115,000 Displaced Families… Kassala Red Crescent Director Makes a Bombshell Revelation to “Masar Media”
Dr. Rayan to “Masar Media”: “The Emergency Phase Is Over… The Battle for Development Has Begun”
An exclusive interview addressing the files of war, displacement, voluntary return and development — and putting the facts on the table.
From mobile clinics to livelihoods… What comes next?
Kassala – Hadiya Sabah Al-Khair
Dr. Rayan Haider Al-Hadab, Director of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society – Kassala Branch, has revealed the scale of the humanitarian interventions carried out by the Red Crescent during the years of war, confirming that the organization responded to the needs of more than 115,000 displaced families who arrived in Kassala State, in one of the largest waves of displacement witnessed by the state.
Rayan said the Red Crescent began its response as soon as the first waves of displaced people arrived, initially focusing on registering new arrivals, assessing their needs, organizing shelters, and providing first aid and psychological support. The interventions later expanded to include health, food, water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as efforts to restore family links among people separated from their relatives by the war.
She explained that the database established through the registration of displaced people helped identify their locations and needs and contributed to directing assistance in a more organized manner, noting that humanitarian needs remained greater than the available resources.
The Red Crescent director noted that health interventions included operating mobile clinics and providing services to communities facing difficulties accessing medical facilities, alongside sanitation campaigns and the rehabilitation of water facilities and toilets in a number of schools and shelters.
Rayan also revealed a significant shift in the nature of the Red Crescent’s work in Kassala — from emergency response to development projects and livelihood support. She highlighted a four-year development project in Aroma Locality that includes cash assistance, agricultural training, equipment and seeds, with the aim of helping beneficiaries move from dependence on aid toward production and improved economic conditions.
She also discussed the experience of voluntary return from Kassala, stressing that the Red Crescent was keen to verify health and security conditions before the movement of return convoys. She revealed that one return operation was temporarily suspended following the emergence of cholera cases in Khartoum, before coordination with health authorities and the Red Crescent in Khartoum was completed.
Rayan emphasized that the humanitarian response was not a stand-alone effort, but was built on partnerships with various components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She praised the major role played by Red Crescent volunteers in shelters, mobile clinics and various humanitarian campaigns.
She stressed that the next phase requires a transition from temporary relief to building the resilience and productive capacity of communities, affirming the Red Crescent’s continued work in health, sanitation, education and livelihoods, in line with the emerging needs of displaced people and host communities.
In an exclusive interview with “Masar Media,” Dr. Rayan Haider Al-Hadab provides further details about the Red Crescent’s experience in Kassala and opens the files of displacement, voluntary return, humanitarian partnerships and development projects — in a conversation that puts the facts on the table.
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