Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people in more than 40 countries around the world. The Sudan country programme was established in 2004, initially responding to conflict in the Jebel Mara region of Darfur. Today, DRC continues to respond to both acute and protracted humanitarian needs across 8 localities in Central Darfur State via five base offices, as well as in Um Dukhun in South Darfur and in Khartoum, the capital where the country office is also located. In the east of Sudan, DRC works through a consortium partner in Kassala and Gedaref states. The country programme focuses on three sectors: Protection, Economic Recovery, and Safer Communities (currently CDRS).
The Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) is a leading source for independent and high-quality data, research, analysis and expertise on mixed migration. The MMC aims to increase understanding of mixed migration, to positively impact global and regional migration policies, to inform evidence-based protection responses for people on the move and to stimulate forward thinking in public and policy debates on mixed migration. MMC has been working in North Africa since 2017 and actively in Sudan since 2019.
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in a total lockdown in Khartoum State, the economy as a whole has taken a dramatic hit. Daily workers in the informal sector have been particularly affected, with manual labourers, street sellers, tea and food vendors struggling to make a living. Women’s livelihoods are particularly affected due to their heavy reliance on informal sources of income based on frequent interactions (handicraft sales, tea stalls, food selling). Furthermore, these businesses are disproportionately run by displaced communities – Sudanese, migrants and refugees from the wider East Africa region.
In preparation for a reduction in lockdown measures, DRC is seeking to examine the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 on displaced communities in Khartoum. The purpose of the consultancy is to assess how Covid-19 has affected such communities, economies and vulnerable groups to inform and guide the response of humanitarian actors in Khartoum. The study is focused on migrant, refugee and IDP communities in Khartoum, especially on women and girls from the most vulnerable groups. In particular, this study shall examine the experiences of women in the informal sector, measuring the impact on their livelihood/employment, barriers to accessing formal employment, food and nutrition security, coping strategies and social dimensions such as unpaid and care work, gender-based violence, access to services (health care, sanitation etc.). The study is expected to propose advocacy and programmatic recommendations for gender sensitive responses to Covid-19.
This vacancy is archived.