Amid war, displacement, and silence, children are trying to survive without protection or peace. Learn how local leaders are standing up for the smallest victims of one of Africa’s worst crises.
Sudan is now one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child. With civil war intensifying since 2023, millions have been forced to flee, and many children have witnessed violence, starvation, and the collapse of safety. These are the three most urgent challenges:
Over 4 million children have been displaced inside and outside Sudan. Many are separated from parents or caregivers, living in camps or on the move without food, shelter, or guidance.
Reports of child killings, rape, and recruitment by armed groups are rising. Children are often caught between military groups with no protection, and the trauma they carry often goes untreated.
Schools and clinics have been bombed, shut down, or abandoned. In many areas, children have no access to education or medical care, especially in Darfur, Khartoum, and border regions.
Despite these challenges, Uganda’s children remain full of hope — dreaming of education, health, and opportunities for a better tomorrow.
At iam4allkids.org, we bring attention to the children trapped in one of the world’s most urgent and overlooked crises. In Sudan, we support the organizations risking their safety to protect, feed, and empower displaced youth.
We:
Share stories of survival from children fleeing violence and separation
Highlight makeshift schools, protection hubs, and trauma care
Advocate for emergency aid, child protection laws, and regional partnerships
Even in the middle of war, these children are still dreaming — and they deserve to be heard.
Sudan is not only in crisis — it is collapsing in ways that children cannot survive alone.
Over 14 million children need humanitarian aid
Many have lost access to school, basic nutrition, and medical services
Girls face growing threats of gender-based violence, trafficking, and early marriage
We believe children in Sudan should not be invisible. Their lives matter, and their futures are worth protecting.
Even in war, love is fighting back:
In border camps, strangers are caring for children who arrived alone
In abandoned schools, teachers are writing lessons on scraps of cardboard
In crowded shelters, girls are drawing maps of peace and telling their stories
And because of your support, Sudan’s children are not forgotten
Here, hope is a whisper — but it’s still speaking.
Alight Sudan works in refugee settlements and war-affected communities to support displaced children with safe spaces, basic schooling, and emotional care. Their mobile child-friendly spaces provide art therapy, early learning, and emotional counseling for kids experiencing distress. In areas like Gedaref and Blue Nile, their teams also deliver parenting sessions and reunification support for families who were separated during evacuations. Teachers, social workers, and child protection officers are trained to recognize trauma and respond with dignity. In the middle of chaos, Alight helps children remember what safety feels like.
Child Development Foundation (CDF) focuses on education and child protection in conflict zones. They rebuild temporary schools, distribute learning kits, and train volunteer teachers in safe practices. Their staff also run community dialogues to prevent gender-based violence, early marriage, and child recruitment. In areas where services have collapsed, CDF creates small circles of structure where children can learn and play again. Their work brings the first steps toward normalcy to places that haven’t seen peace in years.
In late 2023, Alight Sudan set up a cluster of learning tents for displaced children in the White Nile corridor. Most of the students had fled Khartoum or Darfur and had been out of school for months. Inside the tents, volunteers led reading circles, drawing sessions, and simple math games. Children slowly opened up, sharing songs and stories with each other. The tents didn’t just bring back learning — they brought back joy.
In 2024, CDF distributed over 5,000 education kits to children in Kassala and surrounding towns where formal schools had closed. The kits included notebooks, pencils, Arabic storybooks, and visual learning guides that children could use with help from parents or siblings. In areas without electricity or teachers, these kits became lifelines. Families described how children gathered in circles each day, teaching each other and pretending the floor was a classroom. It turned tents and kitchens into places of imagination.
Meet the local organizations protecting children in war zones and forgotten corners of the country:
Creating safe spaces and mobile healing programs for displaced children affected by violence.
Restoring education access and preventing child exploitation through school kits and advocacy.
Delivering child nutrition programs and family support in rural conflict zones.
Running youth leadership and psychosocial support programs for teens in high-risk areas.
Advocating for girls’ safety and providing shelter and counseling for abuse survivors.
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