Sudan: People are forced to eat leaves and oil to survive
A 14-month war in Sudan has pushed millions of people to severe levels of food insecurity. Urgent international support is needed to save lives.
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.
A 14-month war in Sudan has pushed millions of people to severe levels of food insecurity. Urgent international support is needed to save lives.
Sudan's East Darfur region is facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis as the conflict in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur intensifies, leading to the death of at least 200 people, and over 1,000 injuries.
13 months since the start of a horrific conflict, Sudan now faces the risk of further deterioration in crisis as fighting intensifies in El Fasher, North Darfur.
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 FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.