While not part of a CRWRC Ministry Team, Sudan has been a CRWRC relief project site since 2004. For most of the 20th century, Sudan has been embroiled in civil wars and rebel uprisings. This has resulted in the deaths of more than 2 million people and the displacement of over 4 million people from their homes. CRWRC has been responding as part of a multi-agency effort to provide emergency assistance to those living in refugee camps, and to those attempting to rebuild their lives after returning to their homes.
Fast Facts
Population: 41,087,825 (July 2009 est.)
Area Comparative: slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Literacy rate: 61.1%
Life expectancy: 51.42 years
Population below poverty line: 40% (2004 est.)
Gross Domestic Product per capita: $2,200 (2008 est.)
Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages
(From the World Factbook. Click here for more information on Sudan)
Relief Projects
CRWRC in Darfur: Offering Relief in the Midst of a Conflict Crisis
The crisis in Darfur continues and so does the humanitarian assistance provided by CRWRC and its partner agencies. For most of the 20th century, Sudan has been embroiled in civil wars and rebel uprisings. This has resulted in the death of more than 2 million people and the displacement of over 4 million people from their homes...
Southern Sudan: Helping Farming Families Return Home
CRWRC is launching a new initiative to assist families recovering from war in Southern Sudan. This program is targeting farm families who have returned to the Central Equitoria state and Western Equitoria state of Sudan from their temporary homes in Uganda, Khartoum, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya....
Nate Engle is the Program Manager and Country Representative for CRWRC’s work in Southern Sudan. He hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan and has previously worked as an agricultural extension agent in Madagascar with the Peace Corps. There, he helped rural farmers improve their agricultural techniques and develop systems to export rice and coffee to new domestic and international markets. After completing his two-year service commitment with the Peace Corps, Nate worked for another two years in Madagascar in the private sector for two US companies. Nate’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Grand Valley State University. He arrived in Southern Sudan in early August 2009 and hopes to be joined soon by his wife, Anita. "