what is happening
the war started on 15 april 2023, when fighting broke out between the sudanese armed forces [saf] and the rapid support forces [rsf]. people have been living through the fallout ever since.
it keeps shifting, so i try to keep this part tied to newer reports instead of letting it sit there unchanged. the numbers below only show part of it, but they do help show the scale.
- 33.7 million people need humanitarian assistance, according to UNICEF's 2026 mid-year report.
- Nearly 19.5 million people are facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity, according to WFP, FAO, and UNICEF.
- 825,000 children under five are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2026.
- About 9 million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict.
- More than 8 million children remain out of school, with some of the worst disruption in Darfur and conflict-affected Kordofan.
how to help
you do not have to do everything here. pick whatever you can actually keep doing.
- help one family. choose a campaign to follow, save it somewhere, read their updates, donate if you can, and keep sharing their story.
- support relief efforts. medical care, shelter, water, food, and health services will be needed for a long time.
- listen to people in sudan. follow people who are sharing their own experiences, not only accounts reposting somebody else's.
- learn before reposting. use original posts, dated reports, and sources written by sudanese people so you know where a claim is coming from.
- cannot donate right now? keep one family's campaign link alive by continuing to share their story. it may reach somebody who can donate and help that family.
sudanese-led aid
if i was opening one part of this page first, it'd be this one. i'd rather send money to people already doing the work and already knowing what their communities need.
emergency response rooms [errs] through mutual aid sudan coalition
ERRs are neighborhood volunteer networks that grew out of Sudan's tradition of mutual aid. They run community kitchens, support health centers, maintain water sources, evacuate civilians, help displaced families, support survivors of gender-based violence, and keep other local services going. Mutual Aid Sudan Coalition raises and routes funding to the ERRs.
Support Sudan's Emergency Response Roomskhartoum aid kitchen
A Sudanese-led initiative that began with community kitchens and now also supports medical aid, child nutrition, hospital rehabilitation, school rehabilitation, and people returning home. Its current site says its kitchens operate across eight states and feed around 30,000 people each day.
Support Khartoum Aid Kitchensudanese american physicians association [sapa]
A Sudanese medical organization supporting hospitals, health workers, emergency care, food, shelter, and other needs through its Hope for Sudan response.
SAPA Hope for Sudansadagaat usa
A Sudan-focused charity with active crisis relief, food, water, health, and education programs. Its current Sudan response includes food distributions, clean water, medical aid, shelter, and central kitchens.
Sadagaat Sudan humanitarian responsedirect campaigns
these are the two links i've been pointing people to. open the page first, read it properly, and check the updates before donating.
helping sudan - relief, recovery, and hope
this one supports broader relief work through helping sudan. if you want a place to start and do not want to sort through a huge list first, this is one i'd keep open.
open helping sudanfight hunger in sudan: the khartoum kitchen appeal
this gofundme supports khartoum aid kitchen. community kitchens have been one of the clearest ways people keep food moving when bigger systems are failing them.
open the khartoum kitchen appealbefore donating
- read the full campaign and its newest updates.
- check who made the fundraiser and where the money is going.
- compare names and details with the person's own linked accounts when those are public.
- if something feels off, stop and double-check before donating.
- share the original fundraiser link, not a screenshot.
organizations worth opening
these are the bigger groups i would actually open if you want to support medical care, food, water, nutrition, or protection work. check their latest sudan update first so you know what they're doing now.
médecins sans frontières [msf]
MSF currently works in ten of Sudan's 18 states. Its teams provide emergency and surgical care, maternal and pediatric care, malnutrition treatment, outbreak response, vaccinations, water and sanitation support, and assistance to health facilities.
MSF response in Sudaninternational committee of the red cross [icrc]
The ICRC supports health services and water infrastructure, helps reconnect separated families, provides emergency assistance, and works to protect civilians affected by the conflict.
ICRC work in Sudanunicef
UNICEF works on severe acute malnutrition, primary health care, vaccinations, safe water, education, child protection, and support for children and families affected by displacement.
UNICEF emergency response in Sudanworld food programme [wfp]
WFP provides food and nutrition assistance while monitoring the country's severe hunger crisis. Its Sudan emergency page is also one of the clearest places to check current food insecurity figures.
WFP Sudan emergencynews and voices
i would not rely on international coverage alone. these are better places to keep around if you want sudanese reporting, local perspectives, and ongoing updates.
ayin network
Sudanese reporting, investigations, video, and current coverage. Ayin publishes in Arabic and English and regularly reports on displacement, conflict, health, and daily life.
Read Ayin Networkdabanga
An independent Sudanese news and information broadcaster founded during the Darfur crisis. It continues to publish current news online and broadcast to audiences in Sudan.
Read Dabangasudan war monitor
A collaborative team of Sudanese and international journalists, researchers, translators, and open-source investigators documenting the war, conflict patterns, human rights abuses, and humanitarian developments.
Read Sudan War Monitorfor numbers that change fast, always check the date before reposting anything.
learn without opening thirty tabs
if you want more context instead of just another pile of links, start here. you do not need to open all of this at once.
unicef sudan situation reports
Current figures on humanitarian need, children, health, nutrition, water, education, and funding gaps.
UNICEF Sudan reportsunhcr sudan situation data
Data on displacement inside Sudan and people who have crossed borders since the war began.
UNHCR Sudan data portalworld food programme
Current hunger and nutrition figures, famine-risk information, and WFP's emergency response.
WFP Sudan emergencyemergency response rooms
Learn how Sudanese neighborhood volunteers organize food, health care, evacuations, water, education, and other forms of mutual aid.
Learn about Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms