For more than seven decades, the British Council has worked with people and institutions in Sudan to expand opportunity through education, skills, culture and international connection. Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023, our commitment has remained strong, with our operating model redesigned to sustain delivery, support partners and remain connected to communities in exceptionally challenging circumstances.
We now work through remote operations from neighbouring countries, supported by on-the-ground Cluster Coordinators, British Council-trained experts and Sudanese consultants. This model builds on our long-standing networks across several states and enables us to continue supporting education, youth skills development, cultural heritage protection and community resilience.
Education remains central to Sudan’s recovery. We continue to support teacher development, school leadership, English language teaching and learning, post-school pathways, and informal and non-formal education. Our work helps strengthen institutional capacity, improve foundational learning outcomes, and connect education more closely to labour-market needs, with particular attention to young people, girls, young women and vulnerable learners.
Through our skills and employability work, we help young people gain technical, vocational, enterprise and life skills that can support livelihoods, employment and Sudan’s longer-term economic recovery. Our cultural heritage work, including support through the Cultural Protection Fund, helps safeguard Sudan’s rich and diverse heritage at risk from conflict and climate change, while contributing to social stability, identity and future prosperity.
Across our programmes, we aim to sustain opportunity during conflict, support community resilience and help lay the groundwork for Sudan’s long-term recovery and renewal.
