Oxfam Canada

Published purpose

As of March 2017, humanitarian needs in Sudan are mainly caused by the effects of armed conflict, which drives displacement and food insecurity, but are also caused by flooding and droughts and weak governance. In 2016, Sudan experienced a significant inflow of refugees and asylum seekers from South Sudan. As of the beginning of 2017 there are 314,000 South Sudanese in Sudan and the number is expected to grow. Food insecurity and malnutrition constitute a nationwide crisis, with 11 out of the 18 states in Sudan experiencing Global Acute Malnutrition rates at or above the emergency threshold of 15%. Humanitarian needs in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile States remain high, with 5.8 million people considered to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2016 compared to 5.4 million in 2015. With GAC's support, Oxfam Canada is providing emergency water, sanitation, hygiene, livelihood and protection interventions for up to 90,500 conflict-affected people in North and South Darfur. Project activities include: (1) maintenance and operations of boreholes, water wells drilled and installed with hand pumps, hand pumps rehabilitated; (2) training hand pump maintenance groups and water committees; (3) training model farmers, 30% of which are women, in agricultural extension, and providing households with seeds and tools; (4) training Community Animal Health Workers, 30% of which are women and treating and vaccinating livestock; (5) providing gender-awareness training.