📋 Tender Overview
UNDP’s Strengthening the Resilience of IDPS, Refugees and Vulnerable Host Communities in East Sudan (StRiDES) initiative aims to support approximately 160,000 individuals affected by the Sudan conflict in Kassala, Gedaref, and the Red Sea States, with a particular focus on women, youth, and children. With a budget of USD 8,541,346 over 24 months, it addresses immediate humanitarian needs while enhancing food security, livelihoods, and access to clean water and sustainable energy. Primarily funded by Switzerland and supplemented by contributions from Italy, Japan, and UNDP, the project integrates the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus to promote long-term resilience and regional stability.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Sudan
Emergency Relief and Protection
Emergency food assistance
Protection, access & security
01.07.2025 - 30.06.2027
CHF 3’500’000
The project in brief
Background The ongoing conflict in Sudan has displaced millions and left 30.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Food insecurity now affects 24.6 million people, with famine conditions continuing to worsen. Among the 11.3 million IDPs, Eastern Sudan has absorbed approximately 1.415 million individuals as of March 2025 - 318,415 in Kassala, 852,626 in Gedaref, and 244,306 in the Red Sea States. This massive influx has placed immense strain on already fragile host communities, which are struggling with chronic underdevelopment, widespread poverty, and limited access to basic services. The resulting pressure on scarce resources has deepened local vulnerabilities and fuelled regional instability. Eastern Sudan remains highly volatile, with escalating security risks, crumbling infrastructure, and intense competition over dwindling resources further exacerbating social tensions.
Objectives Enhanced resilience and self-reliance among IDPs, refugees, and vulnerable host communities in Kassala, Gedaref, and Red Sea States through improved food and livelihood security, social cohesion, and access to essential services, in line with UNDP’s integrated area-based approach.
Target groups 160,000 IDPs, refugees, and vulnerable host communities (55% female) in Kassala, Gedaref, and Red Sea States.
Medium-term outcomes
Food and livelihood security improved for IDPs, refugees, and vulnerable host households in Kassala, Gedaref and Red Sea States.
Access to water and clean energy improved among the vulnerable groups, enhancing their welfare and protection.
The capacity of community-based structures for social cohesion and service delivery is strengthened.
