UNFPA is procuring and distributing 20,000 Dignity Kits to women and girls arriving from Sudan, fleeing fighting that had started in April, with the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation and the European Union. The Dignity Kits are being distributed at the UNFPA-operated Safe Spaces in Aswan and Giza. 

Nearly 280,000 people have crossed into Egypt from Sudan, most of whom are women and children.

Since the onset of the crisis, UNFPA Egypt has supported women and girls from Sudan and third-country nationals through the Women and Girls Safe Spaces with comprehensive gender-based violence against women and girls services and reproductive health services.

UNFPA, together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, operates 11 Safe Spaces in six governorates in Egypt, offering comprehensive GBV services for refugee women and girls, including case management services, mental health and psychosocial support services, emergency housing, legal and medical services, reproductive health services, cash assistance as well as vocational skills training.

The kits contain necessary items such as menstrual pads, underwear, toothbrush, toothpaste, bath soaps, detergent, a whistle, slippers, sanitary wipes, bath towels, toilet paper, as well as an information flyer with available contact information and services for refugees.

Along with the distribution of Dignity Kits, the Safe Spaces conduct awareness raising sessions on mental health and psychosocial support and on gender-based violence against women and girls.

During the sessions, participants engage in different activities including writing and drawing activities to express their feelings and experiences since they arrived in Egypt.

Egypt is host to the largest community of Sudanese refugees and migrants among its neighbors. The Government of Egypt is working to provide this community with humanitarian assistance, including food, health care and psychological support.