What's happening in Sudan?
It’s been eighteen months since violent conflict broke out in Sudan, triggering violence and instability across the country and the wider region, tearing apart millions of children’s lives.
Today, 14 million children in Sudan need support to overcome the horrifying impacts of this conflict. They’ve seen their homes, hospitals, playgrounds and schools bombed, looted and occupied. They’ve lost loved ones and been subject to unspeakable violence. They’ve been cut off from the very basics like food, shelter, and healthcare.
Over 18,000 people have reportedly been killed as a direct impact of the violence since April - but the true figure is likely to be much higher.
As the conflict enters its second year, Sudan is now the largest child displacement crisis in the world, with 4.6 million children uprooted from their homes as a result of the ongoing
conflict.
Sudan is also facing one of the world's worst hunger crises. 3.7 million children are malnourished, including 730,000 who are severely malnourised. 220,000 children are expected to die in the coming months if their nutritional and hunger needs are not met.
“It pains me to see children arriving without parents or family members at the border, but I find joy in being part of the Save the Children team working to reunite them with their families and make them laugh and play." Monica*, a Save the Children caseworker in Sudan. *Name changed
Why monthly donations are important
So far in 2024, we’ve supported over 887,974 people in Sudan. But now more than ever, children in Sudan and around the world need your help.
By giving monthly you can help us to be by a child's side within days, whenever disaster strikes.
Your monthly gift will mean that our teams can provide continuous support, offering vital food, healthcare and education to children in urgent need around the world. It also allows us to support children as they move out of survival mode and begin to start living again.
With a monthly donation, you can make a lasting impact on the lives of children in Sudan and around the world.
How we're helping children in Sudan
Since April 2023, we've reached over 2.4 million people, including more than 979,000 children.
Along with our partners, we remain dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to families who continue to be impacted by this crisis.
Health and nutrition
- Running mobile health clinics in camps for displaced people
- Set up three treatment centres to respond to a major cholera outbreak
- Providing medical treatment and vaccinations
- Distributing food supplements for malnourished children
Child protection
- Providing support and assistance to protect children from risks, including child marriage, child recruitment, exploitation and child labour.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Working to ensure access to clean water, sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion activities to prevent the spread of disease in the affected areas.
Education
- Set up 65 accelerated learning programmes across seven states to ensure children can continue their education
- Providing alternative learning opportunities for children to catch up on missed classes.
Psychosocial support
- Offering games and activities for children to help them to overcome their negative experiences.
Food security and livelihoods
- Combining long term interventions, such as the provision of training for farmers with short-term life-saving support, mainly through cash interventions.
We’ve also been providing critical support to children in neighbouring countries, like South Sudan and Egypt.
