Over the last three years, an awful war has been going on in Sudan between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has catapulted the nation into one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the world. Not only has the war created destruction of infrastructure and interrupted vital services, but it has also displaced over 11 million Sudanese citizens seeking refuge. There has been internal displacement of many people, and millions more have crossed international borders, fleeing to neighbouring states in extremely harsh conditions.

Libya has become the second-largest host to Sudanese refugees after Chad, although it has its own political and economic issues. The effects of this mass displacement are particularly apparent in the remote southeastern province of Kufra, about 250 kilometres off the Sudanese border. The Sudanese refugees are estimated to reside in the area between 40,000 and 60,000 and are either in temporary camps or on the grounds of local towns. Access to food, clean water, healthcare and employment is also often limited in these communities, further burdening the local resources that are already very poor and creating a dire need for continuous humanitarian aid.