When war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, the collapse of the state was immediate. Public services disappeared overnight, supply chains fractured and entire towns were cut off from formal humanitarian assistance.
Amid this rupture, the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) were established. From a handful of local initiatives, a decentralized network of neighbourhood groups quickly spread across the country. Today, there are more than 700 ERRs operating in all 18 of the country’s states, mobilizing more than 26,000 volunteers to mitigate what has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
