Habitat

Building secure, safe and healthy environments for children

The desert is encroaching deeper into Sudan, especially in areas where we work in White Nile State. Droughts (like the devastating one in 1995) contribute to desertification, or the expansion of the desert, which means that farmers cannot grow as much food. Cutting down trees for firewood for cooking makes the problem even worse.

Last year, we implemented more projects to slow down desertification: 800 gas stoves and gas cylinders were distributed to families in six communities to reduce deforestation; fences were built to slow down the shifting sand dunes; and awareness-raising sessions and meetings were organised to find other solutions to stop the growing desert.

All these activities will help to ensure a better environment for communities to grow food, enabling them to better provide for their families as a whole and children in particular.