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Sudan’s ongoing civil war has displaced families and closed schools. Children continue learning in Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) centres and makeshift classrooms, some without walls.
Children whose nervous systems are unsettled need to feel safe before they can learn. That is why a trauma-informed Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programme is central to learning here, not an add-on. It serves conflict-affected children aged 7–14 in Port Sudan, Kassala, and River Nile.
Six parts work together, delivered with UNICEF, LM International, and a humanitarian initiative partner.
Teachers learn grounding and regulation tools first, because a regulated adult creates a regulated room.
Daily routines such as breathing, check-ins, and safety circles provide predictability.
Children teach skills at home, and parents report calmer conversations and a shared emotional vocabulary.
Sixty sessions, from Safety and Grounding to Closure and Future Orientation.
Eighteen Master Trainers from Phase 1 train frontline teachers.
UNICEF embedded SEL in project documents, and the Kassala Ministry committed to 851 schools.
From the Phase 1 field review, September 2025.
Teachers show a calmer presence and use grounding at school and at home.
Previously withdrawn children now take part, lead routines, and show empathy, and attendance has improved.
Routines reduce tension, ease transitions, and speed up conflict resolution.
SEL made me calmer, not only as a teacher, but as a mother. I react less and understand more.
Teacher, Port Sudan“When I breathed slowly, I felt the world slow down and I felt safe inside.”
Child, Port Sudan“I kept having nightmares. Now I do box breathing until I fall asleep and I don’t get scared.”
Child, KassalaMarch to September 2025. Delivered through LM International in Port Sudan, Kassala, and River Nile, including the training of 18 Master Trainers and a field review.
Since March 2026. The Metanoia Foundation is the primary consultant for UNICEF, with expansion to Khartoum, the full 12-week curriculum, and integration with the national Ministry of Education.
Transformation through compassion.
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