Education
We keep conflict-affected children learning by rehabilitating classrooms, providing learning materials, running school enrolment campaigns, training teachers and supporting school health.
504,779Beneficiaries
11States
Towards a society in which children enjoy protection and their rights are guaranteed
A Sudanese national NGO working since 1999 to protect children and safeguard their rights across 15 states, holding Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2007.
15
branches across Sudan's states
7,300,204
beneficiaries reached since our founding
27
years of humanitarian and development work
22
international and UN partners
25 Years: Together with Our Partners, a Safe Haven for Our Children
In 2024, the Child Development Foundation completed 25 years of work since its founding in 1999. This milestone came in the midst of war, and our place was beside children and their families. Today, we celebrate our Silver Jubilee in honour of a journey that has never stopped, of partners who stood with us through the most difficult circumstances, and of the children across fifteen Sudanese states who are the reason we exist. The jubilee logo brings together the number 25 and the CDF logo to express what we believe: together with our partners, we are a safe haven for our children.
Our areas of work
We work across six strategic sectors, three of which are featured here. Explore all six on our Programs page.
Browse our programs
Protection and Safeguarding
We trace the families of unaccompanied and separated children and work to reunite them, establish and train community-based child protection committees, and monitor violations of children's rights.
2,842,164Beneficiaries
13States
Food Security and Livelihoods
We help families build an income that lasts beyond the life of a project, through vocational training and start-up capital, agricultural inputs, and cash and voucher assistance.
2,134,539Beneficiaries
10States
Field Presence & State Branches
Present in 15 Sudanese states, we serve local communities through integrated packages of humanitarian and development interventions.
- A state where we work
- No current presence
- State capital
Select a state on the map, or use the arrows to browse the states.
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Khartoum
Capital: Khartoum
Khartoum State office
2002year established100,000beneficiariesHead office
1999year established -
South Darfur
Capital: Nyala
2004year established629,743beneficiaries -
Kassala
Capital: Kassala
2007year established323,350beneficiaries -
Gedaref
Capital: Gedaref
2007year established98,596beneficiaries -
West Darfur
Capital: El Geneina
2008year established920,932beneficiaries -
White Nile
Capital: Rabak
2015year established235,079beneficiaries -
South Kordofan
Capital: Kadugli
2016year established191,504beneficiaries -
Gezira
Capital: Wad Madani
2017year established80,000beneficiaries -
Blue Nile
Capital: Ed Damazin
2018year established2,540,002beneficiaries -
Sennar
Capital: Singa
2021year established1,243,741beneficiaries -
Central Darfur
Capital: Zalingei
2022year established9,403beneficiaries -
River Nile
Capital: Ed Damer
2023year established790,302beneficiaries -
Northern
Capital: Dongola
2024year established137,453beneficiaries -
Red Sea
Capital: Port Sudan
2024year established -
North Kordofan
Capital: El Obeid
2026year established
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Our partners
We work alongside UN agencies, international organisations and donors to reach children and their families in every state where we operate.
Be their hope today
Children need hearts that believe in their dreams and hands that reach out to help them. Don't stand on the sidelines: join us, speak up, volunteer and donate, so that every child can enjoy the safety that protects them and a future filled with hope.
