01 / 03 Emergency shelter
Shelter that stands when nothing else does.
Dignified, weather-proof shelter for families displaced by war.
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02 / 03 Child protection
Safe spaces where children can be children again.
Child-friendly spaces and psychosocial support for children and their families.
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Learning that continues through every crisis.
Temporary learning spaces, school supplies and teacher training.
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Our impact
Measured in lives, not line items.
Every figure comes from our programme monitoring and is shown with its source and reporting period.
- People with safe shelter
- 1.2M
- Source: Example: DAO monitoring reports · 2025
- Reached with food security and livelihoods
- 1M
- Source: Example: DAO monitoring reports · 2025
- Health and hygiene services
- 800K
- Source: Example: DAO monitoring reports · 2025
- Children and youth in education
- 500K
- Source: Example: DAO monitoring reports · 2025
Safe, self-reliant communities where every person lives with dignity and opportunity.
Who we are
Deep action. A lasting trace.
Depth Action Organization is a national humanitarian and development organisation working alongside people affected by conflict and crisis: displaced families, returnees and the communities who host them.
Mission
To deliver principled, accountable humanitarian and development action, with communities and never above them.
Values
- Zero tolerance for corruption
- Transparency
- Equality and non-discrimination
- Inclusion
What we do
Four pillars. One continuum of care.
Greener ways to build and cook that protect forests and cut charcoal use.
Main activities
- Kiln-free soil stabilised bricks
- Fuel-efficient stoves
- Community environmental awareness
- Green livelihoods
Safe spaces and psychosocial support that give children back their childhood.
Main activities
- Child-friendly spaces
- Psychosocial support training for parents and teachers
- Advocacy against corporal punishment
- Family tracing and reunification
Protecting displaced people and host communities, especially women and girls.
Main activities
- Safe routes for firewood and water collection
- Gender-based violence prevention and response
- Confidential referral networks
- Group counselling for survivors
Learning that continues through displacement, in safe and inclusive spaces.
Main activities
- Temporary learning spaces
- Parent–teacher association support
- Learning supplies
- Inclusive classrooms
Latest news
From the field.
Urgent assistance for communities affected by the El Fasher crisis in Tawila, North Darfur
500 hygiene kits distributed to displaced families in Tawila locality, with IOM.
Get involved
Your time, your skills, your support.
There is more than one way to stand with the communities we serve. Choose the one that fits you.
Partners
Working together, accountable together.
Our team
The people behind the work.
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Anwar Mohammed Ahmed Abd Allah
Executive Director
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Fath Alrahman Ahmed Hamid
Programme Manager
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Abd Alazeez Mahmoud Mohammed
Admin and Logistics Officer
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Mohammed Osama Yousif
Operations Officer
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Abd Almajeed Mohammedahmed Mohammed
Support Team Manager
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Mohammed Abd Algadir
Programme Coordinator, Gedaref State
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Hamid Mohammed Emam
Programme Assistant