Sudan and Chad, Solidarités International, WASH Cholera Response in Darfur and Eastern Chad.
Solidarités International (SI) will provide Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene services to limit and prevent the spread of cholera among members of communities affected by – and at risk of – water borne diseases In areas of Eastern Chad and Western Sudan. The intervention will target both host communities, IDPs/returnees and refugees through a coordinated response in North and Central Darfur, Eastern Chad as well as along the Geneina-Adré axis in Chad and Sudan.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sudan Chad |
Water Health
Water sanitation
Infectious desease |
01.06.2025
- 31.07.2026 |
CHF 1’250’000
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- Other international or foreign NGO North
- Solidarités International
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
HEALTH
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Basic sanitation
Infectious disease control
Cross-cutting topics Conflict reduction
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F11463
| Background | Sudan is facing a public health catastrophe, with cholera exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis marked by war, famine, and displacement. The current cholera outbreak in Sudan is one of the worst in the country’s history, and among the largest globally in 2025, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian agencies. Recently, since April 2025, over 379,000 people have been displaced to camps near Tawila following intensified fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in Zamzam IDP camp and around the besieged city of El Fasher. There is an ongoing cholera outbreak affecting IDPs in and around Tawila, and cholera response, WASH coverage and other humanitarian services for Tawila camps, in common with Darfur generally, is extremely low. Onward movements of IDPs from Tawila locality is spreading cholera to other Darfur states and most recently to refugee and host populations in East Chad. |
| Objectives | Provision of a Comprehensive WASH Cholera Response in Western Sudan and Eastern Chad |
| Target groups | IDPs and affected host populations in Darfur, Refugees and affected host populations in East Chad comprising 67,300 beneficiaries (of which an estimated number of 10,000 in North Darfur, 22,500 in West Darfur, 24,800 in Central Darfur and 10,000 in Ouaddaï) |
| Medium-term outcomes | The expected outcome of the project is to reduce cholera-associated morbidity and mortality through improved access to WASH services for affected or at-risk communities. |
| Results |
Expected results: Output 1: Target communities are provided with access to clean drinking water and water quality monitoring. Output 2: Coverage of sanitation and waste management services is enhanced to prevent the spread of cholera. Output 3: Community-based disease surveillance is enhanced and awareness raising focusing on good hygiene and sanitation practices is conducted to reinforce cholera prevention and response. Results from previous phases: Aid agencies in Darfur are responding to a cholera outbreak, with their effort concentrated on medical response with treatment provided in dedicated cholera treatment centres. MSF have requested additional support for humanitarian actors to supply cholera vaccinations (OCV oral cholera vaccinations) and in additional WASH response. The main WASH actor in East Chad and in Darfur States is the NGO Solidarties International who have long standing WASH programs in the areas affected, which since 1st June have been re-orientated to cholera response. SI closely coordinates with dedicated cholera response mechanisms, such as the Cholera Task Forces in Western, Central and North Darfur, and it has full access to all locations proposed for intervention. SI teams are already on the ground and actively working on cholera prevention and response activities and thus are able to be mobilised for implementation of additional activities within a short timeframe. |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | SI coordinates its WASH cholera response and prevention activities with other actors, both through the Cluster system and the INGO forum active in the Darfur states. Currently, SI co-leads the WASH Cluster in North Darfur and is a member of the relevant state-level and national WASH Clusters in both Chad and Sudan. SI Sudan is also a key member of the WASH Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee of the National WASH Cluster. SI works with NNGO partner Rural Community Development Organization (RCDO) in Sudan. |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’250’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’000’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’250’000 |
| Project phases | Phase 1 01.06.2025 - 31.07.2026 (Current phase) |
