Poverty among Sudanese communities along the eastern borders: A case study from the Kassala and Gedarif States

The data for this paper was collected through a survey aimed at reviewing the socioeconomic conditions of the communities living along the Sudanese border between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The survey was conducted during July-August 2013 (Abdel Ati, ElTayeb Mohamadain, and Faiz Hamad ElNil 2014). Its main objectives include: estimating poverty indices among eastern Sudan border communities; measuring poverty levels and depth, and the decomposition of socioeconomic characteristics; establishing a baseline for further research and analysis of poverty and livelihoods in the area as one of the few field-based studies; and assisting decision-makers and other stakeholders at state and national levels by providing recommendations on appropriate policies and programming aimed at poverty reduction.

This working paper was originally published by the Chr. Michelsen Institute.