Sudan

Where We Work

Since 2004, COOPI has been present in Sudan, implementing interventions in favour of the most vulnerables peoples, afflicted by conflicts and natural hazards by providing humanitarian assistance and building the resiliance of individuals, communities and institutions.

Our results in the country

Our data today
From 2004 to 2025

Areas of intervention :

Areas of intervention:

11 projects

18% development

82% emergency

229,809

direct beneficiaries

international operators

local operators

Areas of intervention:

118 projects

13% development

87% emergency

3,965,825

direct beneficiaries

COOPI presence in Sudan

At first, COOPI operated in North Darfur; while later on, in 2019, it expanded its presence to eastern Sudan - Kassala and Gedaref - and the capital Khartoum.

Over the years, COOPI adopted a multi-sectoral and integrated approach, which led to a considerable improvement of their lives and access to basic services with programmes dedicated to Shelter and NonFood Items, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Disaster Risk Reduction in the states of North Darfur, Kassala, Khartoum, Gedaref, Northen State e River Nile. Since 2023, COOPI has started developing protection and multi-purpose cash activities in all the areas of operations.

Following the outbreak of the civil war in April 2023, COOPI is actively engaged in the humanitarian emergency response to the population affected by the conflict by reinforcing its humanitarian presence and scaling up the operations

COOPI in Sudan today

The outbreak of the civil war in Sudan led to a restructuring of COOPI's interventions in the country and expanded its geographical presence. The large number of displaced persons caused by the civil war makes Sudan the worst displacement crises in the world with approximately 12.7 million of IDPs and 4 million of refugees abroad. Sudan is also facing the most severe hunger crisis in the world: nearly 25 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity,with close to 9 million in emergency and catastrophic levels of hunger.

COOPI activated a rapid emergency response, providing humanitarian assistance to displaced persons mainly through interventions in the WASH, non-food items (NFIs), Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) support, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and protection sectors. Key activities included the provision of safe drinking water, immediate access to food and shelter, as well as support to households for the rehabilitation of livelihood-related infrastructure.

Main sectors of intervention today

Humanitarian assistance

COOPI adopts a multi-sectoral approach to humanitarian assistance and implements integrated protection interventions. These are designed to strengthen the safety, dignity and resilience of populations affected by conflict, in particular internally displaced persons, returnees, women, children and other vulnerable groups exposed to high protection risks.

In this context, COOPI supports the establishment and strengthening of community-level Protection Committees and local networks of volunteers to enhance community-level capacities for identification, reporting and response. Interventions are implemented through conflict-sensitive and survivor-centred approaches, ensuring safe reporting and coordination with specialist service providers, local authorities and humanitarian protection actors. In all its activities, COOPI integrates protection, gender, age, the inclusion of people with disabilities and accountability towards affected populations to ensure equitableand safe access to services for the most vulnerable communities.

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE:

PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT;
CASE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT;
CASH ASSISTANCE FOR PROTECTION;
DISTRIBUTION OF DIGNITY KITS;
AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES ON CHILD PROTECTION, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV), AND THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA).

2026

5

projects

103,723

beneficiaries

Water and Sanitation

COOPI employs a systems-based approach to WASH, integrating infrastructure rehabilitation, behavioral change communication, and emergency response mechanisms. Interventions focus on increasing water supply access through borehole rehabilitation, solarized water systems and water trucking in acute emergencies. Complementary actions include sanitation infrastructure upgrading, community-led hygiene promotion and emergency preparednessfor cholera and waterborne diseases. COOPI’s WASH programming is designed to mitigate public health risks in displacement settings while ensuring linkages with nutrition and food security initiatives.

EMERGENCY AND SUSTAINABLE WASH SOLUTIONS IN HARD TO REACH AREAS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS;
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY THROUGH WATER TRUCKING;
REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF EXISTING COMMUNAL STRATEGIC WATER SOURCES;
TRAINING OF COMMUNITY COMMITTEES ON OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,TARGETING DRAUGHT-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES;
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMUNAL FLOOD- RESISTANT WELLS, DAMS, HAFFIRSAND EMERGENCY LATRINES;
IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS;
GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES TRAINING, AS A WAY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE EPIDEMICS;
WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND CHLORINATION.

2026

4

projects

60,884

beneficiaries

Food Security

COOPI’s FSL strategy is centered on resilience-building through climate-smart agriculture, livelihood diversification and market-based approaches. Programming includes agro-ecological interventions, smallholder productivity enhancement, and value chain development, supported by climate adaptation strategies such as drought-resistant cropping and sustainable land management. Cash-based interventions are deployed in both emergency and early recovery contexts, ensuring improved food access while stimulating local markets. COOPI applies a household economic security framework, analyzing income sources, expenditure patterns, and coping mechanisms to tailor responses.. The main activities that COOPI carries out in this area are:

IMPROVING IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FOOD THROUGH FOOD VOUCHERS FOR POPULATION IN IPC 3 AND 4;
TRAINING ON INFANT AND YOUNG FEEDING PRACTICES (IYCF), HYGIENE AND SANITATION;
SUPPORT THROUGH CASH FOR WORK, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, LIVESTOCK TREATMENT;
ASSIST IN LIVELIHOODS RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE BUILDING;
COMMUNITY BASED LIVESTOCK PROTECTION MECHANISM;
ENHANCE FODDER PRODUCTION THROUGH INPUTS SUPPORT AND TRAINING AS WELL AS HARVESTING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION;
INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, TRAININGS, PROVISION OF BUSINESS GRANTS, MARKET ASSESSMENT.

2026

2

projects

49,430

beneficiaries

Find out where we operate in Sudan

Future developments in Sudan

Considering the dramatic humanitarian trends of the country and thecomplex operational environments, the priority of the organizationfor 2025 is to reinforce a multi-sectoral emergency response byadopting an integrated approach and reinforcing the internal capacity to respond rapidly to new emergencies, even in hard-toreach areas, with the aim of leaving no one behind.

In 2026, COOPI integrates resilience-oriented interventions into itsplanning, particularly in Khartoum, with the objective ofstrengthening the sustainability of its actions and promoting a nexus approach.

COOPI will intensify its localization agenda, by increasingpartnerships with local actors, which are strategically important toreach areas where access is limited due to security reasons and thecoordination with the humanitarian community operating in thecountry.

In terms of geographical distribution, COOPI intends to consolidateand expand its presence in North Darfur and Khartoum State.

COOPI continues to reinforce the coordination with the humanitarianactors in the country in order to foster synergies and enhance theeffectiveness of its interventions.