Christian Aid appeal for Sudan

Christian Aid has launched a Crisis Appeal for our link diocese of Sudan, as the UN predicts famine conditions is spreading throughout the country.

Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The violence – not only from the fighting but also attacks on women – is forcing millions to flee to other countries, where their problems continue. Many people live under fabric sheets, their only protection from rain and sun. Cholera outbreaks, food shortages, a lack of toilets and showers, and poor healthcare are constant challenges. 
 
The knock-on effects of the war, in neighbouring countries like South Sudan, are creating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. With a child in each hand, 24-year-old Ekram Kamis walked for three days to escape the horrors of war in Sudan. “The attacks and the war came closer and closer to our home. We waited as long as we could, hoping it would calm down, but eventually, we had to leave.” Around 12 million people have been displaced because of the ongoing conflict. Many are fleeing across the border to South Sudan, a country hit by the worst floods they’ve seen in decades.
 
The Christian Aid appeal is here. Funding from this appeal will split between multiple organisations on the ground in South Sudan working with families who have crossed into South Sudan from Sudan to escape the conflict there.
 
You can also support the Episcopal Church in Sudan through the Salisbury-Sudans partnership. Find out more about the partnership here and get in touch to donate. The Episcopal Church highly values money it receives from supporters in the United Kingdom, including Salisbury Diocese and is distributing it to its dioceses, to buy food and other essentials for its congregations, many of which are in war zones or include members who have been displaced from war zones with little or nothing. It can be dangerous work and the food available is very expensive.