Swiss Solidarity launches national fundraising campaign for Sudan

Nearly 20 million people in Sudan are hungry and urgently need aid. Swiss Solidarity launched a national fundraising campaign on Thursday, October 29, as the country endures a war that has lasted more than three years. The charity describes Sudan’s situation as one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises.

The conflict has forced more than a quarter of the population to flee the violence. At the same time, the El Niño weather phenomenon is causing widespread drought, adding to the pressure on people already facing hunger and displacement.

Swiss Solidarity, the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, is asking people across Switzerland to contribute. Its National Day of Solidarity puts the appeal before a nationwide audience, with Swiss President Guy Parmelin set to open the campaign as a guest on Swiss public radio. The fundraising drive is intended to help partner organisations sustain humanitarian projects in Sudan.

Guy Parmelin will open the fundraising day on Swiss public radio. The Swiss president’s participation gives the national appeal a public launch as Swiss Solidarity seeks donations for people affected by the war in Sudan.

The campaign began on Thursday, October 29. Swiss Solidarity is the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, connecting the appeal to the country’s public broadcasting network. The charity is using the national fundraising day to draw attention to needs that include hunger, forced displacement and drought.

Its appeal comes as humanitarian organisations in the region are increasingly short of resources to provide assistance. Donations raised through the campaign are intended to strengthen projects run by Swiss Solidarity’s partner organisations in Sudan. The organisation’s focus is on supporting those partners as they deliver humanitarian work amid the continuing crisis. For people in Switzerland, the campaign offers a direct way to contribute through phone, online and post office channels.

Aid organisations in the region are increasingly short of resources. Swiss Solidarity says its fundraising campaigns are designed to reinforce humanitarian projects run by its partner organisations in Sudan, where hunger, displacement and drought are compounding the effects of war.

The charity’s appeal comes after more than three years of conflict. More than a quarter of Sudan’s population has fled the violence, while nearly 20 million people are suffering from hunger and urgently need aid. The El Niño weather phenomenon is also causing widespread drought, further intensifying conditions for people affected by the crisis.

Swiss Solidarity is directing donations towards its partners’ humanitarian work in Sudan. That approach places the campaign’s funds behind organisations already working on the ground. The charity says these partners need stronger support as resources for assistance become harder to secure. Its national fundraising day is intended to help them continue and strengthen their projects for people affected by the war.