Nearly two months of heavy rains and flooding experienced across Sudan has killed at least 100 people, displaced thousands, including vulnerable children and left a trail of devastation. The Government estimated that more than 650,000 people have been affected, leading it to declare a 90-day state of emergency. World Vision launched a US$ 1.5 million humanitarian response appeal to adequately provide assistance to an estimated 50,000 people in dire need of emergency assistance, in all of its four operational areas.

Somai Adam, 28 years old, a mother of four children first came to learn of the community learning sessions at a World Vision-run nutrition centre in Mershing, South Darfur state, where she had brought her child –now three years old, then just a little over six months old– for treatment. According to the community volunteers who referred her to the facility, her child was underweight for her age.

Following the country's first positive COVID-19 case in March, Sudan’s authorities imposed a raft of precautionary restrictions, including closure of all learning institutions, in an effort to contain the spread of the highly infectious virus. In May of 2020, UNESCO, estimated that at least 8 million leaners in Sudan, were impacted by continued school closures. 

As of 13 April 2020, Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health has  confirmed 29 cases of COVID-19 in the country and four fatalities. A further spread or a large scale outbreak of the virus, would devastate millions and increase their vulnerabilities, as well as overwhelm the Sudan healthcare system. World Vision is prioritising preventative measures, in supporting the Government's efforts to stop and slow the spread of COVID-19, and safeguard the population from its threat.