The Sharg-Elniel Schools Project
Despite its own crippling political and economic challenges, Sudan continues to host refugees from neighbouring countries. It has welcomed people fleeing war, hunger and hardship from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, Central Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Chad. By January 2021 Sudan played host to 1,074,527 refugees, making it one of the largest regugee hosts in Africa, alongside a further two million internally displaced persons. The increasing refugee population has put more pressure on the already stretched resources of the country and accordingly, created huge gaps in the provision of basic services.
About the project
The Sharg-Elniel Schools Project project was designed to improve access to education for disadvantaged Sudanese and refugee children, targeting refugees, IDPs and host communities in the Sharg-Elniel locality. Sharg-Elniel is one of the poorest localities in greater Khartoum and has been heavily affected by influxes of refugees and IDPs. The high demand for basic services, marred with the inability of the government to meet those needs, contributed to the deterioration in health, sanitation and education in the area.
The project provided equitable education for the refugees, IDPs and host community students in the area. The project aimed at improving access, retention and progression of pupils in the three primary schools, benefiting 1,122 Sudanese and refugee children.
Project outcomes:
Rehabilitation of classrooms, pit latrines and teachers’ offices in the three schools to improve access, enrolment and retention.
Restoring of water supplies to the three schools to improve hygiene
Strengthening community engagement and school management through training of parents’ teachers’ association
Provision of school uniforms, tuition and examination fees to needy 630 pupils
Supply of assorted teaching and learning materials and 30 school desks and benches
How do our projects make a difference?
Projects like this contribute to increasing access to and the quality of education for conflict-affected communities in eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. Find out how this makes a difference below:
