Lead researcher: Dr Virginie Baudais
Partner: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Duration: December 2023 – March 2025
Countries: Chad, Sudan
The conflict in Sudan has had devastating impacts on women and girls, who often bear the brunt of conflict-related violence, displacement, hunger, and gender-based violence. Between April 2023 (when the war began) and February 2024, 700,000 people have crossed into Chad, fleeing violence in West Darfur – the vast majority of them women and girls. This project examines how regional and humanitarian actors connect with communities in response to the crises in Chad and Sudan, and whether these connections undermine the security and resilience of women and girls. Researchers from the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI) have been analysing whether policies and international interventions focused on improving the lives of women and girls address transnational conflict dynamics. They are also examining how conflict affects social cohesion in communities hosting refugee populations, looking particularly at shifts in gender norms and conflict dynamics.
This project adopts an approach that focuses on local and everyday dynamics, with a strong focus on the perceptions and lived experiences of women and girls in the Chad-Sudan cross border area. A qualitative study will be conducted through in-person interviews with an additional quantitative component to collect data on essential demographic indicators through remote data collection software.
This project is one of several focused on women and girls in cross-border conflict contexts. The main output will be a research manuscript for submission for publication in a peer-reviewed journal or as an XCEPT research report.
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