Sudan Crisis – Protection Assistance for Ethiopian Refugees - Development and Peace 2022-2024

March 2022 - An estimated 14.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection across Sudan as a result of armed conflict food insecurity malnutrition economic decline and disease. An estimated 3 million people are internally displaced within the country. Instability around Sudan’s borders has also led to more than 1.1 million people seeking refuge in Sudan including asylum seekers from Central African Republic Chad Eritrea Ethiopia South Sudan and Syria. With GAC’s support Development and Peace and its partners are providing protection assistance to up to 12 500 Ethiopian women men and children in the Tunaydbah Refugee Settlement in eastern Sudan. Project activities include: (1) providing psychological support and referrals; (2) providing cash for at-risk refugees and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence; and (3) implementing protection-related initiatives focused on prevention such as conducting awareness raising campaigns and providing energy kits comprised of fuel-efficient cooking stoves and portable solar lights.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased use of safe dignified and inclusive gender-sensitive protection services by Ethiopian girls boys women and men refugees in the Tunaydbah Refugee Settlement; and (2) increased use of multi-sector gender-responsive services by Ethiopian girls boys women and men survivors of violence including gender-based violence and other at-risk groups in the Tunaydbah Refugee Settlement. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in the targeted regions.