Sudan: Project Highlights

Objective

To strengthen the resilience of conflict-affected communities to external shocks, thereby reducing their vulnerability to further shocks and food insecurity. Activities implemented • Provided 450 households with 2 250 healthy goats, with each household receiving five goats (four female and one male).

• Trained 74 women in fish processing techniques (including wet salting and drying) and gill net making.

• Provided each of the 74 women with a seed capital grant worth USD 8 000 to restart or scale up their income-generating activities and material to produce fishing nets.

• Trained 16 young men in boat building and provided them with start-up kits comprising fishing gear, cold boxes and life vests, to support their entry into fisheries-based livelihoods.

Results

• Improved household food security and income generation, as each goat can reproduce on average every six months under good feeding conditions (seven to eight months in less favourable conditions), ensuring a sustainable source of livestock and future herd growth.

• Enabled women to safely store fish at room temperature for extended periods and transport it to wider markets. • Strengthened women’s economic resilience through access to capital and essential inputs, enabling them to scale up small businesses and diversify livelihoods.

• Expanded youth employment opportunities in fisheries, with trained men equipped to build boats and engage in fishing as a sustainable livelihood.

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