Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
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Sudan

In the rural areas of Sudan, more than 60% of the people are agro-pastoralists. Especially during recent years the importance of livestock based economy and income has bee recognised by the government and new steps are taken to develop the livestock sector. For this purpose in some areas of the country financial indtitutions and cooperatives have been established for livestock owners and export and merketing of livestock on the increase. However, Sudanese (agro)pastoralists are still facing a wide range of problems. Poverty, drought, the lack of educational programmes for pastoralists and natural resource based conflicts (Dafur) are major issues of concern.

Ongoing/Recent Activities

Name of Project: "Capacity Building and Organising of Pastoralists in Eastern Sudan"
Time frame: 2002 - 2004
Funder: CORDAID
Geographical Area of Intervention: Shegarab, Aroma, Umshadida and Metateb, Kassela State, Eastern Sudan
Project: Foundation of the Sudan Pastoralist Forum to which PENHA acts now as a secretariat.

PENHA was moreover engaged in the build up and empowernent of community based pastoralist groups through educational training and small income generating activities.
PENHA is also very comitted to the empowerment of women through awareness rising and education on human rights and health issues. PENHA has since engaged three pastoralist females in its work at the grass root level.
Parallel to the activities on the ground PENHA assists and supports awareness rising campaigns on pastoralist issues at governmental and policy level.

Previous PENHA Sudan activities:

Advocay on pastoralist issues
Networking with pastoralist organisation in the Horn region
Research on pastoralist livelihoods

Current Local Partners

Sudan Pastoralist Union
Department of Forestry (MoA)

PENHA Sudan Office:

P.O.Box 44737
Karthoum
Sudan
Tele/Fax: 0024 918 378 4989 e-mail: mustapenha@hotmail.com