“We feel desperate and hopeless when displaced people come to the community kitchen we manage, and we return them with nothing to feed their children. For months, we have been facing a huge funding gap, and we are not able to cook fresh meals as usual,” said Muna, a volunteer working in one of the community kitchens in Al Deain, East Darfur.

Date: 12/25

Region: Africa

Country: Sudan

Topic: Food & Farming, Refugees & Displacement

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Additional Context: Nearly 13 million people—one in three Sudanese—have been displaced since violence broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023. Aid agencies provided food and other assistance including cash assistance to buy medication. US funding also supported Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) or community soup kitchens to reach conflict-affected communities. The aid has stopped and many ERRs have closed, with those continuing having to cut their services.

Source: CARE