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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

“A crisis of epic proportions”

In Sudan, more than 8.8 million people have been displaced by the escalation of protracted conflict since April 2023. Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, has described the context as a “crisis of epic proportions; and wholly man-made”. Half of Sudan’s population – 25 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

What does the TATHIR project involve?

Following a comprehensive Organisational Capacity Assessment, our partners at HAD are collaborating with 20 local and national NGOs in Sudan to develop tailored capacity development plans for each NGO. Training material will then be developed and adapted, before inviting NGO staff to a series of 6 face-to-face trainings. HAD will then provide follow-up coaching and mentoring support on each of the training topics to address any specific challenges, reinforce the learning acquired, and support each NGO in applying the knowledge and skills gained to the ongoing crisis response in Sudan. 

 

RedR has conducted a Learning Needs Assessment to understand the learning needs of humanitarian responders in Sudan more broadly (publication expected soon). In line with the results of this assessment, RedR is rolling out six online bite-sized facilitated training modules for responders to the Sudan humanitarian crisis, free of charge. The modules are delivered in Arabic, at different dates and times of the day to accommodate responders’ busy schedules. Please visit each training page for more information (in Arabic and English) about the content of the module and how to register: 

  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 will deliver a contextualised Training of Trainers, with participants selected primarily from organisations benefitting from HAD’s institutional development programme. The Training of Trainers will create a multiplier effect, by providing the skills and knowledge needed for responders to conduct training within their respective organisations and elsewhere.  

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.