Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorFood Frontiers and Security
cg.coverage.countrySudan
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierKibrom Abay: 0000-0003-1451-2421
cg.creator.identifierHala Abushama: 0009-0005-2606-5130
cg.creator.identifierKhalid Siddig: 0000-0003-1339-4507
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Sudan Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.numberJuly 2025
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorAbay, Kibrom A.
dc.contributor.authorAbushama, Hala
dc.contributor.authorMohamed, Shima
dc.contributor.authorSiddig, Khalid
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T13:45:48Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T13:45:48Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175477
dc.titleRethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfersen
dcterms.abstractThe recent surge in armed conflicts across Africa is increasing demand for humanitarian and social assistance, creating significant pressure on humanitarian actors to deliver life-saving support amid insecurity and constrained resources. The conflict that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in the world’s largest displacement crisis, triggering an acute and multidimensional humanitarian emergency requiring urgent and substantial international support. These armed conflicts in Africa are threatening important gains in poverty reduction made in the last few decades. While armed conflicts and associated crises increase the need for assistance, they simultaneously undermine the capacity to deliver it. In conflict-affected settings, the operational environment is often marked by damaged infrastructure, disrupted markets, weakened institutions, and limited humanitarian access. These challenges hinder the effectiveness, targeting, and coverage of social protection and humanitarian aid programs (Ghorpade, 2017; 2020; Lind et al., 2022). Moreover, the proliferation of armed groups—including both state and non-state actors—can obstruct aid delivery or divert assistance, further limiting program reach and impact. Compounding these challenges is a widening humanitarian financing gap, driven by escalating needs and declining donor contributions. In response, development and humanitarian actors are increasingly exploring cost-effective delivery mechanisms to improve efficiency, transparency, and reach of humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations. Among these, digital transfers, including mobile money, offer promising avenues for delivering assistance in fragile settings where conventional approaches may be impractical or insecure. This brief draws on evidence from Sudan to assess the feasibility and demand for digital transfers in humanitarian response. It explores emerging practices and offers insights for policymakers, donors, and implementing agencies aiming to adapt assistance modalities to meet the challenges of protracted crises.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makers
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAbay, Kibrom A.; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; and Siddig, Khalid. 2025. Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers. FCA Policy Brief July 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175477
dcterms.extent7 p.
dcterms.isPartOfFCA Policy Brief
dcterms.issued2025-07-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.subjectconflicts
dcterms.subjectaid programmes
dcterms.subjectpoverty
dcterms.subjectcapacity assessment
dcterms.subjectdigital technology
dcterms.typeBrief

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