Hunger crisis in Sudan and South Sudan
One of the most dramatic current hunger disasters is taking its toll: many people fleeing from civil war are on the brink of starvation.
Crisis situation
Nowhere safe from hunger.
Over 8 million people, many of them children, are fleeing one of the most brutal wars, both within Sudan and to neighboring countries like South Sudan. As a result, nearly every second person in the country relies on humanitarian aid. Even more people are affected by widespread sexual violence, terror against civilians, and arbitrary attacks on residential areas. They are systematically starved, as both warring parties—the army (SAF) and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—use hunger as a weapon. The situation is especially dire: even if people manage to flee, they are not safe. Attacks are common in refugee camps, and food is extremely scarce there as well.
Emergency measures
The essentials for families.
Together with our partner organization ZOA, we provide emergency assistance to families in the severely affected border region between Sudan and South Sudan, specifically in the Gedaref (Sudan) and Aweil (South Sudan) refugee camps, supplying them with essential items and initial support to rebuild their livelihoods.
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Food, drinking water, and specialized nutrition for malnourished children
Survival for thousands of families
In the displaced persons camp in Aweil (South Sudan), we provide acute survival aid for families by distributing food parcels containing beans, sorghum/corn flour, oil, salt and other vital ingredients. Malnourished children in Sudan receive special food and we provide thousands of people with access to clean drinking water and hygiene products.
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Support center for people with disabilities
Protecting the weakest
Vulnerable people, such as the elderly or people with injuries and disabilities, are particularly at risk. At the refugee camp in Gedaref (Sudan), we run a support center for these individuals, where we assist them with advice and practical help, such as providing medical aids.
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Agricultural support
First steps towards self-sufficiency
Many families are expected to remain in the vast refugee camps for a long time. That’s why, during the acute emergency aid phase, we also support the initial steps toward rebuilding. In Aweil (South Sudan), we offer training in field farming, provide simple agricultural tools, and distribute seeds with the goal of helping as many families as possible get back on their feet as quickly as possible.
Emergency aid
Your help makes a big difference.
CHF 50.-
so that a family receives a comprehensive food package
CHF 100.-
provides emergency food for 10 children
CHF 600.-
to supply refugees with drinking water for one month
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