Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, "Volunteers struggle to feed displaced Sudanese amid US aid cuts.” Journalist Aunnab Elman reported on how funding losses and the withdrawal of international agencies have compounded an already severe displacement crisis, leaving local volunteer networks to absorb humanitarian gaps at a scale beyond their original design.

This information was provided by Alaman Ali Mohammed, who coordinates food distribution at Azhari Al-Mubarak camp on behalf of Emergency Response Rooms, a network of volunteer-led community groups providing food distribution and basic services across Sudan's displacement camps. As reported, she explained that “expensive items” such as oil and legumes were cut from distributions, leaving mostly basic grains.

Devex Researcher Note: A World Food Programme press release from June 2025 confirms that “oil and pulses have been removed from the food basket due to a lack of resources” in many Sudanese campsites.

Source: Devex