Sudan A social safety net for mothers and children

    Political fragility, conflict, drought and poverty – women and children in particular are impacted by the complex crises affecting Sudan.

    Residents of the Gorom refugee settlement (south-west of Juba) in Sudan

    Around 90 per cent of children do not receive the recommended minimum nutritional intake, and 30 per cent of mothers are also undernourished. This has drastic long-term implications for children’s physical and mental development.

    In collaboration with UNICEF, the BMZ has been supporting the two federal states of Red Sea and Kassala since 2021 in establishing a social safety net for mothers and for their children during the crucial first stage of life. The “1,000-day programme”, which has comprised three phases so far, aims to reach 80,000 women and their infants. A fourth phase is being planned that will extend the programme to another federal state.

    The women receive regular payments at local health clinics, where they also take part in events on topics such as maternal and child health, nutrition for infants and small children, and family planning.

    The first two phases of the programme were part of the BMZ’s Emergency COVID-19 Support Programme.


    As at: 05/01/2026