COVID-19 have risen from US $2 billion to US $6.71 billion. This significant increase is due to a rapid evolution of humanitarian needs, the inclusion of the additional fragile countries, increased cost of essential health and other supplies, and air and sea transportation The additional requirements for the COVID19-related emergency response compound the already significant funding gap for humanitarian response plans globally In December 2019, the UN projected a requirement of US $28.8 billion in the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for its response to humanitarian needs in 2020 Drawing a parallel to the global crisis of 2008-2009, when humanitarian requirements grew by 54%, all indications are that humanitarian needs will increase significantly by the end of 2020 due to the secondary impacts of COVID-19

JAM International has a team of highly skilled humanitarian responders in areas including food distribution, water, sanitation & hygiene, health & nutrition and distribution logistics, who are ready to respond. We will be building the capacity of local actors to participate in the innovative delivery of humanitarian assistance

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KEY MESSAGES HUMANITARIAN SITUATION OVERVIEW

JAM International continues to play a key role in the fight against COVID-19 through risk communication, roadshows, sensitization, water trucking, emergency food assistance, hand washing stations, provision of soap, digital cash/voucher transfers Schools in most countries remain closed but JAM is finding alternative means of reaching and feeding children through “Take Home Rations” As part of the widespread efforts to curb community spread, school closures and other lockdown measures have been instituted in many African countries. Large numbers of African homes have no access to electricity and internet meaning millions of children are missing the chance to education Millions of children from poor families are currently struggling with food insecurity and the effects of child hunger The humanitarian impact of the pandemic on the health and socio-economic conditions of vulnerable groups is huge. Concerns are growing around the disruption of essential health services as lockdown measures and fear of infections are leading to significant reductions in utilization and access to health facilities. Many people with pre-existing conditions will have their health situation deteriorate further Of particular concern is the situation of women and girls due to elevated gender-based violence in lockdown situations. Women are largely dependent on informal and insecure sources of income that have become inaccessible due to mobility and physical distancing measures

TARGET SECTORS

WATER, SANITATIONAND HYGIENE (WASH)

FOOD AND NUTRITION

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1.3MJAM BENEFICIARIES

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700KFUNDING TARGET

US $2MTOTAL PLEDGE

US $56KCOUNTRIES

OF EMERGENCYAngola, Mozambique,Rwanda, Sierra Leone,

South Africa, South Sudan,and Uganda

COVID-19 RESPONSE

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JAM Mozambique established 81 hand-washing stations in Sofala & Inhambane targeting JAM feeding beneficiary schools and will also re-plan all WASH activities in line with the MOZ WASH cluster incorporating COVID-19 measures 30 000 beneficiaries at schools were reached including some outside normal JAM school feedingprogramme), where parents go to collect exercise sheets for their children to complete at home as part

All JAM feeding beneficiary schools received guideline brochures on how to do cheaper and safe

received guideline brochures on how to make cost effective masks at home

SECURITY UPDATE

RESPONSE MANAGEMENT

Even though the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in South Sudan, the government is lifting several restrictions that are intended to control the spread of the pandemic. A South Sudan COVID-19 task force member said on Thursday that regional flights would resume and that markets, shops and bars would be allowed to reopen. The South Sudan Doctors Union called the decision rushed Uganda and South Sudan governments' decisions to deport certain nationals who tested positive for COVID-19 has strained relations among East African Community member countries, putting at risk cross-border movement of goods in the region. These repatriations are against World Health Organisation guidelines and have also put to test (EAC) common market and free movement protocols. Most of those deported are truck drivers critical for the movement of goods, including food to the landlocked countries, which will thus disrupt critical supply systems and further compound the developing food crisis

COVID-19 RESPONSE In partnership with the health sector, JAM Mozambique is targeting more than 111 000 people in Sofala & Inhambane provinces, where COVID-19 preventative messages are disseminated in health clinics, markets and road shows JAM South Africa continues to partner with Pick n Pay on the Feed The Nation Campaign. This has recently resulted in the development of a R1 million Food Voucher platform and a possibility for along- term CSS+ porridge distribution agreement Working with KFC's Add Hope, JAM South Africa has started the distribution of 1 500 food parcels from Add Hope disaster fund For the HCI / Media COVID-19 Initiative, 500 food parcels were delivered by Lunchbox Fund and distributed in Rustenburg area, NW province Through COVID-19 Digital Voucher process (Flash), vouchers were distributed last week in Orange Farm COVID-19 Digital Voucher JAM platform will be piloted later this week, with various partners JAM South Africa /Multichoice partnership has provided 1,800 food parcels in East London, E Cape

Johannesburg last week with further distributions planned in the Western Cape and Kwa Zulu Natal JAM Angola continued with risk communication, provision of handwashing stations and training of trainers on disease surveillance JAM South Sudan is in partnership with WFP with the provision of emergency food assistance, hand washing stations and hygiene promotion JAM Sierra Leone, in partnership with Plan International and the Government of Sierra Leone, has begun the distribution of Take Home Rations to over ten thousand children in the North and South of the country

TARGET SECTORS

WATER, SANITATIONAND HYGIENE (WASH)

FOOD AND NUTRITION

ESTIMATEDBENEFICIARIES

1.3MJAM BENEFICIARIES

TARGETED

700KFUNDING TARGET

US $2MTOTAL PLEDGE

US $56KCOUNTRIES

OF EMERGENCYAngola, Mozambique,Rwanda, Sierra Leone,

South Africa, South Sudan,and Uganda