Africa - East and Central
Sudan ranks 170 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s work in Sudan focuses on providing relief services to internally displaced people and assisting conflict-affected communities.
CARE International has been working in Sudan since 1979. Initial projects focused on improving water supplies, forestry conservation, and assisting refugees fleeing war in Eritrea.
Today, we work primarily in East Darfur, South Darfur, South Kordofan, Kassala, and Khartoum, and focus on providing relief services to internally displaced people, assisting conflict-affected populations to restore livelihoods, and promoting peace and stability. Current activities include improving water and sanitation, hygiene education, primary health care, nutrition, and livelihood support.
Millions of Sudanese women who have fled the horrific violence that has engulfed much of the country remain haunted by vivid memories they cannot escape.
The conflict in Sudan has reached a devastating milestone of 500 days, resulting in over 18,000 deaths and 10 million displaced, making it the world’s largest displacement and hunger crisis.
Sudan faces a devastating food crisis, with over half its population experiencing severe hunger amid escalating violence. Recent conflicts in Sinnar and Sinjah have displaced many, worsening the situation. CARE warns of increasing starvation risk and calls for urgent humanitarian aid and ceasefire.
Since the war that broke out on April 15, many health facilities have been looted and destroyed across Sudan. Now medical supplies are running out alarmingly fast, putting pressure on the few remaining facilities.
The Integrated Humanitarian Assistance Project worked with $5 million in funding to help 309,416 people directly reduce the impacts they were facing from COVID-19 in Sudan.
“[it] moved us from darkness to the light.”
One year into the Sudan conflict, women and girls have borne the brunt of hunger, displacement and violence. CARE and partners analyzed the devastating impacts they have suffered, urging more international support.
This RGA explores existing information and data regarding gender, age, and disability to inform humanitarians of pre-existing vulnerabilities and capacities of crisis affected populations, and of the best suited programmatic approach to people with varying needs.
This Rapid Gender Analysis on Power and Participation (RGA-P) was carried out to understand women’s participation in both formal and informal structures, and the barriers to and opportunities for supporting women’s meaningful participation and leadership in Kassala State, Sudan.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
