Panyijiar County, Unity State, Community Assessment

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in South Sudan in coordination with Coverage Monitoring Network (CMN) conducted a community assessment for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program in Panyijiar County, Unity State. The community assessment was carried out using the Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) methodology from January 14 to 28, 2015 as part of IRC’s CMAM coverage assessment. The main objective was to understand and analyze the program context to identify existing systems, resources, community structures and cultural factors in order to design a community mobilization strategy that fits with and builds on local resources to improve access and use of the CMAM services.