Almost half of Sudan's lifesaving kitchens have closed in last six months

Almost half of Sudan's lifesaving kitchens have closed in last six months Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 16:23 Three years into the Sudanese war - and as international governments meet in Berlin - the humanitarian situation worsens A Sudanese community kitchen pictured in September 2025 (Mohammed Abdulmajid Mohamed Elhassan/Islamic Relief) Off Nearly half of Sudan ’s lifesaving community kitchens have closed down in the last six months because of a lack of international support and the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran , new research from Islamic Relief has found. The kitchens, run by local mutual aid groups and known as takaaya, have been a last lifeline for millions of civilians in the Sudanese war . Islamic Relief surveyed 844 kitchens in six states across Sudan, finding that 354 of them - or 42 percent - had closed because of a lack of funds and supplies.