CDP Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund - Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Over a year into the conflict in Sudan, the pace of response is falling woefully short of the needs.

More than 25 million people need assistance, 10 million of them displaced from their homes, and famine is now prevalent in parts of North Darfur.

To address the Sudan famine crisis effectively, it is crucial to focus on both immediate relief and long-term recovery. While urgent humanitarian aid—such as food, medical supplies and clean water—is necessary to address immediate needs, sustainable solutions are key for long-term stability.

Through CDP’s Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund, donors can support broad efforts that help address the critical needs of vulnerable, marginalized and at-risk groups, prevent and address famine, and build longer-term solutions that enable communities to recover.

Donors may also support the life-saving efforts of local mutual aid groups, such as emergency response rooms, addressing the needs of at-risk communities amid limited resources. They can designate contributions to the Coalition for Mutual Aid in Sudan, launched as part of a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting.

(Photo: A child in an MSF clinic in Zamzam camp, Sudan, February 2024. The camp hosts more than 300,000 internally displaced people. MSF teams are offering Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding services. Photo credit: Mohamed Zakariae, courtesy of MSF)

Sudan is the largest, underfunded humanitarian crisis in the world. Where international organizations would typically mobilize a sizable, comprehensive response, the ongoing security, access and regulatory barriers have stifled these efforts in Sudan. In its place, a network of agile, decentralized and hyper-local aid groups has somewhat organically emerged. This network provides humanitarian aid and many other forms of assistance and services that straddle the humanitarian-development and peacebuilding nexus in new and creative ways. The mutual aid groups (Emergency Response Rooms or ERRs) operate somewhat independently, but in a coordinated fashion and are the main mechanism for reaching millions of people in need in Sudan.

CDP is committed to supporting these groups, providing other wraparound services, and documenting evidence to advocate for greater impact through local aid models in Sudan and globally.

This fund supports this crisis:

Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

Prioritize investments in local organizations

CDP grants to locally-led entities as much as possible. When granting to trusted international partners with deep roots in targeted countries, more consideration is given to those that empower local and national stakeholders. CDP’s grantmaking will focus on supporting mutual aid groups in Sudan.

Medium and long-term recovery

We will support recovery programs identified by our disaster experts in partnership with those in affected communities. As the recovery progresses, we will likely shift our focus to address other urgent challenges identified by our local partners.

Community- and expert-informed

In consultation with local stakeholders, our team will identify specific unmet recovery needs and funding gaps in each community.

Intersectional racial equity lens

CDP prioritizes giving resources aimed at meeting the needs of populations and individuals who systemic inequities have marginalized.

With support from our Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund, our grantee partners are addressing the critical needs of vulnerable, marginalized and at-risk groups.

Meet our grantee partners

Thank you to the following donors for their generous support of the CDP Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund.

Your support of this fund will have a direct and significant impact on CDP’s efforts to meet the ongoing and ever-expanding humanitarian challenges from the conflict and famine in Sudan.

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To make a donation or learn more about the Fund, please contact our Development Team.

(Photo: Dr. Omnia conducting a health screening on a child at a religious school in Khartoum state, Sudan. Credit: Mohammed Osman & Abubaker Garelnabei/ Save the Children)