Sudan
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Photo: Sanjay Gurung/Mercy Corps
Our strategy
Meet humanitarian needs, bolster early recovery and boost livelihoods for families affected by conflict in Darfur and border areas with South Sudan.
The context
The separation of South Sudan in 2011, though resolving years of civil war, continues to pit Sudan against its new neighbor. Sudan is marked now by 20 percent inflation, a shrinking economy, student protests and several simultaneous rebellions — in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile State — as well as stiff America sanctions and genocide charges related to Darfur.
Our work
- Agriculture & Food: Increasing food security of displaced families
- Conflict & Governance: Improving war-affected and marginalised communities' capacity to support local economic development and poverty alleviation
- Water: Drilling, repairing and maintaining water points
All stories about Sudan
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Sudan: A step forward in Darfur June 23, 2009
Mercy Corps Scotland is preparing to enter Darfur to help thousands of Sudanese impacted by the continuing strife there. These are families who have lost nearly everything — their homes, their farms, their loved ones — and have been living in tent camps ever since.
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Sudan: Teaching English as an opportunity October 15, 2008
Blue Nile State is one of three contested areas between the north and the south of Sudan. Its diversity makes education – what is being taught to children and how it is being taught – a crucial issue.
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Sudan: Taking the lead in economic recovery October 15, 2008
Upper Nile state in southern Sudan has just emerged from two decades of civil war. Most of the residents of the area have recently returned home after years of being displaced because of the war. Living conditions are difficult and many people are without sources of income or employment.
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Sudan: Cementing a Fragile Peace June 9, 2008
By any measure, Sudan is a country in crisis.
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Sudan: Uncertainty for Abyei's Displaced June 4, 2008
Agok, Abyei area — Two weeks after armed clashes started in Abyei town, the approximately 50,000 people who fled southwards are hesitant about their next move.
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Sudan: Opening Doors in Abyei February 16, 2008
Abyei town, Sudan — Patterned bedsheets keep the mid-afternoon Sahelian sun and the swirling dust out of Theresa Whex's restaurant in Abyei's main market, a maze of mostly stick-and-straw stalls.
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Sudan: Q&A: Richard Haselwood February 5, 2008
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Sudan: New Skills for Asha January 28, 2008
By looking at 25-year-old Asha, you could never tell that she has been through so much in her young life.
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Sudan: Nima's Story from Darfur October 19, 2007
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Sudan: Into Um Dukhun September 17, 2007
My journey to Um Dukhun began with a 75-minute ride in a U.N. helicopter from Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State. Nyala is where I'm based as program coordinator for Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Darfur.