South Sudan
Listening South Sudan is a country severely affected by internal conflict and war. The fact that the country is also affected by climate change in the form of severe drought makes it challenging for the country to ensure a stable, peaceful and safe everyday life for its inhabitants.
This is what Erikshjälpen is focusing on in South Sudan
In South Sudan, Erikshjälpen works to ensure that children affected by war and conflict grow up in a safe environment that gives them the opportunity for education, safety and protection.
This is what Erikshjälpen is contributing to in South Sudan
Erikshjälpen contributes to, among other things:
- Ensuring that children can go to school.
- Environmentally conscious agriculture as a way to both adapt and recover from the impacts of climate change.
- Fewer girls being married off and fewer girls being denied education.
- Setting up child rights clubs where children learn about their rights and where to go if their rights are violated.
Facts about South Sudan
Area: 644,329 square kilometers
Capital: Juba
Population: 11.94 million (2024)
Official language: English
Climate: Tropical climate with high temperatures and humidity.
Geography: Most of the country is lowland, but gives way to higher mountains in the southeast. Along the borders with Uganda and Ethiopia, the terrain consists mainly of savanna, swamplands, or rainforest. Swamplands and tropical rainforest stretch along both sides of the White Nile within the country.
Published: 21 April 2026
