“My life has changed so much. I can now a?ord to provide for my family, my children’s education and have a successful business.” Hamad Moham-med Aboduma is a 35 year old male living in Alma-groor locality in Sudan’s West Kordofan State with his father, 12 uncles, wife and 7 children. Hamad was originally settled in Dereiga in East Darfur, however, in 2004 his family was displaced to Um Daboon West Kordofan due to conflicts and the loss of land, cattle, and their home. In 2012, after eight years in Um Daboon, they were forced to move again due to tribal conflicts. His tone saddens as he talks of the struggle. “The journey was very hard, I lost so much of my family on the way, but thank god we are here…for now”. They are now settled in Almagroor locality in West Kordofan, where he has set up a veterinary medicine distribution service with the help of IOM Income Generating Activity startup kits.

Income Generating Activities is one of the major components of IOM Sudan’s livelihoods interventions conducted in South & West Kordofan and Blue Nile State. As part of IOM’s engagement with displaced people, funded by the Government of Canada, IOM aims to contribute to improved humanitarian assistance for populations on the move, returnees and displaced people within the three states. Given the ongoing and increasing displacement, there is great need for sustainable livelihood options. Income Generating Activities are a step toward early recovery for internally displaced per-sons who have settled in or returned to these states.

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