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    Leading the field in South & East Darfur

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    Our Work: 

    Sudan

    In Sudan, our work is all about strengthening communities. That includes investing in healthcare infrastructure and ensuring that people who live in some of the most remote, hard to reach areas still have access to clean, safe drinking water. It also includes making sure that Sudanese children have a healthy start with our nutrition programs.

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    Sudan is a place of great hope, promise, and abundance. We are honored to serve Sudan and the millions of people who need lifesaving assistance. For more than 15 years, we have been on the frontlines of response for one of the world’s largest, longest humanitarian crises.

    Today, more than 9 million people need humanitarian assistance. Yet, Sudan is also ready for long-term development. As we continue responding to growing humanitarian need, we also support the country’s long-term stability through programs aimed at mitigating conflict, promoting peace, and providing educational and economic opportunities for Sudan and its next generation.”

    – Heidi Diedrich, Sudan Country Director

    Fighting malnutrition

    Malnutrition, particularly among children, is reaching emergency levels in Sudan. The most recent national survey estimates that 500,000 children under 5 years of age suffer from severe malnutrition, and up to two million children are underdeveloped. We address this crisis head on through feeding programs, educational campaigns, cooking demonstrations, treatment and prevention, and emergency care to the most critical of cases.

    Access to clean, safe water

    Most of South and East Darfur is a semi-arid landscape, susceptible to drought, with few natural surface water sources. We first assess the water needs of communities and then develop projects alongside them that provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education. We work to rebuild and maintain lost critical infrastructure, and help communities to learn and manage these resources themselves.

    Doing more than ever before

    We're now operating a total of 17 primary health care clinics in South and East Darfur. The new clinics have allowed us to access at-risk populations, bringing them a wide range of health services in some of the most remote areas of the world. We’re still doing what we do best – running clinics, nutrition programs, and water, sanitation and hygiene services – but in more places than ever before. We are now the major international organization working in East Darfur, leading the field in humanitarian aid.

    Promoting a peaceful coexistence

    Lasting peace will ultimately allow for stability, prosperity, and development in the region. Conflicts in Sudan have a long and turbulent history, however, making peace a formidable task. In recognition of this challenge, We provide peace-building activities in five villages in South Darfur, encouraging community-level conflict resolution and cooperation amongst neighbors. By encouraging collaboration rather than competition, we hope to be even a small part of promoting peace in the region.

    Prioritizing women & children

    Sudan has a devastatingly high maternal and infant mortality rate. We’ve been working to turn this trend around, making women and children a priority and ensuring the availability of reproductive health for all we can access. Women receive comprehensive care throughout their pregnancy with pre-natal and post-natal consultations, often with midwives we’ve trained. We give them the supplies they need, including vitamins, soap, and any medications, safeguarding them against harmful infections and malnutrition before and after birth.

    Sudan: Recent Info

    Emergency Response: Crisis in Sudan

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    As Ethiopian Refugees Flee to Sudan, Alight Teams Mobilize to Do the Doable 

    For the past few months, our Alight team in Sudan has been responding to a devastating humanitarian crisis—the unraveling situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Last November, war broke out in Tigray, hospitals shut down, and there was widespread sexual violence. As a result, over 60,000 refugees have fled to Sudan and neighboring countries and they continue to arrive every day. Read More

    How Alight Teams Are Providing Meals for Moms

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    One hot meal is changing everything for moms in Rwanda and Sudan

    No matter where you live, giving birth can be both a joyful and stressful time—in the minutes, hours, and days after birth, it’s critical that both mom and baby get the care they need to heal and grow. But in resource-limited refugee camp settings like Rwanda and Sudan, that time just after birth can often be shortened, sending moms home without even a hot meal. Read More

    2016 Changemakers Competition

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    ARC Staff Making Change

    On World Refugee Day, we launched our fourth annual Changemakers Award Competition. Changemakers is an ideas competition for our 1,600 staff around the world. We ask everyone one simple question and provide the platform for their ideas to pour in. (more…)

    ARC Gets 4 Stars

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    Four Stars, Five Years Running

    For the fifth year in a row, American Refugee Committee has attained the coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency! The 4-star rating is the highest possible rating – only 6% of the organizations evaluated by Charity Navigator, (more…)

    Conversations on World Refugee Day

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    ARC Team Shares What They've Heard From Refugees

    In honor of World Refugee Day, we shared conversations we had with four of our team members who traveled across the globe to speak to refugees who are living in the reality of the Global Refugee Crisis. Read More
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