Sudan Social Development Organization

The Sudan Social Development Organization, better known by the acronym SUDO, is a Sudanese non-profit organisation working in Sudan, with offices located around the country, aiding civilians affected by conflicts and internally displaced persons. The organisation describes itself as being dedicated to the promotion of human rights and international development. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/aboutus1.html "About Us"] (accessed 2006-09-25)]

Projects and partnerships

As of 2006, SUDO is engaged in seven major projects, six of which are partnerships with other organisations working in the region.

North Darfur

In North Darfur, a partnership with Kids To Kids helps to provide safe drinking water to people and cattle by digging water wells and supplying pumps. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects2.html "Project "Provision of hand pumps in the villages in North Darfur"] (accessed 2006-09-30)] With aid from the British Embassy, SUDO built a health centre to provide basic health care to residents of the Zam Zam IDP camp. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects3.html "Project "Emergency medical response" North Darfur Zamzam"] (accessed 2006-09-30)]

outh and West Darfur

In South Darfur and West Darfur, a partnership with Norwegian Church Aid to provide basic health services, sanitation, and safe drinking water. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects1.html "Project "Emergency relief – South and West Darfur"] (accessed 2006-09-29)] A partnership with Trócaire helps to provide shelter to people in the Mershing IDP camp by constructing huts from locally-sourced materials. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects4.html "Project "Emergency relief for South and West Darfur"] (accessed 2006-09-29)] Another partnership with Norwegian Church Aid, along with Caritas, Sudanaid and the Sudan Council Of Churches, helps residents of the towns of Nyala and Zalingei who have been affected my militia attacks. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects5.html "Project "Emergency response programme" in South and West of Darfur"] (accessed 2006-09-29)]

West Kurdufan

In West Kurdufan a partnership with Concern Worldwide with aid from the French embassy aims to reduce conflicts over water and to promote human rights. [SUDO (2006), [http://www.sudosudan.org/projects/projects7.html "Project "Peace building and water services" in West Kordofan State, Abbyie Province and Almuglad locality"] (accessed 2006-09-30)]

udanese government actions

Amnesty International has recorded a series of attack on SUDO by the Sudanese government and by armed militias operating within Sudan.Amnesty International (2005), [http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/sdn-summary-eng "Report 2005"] (accessed 2006-09-25)] Amnesty International (2006), [http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/sdn-summary-eng "Report 2006"] (accessed 2006-09-25)]

Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, the organisation's director, was arrested at his home in December 2003 after a visit to Darfur. He was charged with crimes against the state, which carried the possibility of being sentenced to death, but charges were dropped in August 2004.

In September 2004 Adil Abdallah Nasr al-Din, director the SUDO's Zalengei branch, was arrested and held, first at an unofficial detention centre near Kober prison in Khartoum and then at Debek prison North of Khartoum, until 19th April 2005.

On 29th September 2005 the Sudan Liberation Army abducted three members of SUDO at the Zam Zam IDP camp.

In March 2003 the Sudanese government closed two of the organisation's offices and froze its bank accounts. [Voice Of America (2006), [http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/archive/2006-03/2006-03-27-voa3.cfm "Hindering Assistance In Sudan"] (accessed 2006-09-25)]

References

External links

* [http://www.sudosudan.org/ Sudan Social Development Organization] - official website