While the schools have largely remained closed, since January 2024, our teams have continued providing essential learning services and materials to over 420,000 children. These are classes specifically designed to help children who have had their education disrupted, to catch up and continue their learning and development informally while formal education opportunities are out of reach. Additionally, We’re currently supporting 400 schools across the country supporting children through formal and non-formal education.
Impact of Conflict
17.5 million school-aged children are still out of school, among these are the 6.9 out school children prior to the conflict.
There are over 2,000 schools in Sudan reportedly used as emergency shelters for the displaced population.
Over 3 million school aged children displaced (2.6 displaced Internally & 800,000 cross-border displacement)
Attacks on education facilities, including looting, destruction and use by armed groups
Vast majority of school remain closed. There is hopeful trend, as schools gradually reopen in River Nile, Red Sea and some pockets of Darfur region. Some 2 million children are back in schools.
Our Response
- Establish accelerated learning program (ALP) Centers designed to help children with disrupted education catch up and continue learning informally when formal education is inaccessible.
- Implement the "Return to Learning" Model prioritizing a holistic well-being and learning outcomes for children affected by conflict through a child-centered approach.
- Provide rigorous training initiatives, including literacy and numeracy boosts, psychosocial support, gender-based violence awareness, children's rights, and violence-free learning environments.
- Equip teachers to safeguard children's rights and promote inclusive education.
- Enhance retention and learning by strengthening community structures and promoting localization
Maab Abdelhalim, 23, is a child psychologist who works at a Child Friendly Space run by Save the Children in Gezira State, Sudan. She fled Khartoum with her family at the end of April 2023, as fighting intensified and they were trapped between two fighting factions. When she reached Gezira, she volunteered to help until she started working with Save the Children when the CFS was set up. Maab oversees many activities that are designed to help children overcome the trauma of what they witnessed. Some of these activities include drawing, dancing, playing or even just talking. Save the Children
