Sudan

Sudan introduced the work injury law before independence in 1956 and laws on old age, disability and survivors as well as sickness and maternity were introduced after independence. A social assistance programme named the Social Support Project started operating in Sudan in 2011 with the objective of mitigating the effects of a fiscal adjustment programme on the bottom 60 percent of the population. In 2015, the programme had 450,000 household participants receiving a cash transfer amount of US$45.43 per month. Zakat is the most important source of social protection in Sudan, with at least 19300 Zakat communities covering millions of individuals.