed across both development and humanitarian initiatives, and in programs ranging from health to education to economic growth, as well as funding partners through the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
USAID’s “Viable Support to Transition and Stability” program, implemented by AECOM, awards small grants to NGOs across the country. With offices in six of the historical 10 states, the Vistas program has been operating in South Sudan for almost 10 years.