Sudan | Mercy Corps

Rebuilding, Brick by Brick ›

Topics: Peaceful Change, Economic Development

Sudanese are flooding back to border regions once off-limits due to war. A smooth resettlement, however, depends on creating economic opportunities.

Amira's Journey to Um Dukhun ›

Topics: Disability, Water/Sanitation, Food/Nutrition, Emergencies

For Amira's family, one of thousands of families flocking to displacement camps in Darfur's Dukhun, the start of the rainy season is no reason to celebrate.

New Arrivals Overwhelm West Darfur Camps ›

Topics: Displacement, Water/Sanitation, Food/Nutrition, Emergencies

Mercy Corps is responding to a new wave of displaced Darfurians and other African refugees flooding into a border town at the center of an increasingly unstable region.

Video Highlights "Sports For Peace and Life" ›

Topics: Sports, Children, Peaceful Change

Watch a video from Nike about Mercy Corps' work with the children of South Sudan.

Using Sport to Teach AIDS Awareness in Sudan ›

Topics: Sports, HIV/AIDS

Youth returning to southern Sudan are learning about HIV/AIDS through a curriculum of soccer.

An Expanded Commitment to Darfur ›

Topics: Health, Water/Sanitation, Emergencies, Displacement

As instability worsens in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Mercy Corps has expanded its commitment to families in need.

Generating Market Opportunities ›

Topics: Economic Development

A market improvement program is brightening the economic prospects of Sudanese traders.

Improving Child Health in Recovering South ›

Topics: Hunger, Children

In one of Sudan's most remote places, mothers are teaching peers how to feed their kids and prepare food safely.

Darfur Crisis: Re-Commit to Families ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Emergencies, Children

As the situation worsens in Sudan's Darfur region, Mercy Corps continues to assist - and help protect - more than 117,000 people.

Class is in Session ›

Topics: Emergencies, Education, Children

Mercy Corps is ensuring that children forced from their homes don't miss out on their schooling.

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Sudan Facts

Population: 40 million
Size: Largest in Africa by area, roughly equal to the United States east of the Mississippi River
Human Development Index rank: 146 (out of 179)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 1985
Rank on the 2008 Failed States Index: 2
Recent history: Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 ended 21-year civil war
Sources of friction: Unequal levels of development; cultural and religious differences; irregular distribution of resources, including oil revenues and grazing lands
Miles of paved road in southern Sudan: 10

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In Sudan's semi-autonomous south, we're building a network of local organizations that are helping their communities rebound from Africa's longest civil war.

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