CARE in Sudan: Despite the fighting, lifesaving work continues

Despite these enormous challenges, CARE is continuing its lifesaving health, nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene work where it can.

In East Darfur, CARE Sudan continues to provide clean drinking water to thousands of refugees and host communities — mainly women and children — despite the great operational challenges. Power outages and lack of fuel are putting high pressure on the available water sources.

In Gadarif, CARE Sudan is working around the clock the ensure that refugees in the region – host to thousands of Ethiopian refugees, mostly women and children – have access to adequate water and sanitation services. The construction of semi-fixed latrines is progressing despite the various operational challenges such as lack of fuel, fragile security situation, and power outages.

Beyond East Darfur and Gadarif states, CARE Sudan has also reopened offices in Kassala and South Kordofan. Since the beginning of the crisis, CARE Sudan has continued much of its programming in the face of enormous challenges, reaching more than 185,000 people.

CARE has been operating in Sudan since 1979, implementing humanitarian and development programs particularly focused on women’s and girls’ empowerment, gender justice, humanitarian action, and resilience building.

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