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Training local responders to the war in Sudan

We’re equipping local organisations responding to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Women refugees in Sudan walk away from the camera. Image credit: IFRC

“The world’s most devastating humanitarian crisis”

In Sudan, more than 11.5 million people have been displaced by the escalation of protracted conflict since April 2023. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, has described the situation as “the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis.” More than half of Sudan’s population – over 30 million people – need lifesaving assistance. Humanitarians from local and national NGOs and community-led groups in Sudan are at the forefront of the response, filling the gap left by the international aid system. They don’t, however, have the support they need in such a volatile context.

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    people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance

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    people displaced in Sudan

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    refugees in other countries

Transforming Aid: Training for Humanitarian Impact and Response (TATHIR) in Sudan

As the first part of the project, RedR conducted a Learning Needs Assessment (LNA) to identify and prioritise the learning needs of humanitarian responders in Sudan. To ensure local expertise was integrated throughout the process, RedR contracted a Sudanese consultant alongside an international LNA expert. The LNA findings were combined with an Organisational Capacity Assessment report, created by our partners at the Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD), into one comprehensive report (published here) to be shared widely and used by other capacity-strengthening providers and other crisis response efforts.


Based on the findings of this assessment, RedR developed contextualised training materials and delivered 28 online facilitated training modules to 555 responders to the Sudan humanitarian crisis, free of charge. The modules were delivered in Arabic by Sudanese and international trainers, at different dates and times of the day to accommodate responders’ busy schedules. The modules covered the six most urgent topics identified by the LNA:

 

  1. Humanitarian Coordination (two sessions) 
  2. Needs Assessment 
  3. Project Planning 
  4. Accountability to Affected Populations 
  5. Introduction to Protection 
  6. Staying Effective – Sudan (Safety, Security, and Wellbeing) 

 

Following this, RedR delivered a contextualised Training of Trainers in Humanitarian Emergencies course in Arabic, with 33 participants selected primarily from organisations benefitting from HAD’s institutional development programme. The Training of Trainers aimed to create a multiplier effect, by providing the skills and knowledge needed for responders to conduct training within their respective organisations and elsewhere. Two Communities of Practice were set up via WhatsApp to allow for continued participant discussion and learning after the training concluded.

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    people trained in this project

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    participants rated the training as “excellent” or “good”

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    participants were Sudanese staff/volunteers

Learning Needs Assessment for Sudan Crisis Response

Published by RedR UK and HAD, this Learning Needs Assessment & Organisational Capacity Assessment summary report identifies capacity gaps and learning needs among individual responders and organisations engaged in responding to the crisis in Sudan.

 

Understanding these gaps is essential for developing targeted training programs that can enhance the skills and knowledge required to address the complex challenges posed by the conflict.

Read the summary report

What does the name TATHIR mean? 

The project name, TATHIR, is an acronym for Transforming Aid: Training for Humanitarian Impact and Response in Sudan. Tathir means impact in Arabic, which is what we aim to achieve through this project. Through local language, supporting local organisations, and equipping local responders, we can create the greatest impact to support the people in Sudan affected by this devastating crisis.  

 

We’re working with our partners at H2H and FCDO to understand and address learning needs, remove roadblocks, and empower individuals to provide the best possible support to people affected by the conflict in Sudan. In this protracted and complex crisis, by working at both an organisational and individual level, and investing in long term knowledge-sharing, we expect to create a catalysing effect to support locally-led response in Sudan. 

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