Welthungerhilfe is providing emergency relief
New EU-Funded Project "RESTORE" Brings Life-Saving Assistance to Conflict-Affected Communities in North Darfur
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), together with its partners the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and SAHARI Organization for Development, has launched RESTORE in Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan, 30 June 2026 – Millions of people across Sudan are struggling to survive after more than two years of conflict, displacement, and the collapse of essential services. In North Darfur, families face extreme food shortages, limited access to clean water, and a lack of basic healthcare, while repeated displacement continues to deepen humanitarian needs. With many communities now facing emergency levels of hunger and some areas affected by famine, urgent humanitarian support remains critical.
To help address these needs, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), together with its partners the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and SAHARI Organization for Development, has launched the RESTORE Project (Responsive Emergency Support for Time-Critical Ongoing Risks and Essential Services). Funded by the European Union through its humanitarian aid arm, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the project will provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable communities in the North Darfur localities of Al Lait, Al Tewaisha, Kutum, and Tawila.
After more than two years of war, Sudan remains one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. More than 33 million people require humanitarian assistance, including at least 15 million children. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people inside the country, while access to healthcare, clean water, education, and livelihoods has deteriorated dramatically.
Against this backdrop, WHH, ADRA, and SAHARI are joining forces to help families meet their most urgent needs and regain access to essential services. The project, which runs to 31 March 2027, will deliver an integrated emergency response that combines cash assistance, water and sanitation support, and rapid crisis-response mechanisms.
“Humanitarian needs in Sudan continue to grow while communities face immense challenges in accessing food, water, healthcare, and other basic services and we appreciate the continued support from the EU to our community,” said Mohamed Abdelkhani Abdalla, humanitarian expert from SAHARI. “Through RESTORE, together with our partners ADRA and SAHARI, we are providing critical support that enables families to meet their immediate needs while helping strengthen the resilience of communities affected by conflict and displacement.”
The project will support vulnerable households through:
- Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPC): Cash transfers to 1,300 vulnerable households, enabling them to purchase food, healthcare, education, and other essential goods and services according to their priorities. Special attention will be given to women-headed households and persons with disabilities.
- Rapid Emergency Response: A crisis modifier mechanism that will allow the consortium to respond quickly to emerging shocks and deteriorating humanitarian conditions, reaching an additional 800 households with emergency cash assistance.
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Support: Rehabilitation and solarization of damaged water infrastructure, improved access to safe water and sanitation services, and hygiene promotion activities benefiting more than 41,000 people across the four targeted localities.
By combining cash assistance with investments in water and sanitation services, the project aims not only to address immediate humanitarian needs but also to strengthen community systems and support people in rebuilding safe, dignified, and self-reliant lives.
The consortium brings together the complementary expertise and extensive field presence of WHH, ADRA, and SAHARI in humanitarian response, community engagement, and cash programming. The partners will work closely with local authorities, communities, financial service providers, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including the Sudan Cash Working Group and the WASH Cluster, to ensure effective and accountable delivery of assistance.
The RESTORE Project reflects a shared commitment to reaching those most affected by Sudan’s ongoing crisis with timely, flexible, and needs-based support. As implementation begins, WHH, ADRA, and SAHARI remain dedicated to helping vulnerable families cope with the impacts of conflict and displacement and to alleviating suffering in some of the country’s hardest-hit communities.
About Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid organizations in Germany; it is politically independent and nondenominational. With courage and determination, it is striving for a world without hunger. Since it was founded on December 14, 1962, 12,777 overseas projects in about 72 countries have been supported with 5.42 billion euros. Welthungerhilfe follows the principle of empowering people to help themselves to sustainably improve their living conditions, through approaches ranging from fast disaster relief to reconstruction and long-term development cooperation projects with national and international partner organizations.
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