Sudan crisis
The world’s largest humanitarian crisis is unfolding right now.
Millions are fleeing violence. Families are starving. Children are dying. Urgent action is needed to save lives.
Will you make a vital donation to assist children and families whose lives are at risk?
Your gift today will have 15 times the impact. Through our partnerships with organisations like the World Food Programme (WFP), every dollar you give can multiply into $15 worth of life-saving aid.
Photo: Fatna, 4, at the transit centre in Renk. © Plan International
Conflict has unleashed devastation on a catastrophic scale
In April 2023, renewed conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Since then, civilians have been caught in the crossfire of this unrelenting conflict.
As a result, widespread destruction has reduced entire neighbourhoods to rubble. Millions of families have been forced to flee. More than 12.36 million people have been displaced, leaving their homes behind in search of safety.
More than 25 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance – close to the equivalent of Australia’s entire population. 14 million of these are children¹. Even in the face of relentless conflict, hunger has become the most urgent threat, 638,000 people are experiencing famine, with millions more at risk if food aid is not increased.
As is so often the case in humanitarian crises, women and girls are bearing the brunt of hunger and food insecurity. When food is scarce, they often eat last and least, sacrificing their own meals so others in the family, especially children, can eat. Globally, women make up 60% of those experiencing extreme hunger. This stark inequality puts women and girls at greater risk of starvation and further suffering.
The war in Sudan has pushed millions to the edge of survival.
Your generosity right now could save lives and bring much needed hope.
Please donate now.
Don’t let their voices go unheard
Millions are running out of time as famine looms
The conflict isn’t the only threat to survival. Famine has turned this crisis into an even more devastating catastrophe.
Food systems have collapsed, water is scarce, and access to basic human necessities has been ripped away from families.
The numbers are staggering:
- 8 million people are on the brink of famine, with 638,000 already living in famine conditions
- Over 12 million people have fled their homes
- 14 million children are at immediate risk of malnutrition, displacement, or worse.
Countless families no longer have access to food or any way to find it. Starvation is killing people every day.
This hunger and suffering don’t have to continue. Your donation could provide life-saving food to children and families facing starvation.
Photo: New arrivals from Sudan at the Adré transit centre in Chad. © Plan International
The children are suffering the most
Mohammed Qazilbash, Plan International’s Country Director, has witnessed the devastating effects of this crisis firsthand. He describes a nation spiralling into one of the largest humanitarian crises in living memory, where hunger and displacement are everyday realities for millions.
Children are dying because they don’t have access to enough food. Thousands of families don’t know where their next meal will come from.”Every second we wait, more children lose their chance at survival. We cannot let this continue.
“Millions of children have fled their homes, witnessing unimaginable violence. They now face the horrors of starvation. Every life lost represents a family devastated, a future stolen.”
Your generosity can save lives. Don’t wait—be the hope these children so desperately need.
Photo: Angham, 14, with two of her younger brothers. © Plan International
Provide life-saving support to families
A mother’s heartbreaking sacrifice
For Marwa, a mother of three, every day begins with an agonising struggle – how to feed her children when there simply isn’t enough. Forced to flee her home due to escalating violence, she now lives in desperate conditions where starvation is the norm and survival is uncertain.
“Before, we ate three meals a day, but now it’s reduced to two meals and sometimes only one,” she says. “We give the children our food, and then we go to bed hungry.”
Her youngest child suffers from malnutrition. Her other children are battling health issues made worse by the harsh conditions they endure. Still, this devoted mother clings to hope for her children’s survival.
“We hope that aid agencies will supply food and healthcare for the children,” she says.
Plan International is on the ground, but we cannot meet the overwhelming need without your help.
No parent should have to make sacrifices like these, or live with the constant fear of what tomorrow may bring. Families like Marwa’s need urgent support to survive this crisis—and to see a future where their children can thrive again.
Will you donate today to send life-saving food, nutrition support, and critical supplies to starving families?
Photo: Marwa with two of her children who have been displaced from their home. © Plan International
Support the children of Sudan
How we’re responding
Together with local partners, we’ve been building shelters, distributing cash assistance, clean water, food and other essential supplies, as well as providing child protection, psychosocial support and education.
In Renk, Plan South Sudan has:
- Constructed five temporary shelters and three semi-permanent shelters which, to date, have hosted a total of 22,700 refugees
- Distributed essential items like soap, buckets, mosquito nets, water treating tablets, and sleeping mats to 11,280 individuals
- Provided cash assistance to 4,678 individuals
- Reached 16,372 individuals with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services
- Provided child-friendly spaces for children traumatised by this crisis.
In Malakal, Plan South Sudan has been responding to the needs of the people that arrived from May 2023 to date by:
- Providing cash assistance to 175 unaccompanied and separated children
- Distributing 296 dignity kits to girls and young women
- Reaching 16,436 people through awareness messaging on child exploitation, early child marriage and positive parenting
- Providing 8,563 children with psychosocial support and recreational activities
Your donation today could expand our life-saving work and bring hope to even more families in desperate need.
