Frontline Heroes : Khartoum Highlight- Sudan faces huge humanitarian challenges as the conflict enters its third year. Millions are displaced, and over 30 million need urgent aid. More than half are children. In this crisis, frontline workers emerge as true heroes. They provide emergency care, protection, health, nutrition, and water services to affected families.
Health Heroes
– Ahmed, doctor: Ahmed works in a cholera treatment unit in Sennar. He makes huge efforts to save lives. With cholera spreading quickly in many states, Ahmed stands at the forefront of response.
– Dr. Somaya: Somaya and her team led cholera response in Khartoum. They treated more than 100 patients daily at the outbreak’s peak. Somaya says: “At first, things were very bad. But we managed to control the situation.”
– Hanan, nurse: Hanan cares for newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit. She gives medicines, checks vital signs, and ensures babies’ comfort. With the unit’s recent expansion, she can now receive and save more newborns.
– Saleha, midwife: Saleha has helped mothers deliver safely for over two decades. She remains on the frontline despite the war’s hardships. Saleha says: “Seeing a mother and her baby safe is enough for me to return next day.”
Education Heroes
– Abdelrahman, volunteer teacher: Abdelrahman opened his home in Khartoum to children trapped by conflict. He provides remedial lessons using UNICEF’s “Learning Passport.”
– Haram, teacher: Haram helps children catch up on studies after more than two years of school disruption. She works at a UNICEF temporary learning center. Haram says: “All the children here went through very hard times during the war. But here we balance study, play, and fun.”
Child Support Heroes
– Kholoud, young volunteer: Kholoud volunteers at a UNICEF-supported child-friendly center in Shagarab camp. She helps children with activities and teaches life skills like jewelry-making, beauty, and tailoring.
– Intisar, health worker: Intisar vaccinates children in a health facility in Kassala State. She turns vaccines into lifesaving protection. Intisar says: “If one child gets polio or measles, then all children in Sudan are at risk.”
Khartoum Highlight – via UNICEF
