• Agricultural development and food Security in Sudan as seen from Kassala State 

      Nour, Samia Mohamed; Mohamedain, Eltayeb (Report, 2020-07-01)
      Any success achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 – zero hunger – relies on sustainable systems for food production and sound agricultural policies. Kassala State in Eastern Sudan is an interesting case for ...
    • Child marriage and education in Eastern Sudan 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Report, 2018-09-01)
      A new understanding that educating girls' does not constrain their marriage potential is emerging in eastern Sudan. Girls who continue their education and their families are role models who challenge the cultural boundaries ...
    • Community Views on Child Marriage in Kassala: Prospects for Change 

      Nagar, Samia El; Mahjoub, Manal; Idris, Adil; Tønnessen, Liv (CMI Report SR 2018:01, Research report, 2018-01-01)
      Child marriage is any formal marriage or informal union where one or both parties are under 18 years of age. Child marriage affects both boys and girls, but disproportionately affects girls. Each year, 15 million girls are ...
    • Drivers of child marriage in eastern Sudan 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Report, 2018-09-01)
      There are several causes that contribute to child marriage in eastern Sudan, including poverty, lack of education for girls, avoiding stigma and the legality of child marriage. However, tradition and protection of girls’ ...
    • Food Insecurity in Sudan as seen from Kassala State 

      Nour, Samia Mohamed; Mohamedain, Eltayeb (Report, 2020-07-01)
      Sudan’s commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 – zero hunger – can turn out to be even more challenging than anyone had bargained for. Due to prolonged conflict, environmental deterioration ...
    • Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sudan: The case of Kassala State 

      Prof.; Nour, Samia Mohamed; Mohamedain, Eltayeb (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2020:1, Working paper, 2020-07-01)
      This research discusses the relationship between agricultural development and food security, determinants of supply of (production of food) and demand for (consumption of food) food and determinants of food insecurity in ...
    • Interventions for the abandonment of child marriage in Sudan 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Report, 2018-09-01)
      Child marriage is legal, and accepted, throughout Sudan and the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. This brief examines interventions against child marriage in Sudan, which is best described ...
    • Out of Pocket Healthcare Expenditures: Determinants and Impacts on the Livelihoods of Urban Households in Selected Sudanese States 

      Ali, Mohammed Elhaj Mustafa; Abdalla, Eltayeb Mohamedain (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2021:1, Working paper, 2021-01-01)
      This study investigates determinants of out-of-pocket and catastrophic healthcare expenditures (OOPHE and CHE) incurred by urban households in five Sudanese states, namely, Red Sea, Kassala, Gadarif, Sinnar, and South ...
    • Poverty among Sudanese communities along the eastern borders: A case study from the Kassala and Gedarif States 

      ElNeel, Faiez Ahmed Hamed; Ati, Hassan Ahmed Abdel; Abdalla, Eltayeb Mohamedain (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2017:2, Working paper, 2017-06-01)
      The data for this paper was collected through a survey aimed at reviewing the socioeconomic conditions of the communities living along the Sudanese border between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The survey was conducted during ...