The Economic Impact of the Armed Conflicts on Displaced Woman, North Kordofan, Sudan, (2014-2022)

This study was carried out to identify the Economic Impact of the Armed Conflicts on Displaced Woman, during (2014-2022), Umrwaba and Elrahad Localities, North Kordofan State, Sudan. The study followed the Integrated Geographical Vision approach, the Social Survey approach and the Historical approach for discussing hypothesis, and questionnaire for collecting primary data, beside references, books, essays, articles and reports for completing information. The study sample is represented by (150) of displaced women from the targeted population. Statistic Package for Social Science Program (SPSS) version 16 is used for data analysis, through using the descriptive statistic tools (tables, figures and percentages). The study has reached different results as following : In the years (2011-2015) witnessed the biggest waves of displacement with (58.6%), due to the intensification of armed conflicts attacks, and the invasion of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Abu korchoula area. Armed conflicts were considered as the main cause of displacement representing more than (80%) among the other reasons. The economic impacts of the armed conflicts on the displaced women can be manifested as : Negative change in agricultural assets before and after displacement , hence (99.3%) of respondents lost their owned lands , beside (96%) of them lost their livestock assets , because families were not able to deport them , or because there were looted by bandits, in addition to negative change in the production means assets , hence (96%) of respondents lost them ,by selling some of assets to meet their livelihood needs , or by looting them by gangs. The study results revealed significant change in the sources of families’ incomes, because more than (70%) lost their main occupations, agriculture and animal husbandry. (96.7%) of respondents were unable to develop new strategies to cope with the new situation of displacement and that referred to many reasons including :Lack of educational qualifications , capital and job opportunities, which representing (68%) , hence the phenomenon of illiteracy among women has had the greatest impact on finding suitable job, because some jobs require reasonable levels of education. The study recommended that, displaced women should be provided with production enterprises, especially in livestock fields (poultry, goats), production means. Capital saving, Capacity building in small businesses, and Establishment of microfinance portfolio to ease the access of the micro financial services, the local, national, and international organizations should intervene to improve women current situation in displacement camps.