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Sudan Conflict Affected-Populations Lifesaving Emergency Response (SCALE)


The conflict that broke out in Sudan on 15 April 2023 has led to a severe humanitarian crisis. Through the SCALE project, Mercy-Corps (MC) provides vulnerable conflict-affected and displaced individuals with Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) as well as food security and livelihoods support to meet their basic needs and enhance their coping capacities. SCALE adopts a nexus approach, leveraging MCs existing development and peacebuilding programming. Working alongside local partners, the project aims to amplify the voices of conflict-affected women and demonstrate the power of collective influence and action to address priority needs.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
Sudan
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR
Agriculture & food security
Gender
Emergency food assistance
Household food security
Women’s equality organisations and institutions
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025
 CHF  2’000’000
The project in brief
Background On 15 April 2023 fighting broke out in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and quickly spread to other parts of Sudan. As a result the political transition process came to a halt and escalating violence has been dramatically impacting the humanitarian situation, as well as human rights, and international law. Eleven months since the conflict erupted, some 24.8m people - half of Sudan’s population- need humanitarian assistance and protection. More than 8.1m people were displaced including 1.66m who have fled across borders to Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. The fighting has created one of the world’s largest displacement and protection crises, and is likely to result in the world’s largest hunger crisis in decades. In addition, Sudan is ranked amongst the most vulnerable countries globally to climate change, and experiences heightened risks of climate-related events that exacerbate the vulnerability of small-scale farmers and herders, house-holds (HHs) without assets, and IDPs.
Objectives To enable communities affected by conflict or shocks to meet their basic needs, recover from crises, and improve their weII-being.
Target groups SCALE will be implemented in three localities in South Kordofan and four localities in Gedaref state. It directly targets 13,300 (60% female and 40% male) and indirectly 66,500 IDPs / CAPs.
Medium-term outcomes
  1. Improved ability of IDPs / conflict-affected people (CAPs) to meet basic needs
  2. Improved access to livelihoods and opportunity development in relation to agriculture and livestock
Results

Expected results:  

  1. MPCA: 1,980 HHs / 11,880 beneficiaries provided with MPCA to meet their basic needs
  2. Farming: 1,000 smallholder farmers enabled to access agricultural inputs (seeds, equipment) and training
  3. Livestock: 500 pastoralists enabled to access livestock farming inputs (breeds, treatment, etc.) and training
Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Project partners Contract partner
International or foreign NGO
  • Other international or foreign NGO North
  • Mercy Corps Europe (MC)


Other partners
CDCS / French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SIDA, ECHO (tbc)
Coordination with other projects and actors
  • Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
  • Sudanese authorities (Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MoA), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Directorate of General Intelligence Service (GIS)
  • National and international partners (UN agencies (FAO, OCHA, UNHCR), INGOs (CRS, VOA, Care, WV, SCI), CBOs (e.g. Native Administration), private sector (seed suppliers)
  • Sector coordination/ working groups at national and state levels (FSL, Cash, Protection); Sudan Cash Consortium (SCC), and the INGO Forum
  • Other MC programs and projects, incl. the Provision of emergency multisectoral assistance to conflict-affected populations in Sudan project, funded by The Crisis and Support Centre (CDCS) / French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the Strengthening Agricultural Markets and Food Security (SAFE) project funded by Sida
  • Swiss-supported programs and projects globally and in Sudan, incl. FAO’s Sudan Emergency Livelihoods Response Plan (ELRP)
Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF    2’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    780’000 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF   2’000’000
Project phases Phase 1 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025   (Current phase)
  • Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    OTHER MULTISECTOR
    GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
    Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation
    Emergency food aid
    Household food security programmes
    Women's equality organisations and institutions
    Aid Type Project and programme contribution
    Project number

    7F11352

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Last update 06.06.2023