El Obeid Emergency Basic Education Support Southern Kordofan has an area of 158,355 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,100,000 people (2010). Kaduqli is the capital of the state. Nuba Mountains is part of South Kordofan region. It consists of 7 parishes within El-Obeid Diocese. The area is bordering Northern Kordofan state, Upper Nile to the east, Bahr El Gazal in the South and Darfur to the west. There are ethnic Nuba tribes, made up of more than 100 dialects. Falata and nomadic Arabs are also found in the area. Islam and Christianity and traditional African religions are commonly practiced. It is one of the most diverse regions in the Sudan with various cultures and beliefs. The Nuba people reside in one of the most remote and inaccessible places in all of Sudan--the foothills of the Nuba Mountains in central Sudan. The Nuba Mountains mark the southern border of the sands of the desert and the northern limit of good soils washed down by the Nile River. Many Nubas, however, have migrated to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to escape persecution and the effects of Sudan’s civil war. 

The ongoing conflict in South Kordofan has witnessed flow of populations to neighboring North Kordofan. There are currently more than 8,000 IDP families in North Kordofan State. The government encourages the host community to take up the incoming populations rather than establishing any camps. According to the MOE, more than 4,500 children displaced from South Kordofan are being accommodated by schools around El Obeid city. Government schools and the Church-run schools are some of the overstretched facilities that need immediate attention. 
The current project has identified the most vulnerable kids and schools for support. Both displaced and host children are targeted based on the level of need as the key criteria. Boys and girls are targeted and their special needs addressed as appropriate. There are five (5) schools targeted - three (3) being government run schools while two (2) are Catholic Church sponsored schools  
The project location is the outskirts of El Obeid town (West El Obeid). The area is defined by the Ministry of Education (MOE) as the poorest and most overstretched with the increasing demands on the accommodating schools. The selected schools are accommodated large number of children, with very crowded class rooms. The schools lack of  water and poor sanitary and hygiene environments, most of the selected schools have no latrine, and even they have it is mixed for all boys and girls. The schools  build from local  materials ( Rakoa ) which interfere with the safety of the children. The schools have no fences to protect the children resulted in poor schools attendance during the schooling day. The project will address these problems with focus to the most priority of the schools needs which is water and sanitations, construction of some class rooms and teacher training. This will improve the school learning environments and ensure the batter and quality basic education on the selected       The project targets 3,825 boys and girls, (1809 girls).  The five target schools are: Eltadamon mixed Basic School, Abu degana Boys Basic school, Elshohada East Girls Basic school, Victoria Mixed basic School (Comboni) and Comboni mixed Basic School.
The project activities include the following:
•	Essential construction of emergency infrastructures in 02 schools
•	Emergency WASH activities in 03 schools
•	Provision of school stationeries and education supply for 05 schools.
•	Emergency Teacher Training for 05 schools to deal with overenrolled classes and psychosocial issues
•	Training of parents members and friend of schools in 05 schools
•	Support students  engaged to national Exams - (Grade 8