SOS Sahel UK has worked in Sudan since 1985 and operates in the central and eastern regions. Sudan is an enormous country – approximately 14 times the size of the United Kingdom. It is a highly complex and sensitive environment in which to work. Our team has built an excellent reputation, with expertise in conflict prevention and in tackling the underlying causes of poverty. Our conflict prevention activities to date have been supported by the United Nations.

In Red Sea State, eastern region, we are helping settled Beja families in the Arba'at delta through training in water harvesting and farming techniques and education for women. We are about to open a new programme in Kassala, the centre of the eastern region, which will focus on helping the rural poor there to produce enough food for their families.

In North and South Kordofan States we are working with herding and farming groups to help them overcome their conflicts and peacefully share access to the sparse forests, water and pasture that they each depend upon. In North Kordofan, we operate in Sheikan, Um Rowaba and Bara localities and we are expanding this work into new areas Nohud, Gabiesh, Abu Zabad and Wadbanedah, which lie on the border with Darfur. In South Kordofan we currently operate in Rashad, Dilling and Kadugli.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Salih Majid Eldouma as our new Sudan Country Director from October 2008, under whose expert guidance our Sudan Programme is being developed to maximise impact.

Sudan Fund

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Our programmes in Sudan:

• Reduction of resource-based conflict, North & South Kordofan
• Rural water supply, North & South Kordofan, Red Sea State
• Rural recovery, Red Sea State
• Women's empowerment, North & South Kordofan, Red Sea State