Sudan High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS) reveal that people in Sudan were aware of Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic. Yet, one year later, preventive measures were used by fewer people. Households experienced income reductions and employment losses at the start of the outbreak and only a few benefited from social assistance. One year on from the outbreak, income losses had decreased, food insecurity had improved and more children were engaged in learning activities. Eight out of 10 people expressed a willingness to get vaccinated. COVID-19 AWARENESS In June 2020, 89% of individuals washed their hands with soap more often than they did before and 65% avoided handshaking and physical INCOME greetings. However, these practices decreased to 54% and 35%, respectively, By June 2020, 10% of by February 2021. 76% of respondents express their willingness to get households had lost their entire vaccinated. non-farm family business income SOCIAL ASSISTANCE and 44% of households had lost Social assistance was low throughout the pandemic. 5% of households some part of that income. The received free food in June 2020, but that share had fallen to 1% by February share was higher in urban areas. 2021. The coverage of direct cash transfers and other in-cash transfers were Income losses affected fewer even lower at national level. households by February 2021, with 4% reporting a total loss of EMPLOYMENT income and 25% reporting some 53% of people of people who were working before the pandemic were reductions. no longer working in June 2020. By November 2020, the proportion of job losses reduced to 9%. Yet, the year 2021 was characterized by an increase in job losses (17% in February 2021), especially in urban areas (21%). FOOD SECURITY EDUCATION In June 2020, 7.9% of households had at least one adult Before school closures, 62% who went without eating for a whole day. That share was higher in of households had children attending rural households (8.5%) than in urban households (6.5%). Fewer school. By June, about 9% of households had households experienced food insecurity in February 2021. The children engaged in some form of learning share of households with one adult not eating was 3.1% in rural activity. This share increased to 26% by areas and 4.6% in urban areas. February 2021. % of people who received at least one dose Job losses as % of the employed population 100 of COVID-19 vaccine before COVID-19 90 Urban, rural, and total 80 70 Survey rounds: June 2020 - February 2021 60 50 54% 40 30 53% 20 52% 10 2.57 26% 27% 21% 0 28% 17% 10% 9% 6-Apr-21 20-Jun-21 29-Jun-21 22-Aug-21 23-Apr-21 20-Oct-21 10-Mar-21 2-Jun-21 8-Jun-21 1-Aug-21 14-Sep-21 14% 8% Nov-20 Jun-20 Feb-21 Aug-20 Source: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus. Urban Rural Total Households experiencing a drop in their non- Households that received food assistance farm family business income Urban, rural, and total Urban, rural, and total Survey rounds: June 2020 - February 2021 Survey rounds: June 2020 - February 2021 55% 44% 6% 27% 28% 34% 27% 5% 25% 4% 23% 26% 23% 0% 1% 15% 1% 0% Jun-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Jan-21 Dec-20 Feb-21 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21 Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Note: Since COVID-19 outbreak/since last month (for following rounds) Note: Since last month (since mid-march for first round) Households with an adult that went Households with children engaged in without eating for a whole day learning activities Urban, rural and total Urban, rural and total Survey rounds: June 2020 - February 2021 Survey rounds: June 2020 - February 2021 64% 62% 59% 9% 8% 6% 7% 5% 26% 3% 14% 5% 4% 24% 6% 10% 3% 9% 2% 6% 8% Jun-20 Feb-21 Aug-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Jan-21 Dec-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 attendance Aug-20 Nov-20 Jun-20 Feb-21 pandemic Pre Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Source: Data from the High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS) unless otherwise indicated. Notes: The sample is nationally representative of the current population of national households with mobile phone access. Approximately 4,000 individuals were surveyed in the first round and 3,000 in the following rounds. The first data collection took place between June and July of 2020. The second round was collected between August and September of 2020, the third between November 2020 and January 2021, and the fourth between February and April 2021. This note uses country-specific indicators that may not match harmonized indicators.