October 22, 2025 • 4 min read
GOAL is proud to implement a 12-month humanitarian initiative launched in June 2025 to deliver a coordinated, people-centred cash response to the relentless crisis in Sudan after more than two years of conflict, as an implementing partner for the Cash Consortium for Sudan (CCS). The project is funded by ECHO and led by Mercy Corps.
In close partnership and coordination with CCS members, GOAL is providing life-saving cash assistance, strengthening local response capacities, and promote harmonisation across the humanitarian sector. The CCS brings together 19 international and national NGOs, leveraging a wide geographic footprint to reach vulnerable communities while avoiding duplication and ensuring quality programming.
As part of this project, GOAL is providing Direct Cash Assistance to Vulnerable, conflict-affected households in the form of Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and Group Cash Transfers (GCTs) to meet basic needs and reduce reliance on negative coping strategies.
CCS Implementation in North Darfur
Ensuring rapid support in response to shocks, GOAL is delivering MPCA to approx. 1800 households (approx. 9000 individuals) across Kutum Town and Kassab Camp in Kutum locality, and Alwaha locality, as well as other areas in North Darfur where there are gaps and needs are high. Distributions began in September, with robust monitoring and accountability mechanisms in place, including:
- Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) conducted three to four weeks after distribution
- Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) via on-site channels, hotlines, and WhatsApp
- Market Monitoring through the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI)
- Referral Pathways to nutrition and protection services.
Speaking about the power of the CCS model, Gabrielle Fox, CCS Chief of Party said,
“The Cash Consortium of Sudan harnesses the power of partnership amongst national and international partners and the private sector to deliver harmonized life-saving assistance at scale. We know that cash is a preferred form of assistance that reinforces the ability of people enduring unthinkable hardship to flexibly end efficiently address their unique profile of basic needs—such as for food, health, and debt repayment to maintain social ties, amongst other areas. The Consortium also generates operational research and data to inform humanitarian response and recovery so that we can all continue improve the efficiency and impact of cash- and market-based programming.”
Speaking about the implementation of the CCS, Sanjida Tawhid, Country Director, GOAL Sudan said,
“GOAL is pleased to continue to be part of the Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) at a time when humanitarian needs in Sudan are at an all-time high. Cash assistance is one of the most effective ways to support families in crisis, and through this programme, we are committed to delivering aid that restores choice, dignity, and hope.”
“The Cash Consortium of Sudan is not only a response to immediate humanitarian needs but also a model for coordinated evidence-based cash programming in complex emergencies. GOAL will continue to contribute to people-centred approach that places affected communities at the heart of the response” continued Sanjida Tawhid.
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Editor’s notes
The CCS is led by Mercy Corps and is made of INGOs including Acted, CARE, Concern, CORE, IRC and NRC, as well as national partners ADD, AMVO, AORD, ASSIST, CAFA, HOPE, NIDAA, PORD, SORR, SUDO, and UPO.
Sudan’s Civil War Overview (2023–2025)
Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal civil conflict since April 2023, primarily between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful paramilitary group. The conflict has led to tens of thousands of deaths, over 12 million displaced, and what the UN describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Food insecurity is acute, with nearly 25 million people facing hunger across Sudan. Aid workers have been targeted, with over 120 killed since the war began. The health system is collapsing, and access to clean water and sanitation is dangerously limited.
North Darfur: Epicentre of Violence
- El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has been under siege by RSF forces for over a year. It is the last major city in Darfur still under government control and a strategic target for RSF. [news.un.org]
- The RSF has launched repeated attacks on displacement camps such as Zamzam and Abu Shouk, killing hundreds and triggering mass displacement. [ungeneva.org]
- Over 600,000 displaced people have fled to areas like Tawila, where humanitarian access is severely restricted due to blocked roads, landmines, and ongoing hostilities. [news.un.org]
- Civilians face starvation, disease outbreaks (cholera, dengue), and conflict-related sexual violence, with aid convoys frequently attacked or blocked. [wlrn.org]
