Plan International Canada Inc

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March 2014 - More than 6.1 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 1.7 million more than in 2013. Conflict, poverty, environmental hazards and weak governance are all contributing to insecurity and internal displacement. An estimated 5 million people, concentrated mostly in Darfur, South Kordofan, Blue Nile and eastern Sudan, require life-saving humanitarian assistance. With DFATD’s support, Plan Canada is providing assistance to 210,920 conflict-affected people in North Darfur, Sudan. Project activities include: (1) rehabilitating 45 hand pumps and 32 kilometres of water distribution pipelines; (2) constructing 1,300 new latrines and rehabilitating 1,250 existing latrines, benefitting 43,000 displaced people; (3) training five water committees and providing eight school water points, benefitting 6,400 internally displaced children; (4) providing hygiene training to 150 community hygiene promoters and providing 5,000 hygiene kits to vulnerable women and girls; and (5) distributing 9,000 mosquito nets, benefitting 18,000 women and children.