Sudan War Series – Article 02
Entrepreneurship as Resilience: Sudanese Women, Displacement, and the Remaking of Home in Exile
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC)andAfrican Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced, highlight their own experiences, the unique dynamisms within the larger communities affected by war, and readings of their possible futures.
Article 02 by Randa Hamza Ibrahim Gindeel and Ann Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid
Displaced persons are often viewed through the lens of vulnerability, while entrepreneurs are framed as the embodiment of the neoliberal ideal – bold risk-takers driven by profit and financial success. Our encounters with women who had fled the ongoing war in Sudan to a neighbouring country – one that has received a significant number of displaced Sudanese and where they had established various micro- and small businesses – nuanced our understanding of both refugeehood and entrepreneurialism. Their compelling stories, shared with us in October 2024 – 18 months after the war’s onset – unfolded the rich and complex meanings of business ownership in exile. Woven through their words and the daily rhythms of the activities we observed were narratives of resilience and home-making, revealing how entrepreneurship takes on new meanings in the shifting landscapes of displacement.
Read the full article here by Randa Hamza Ibrahim Gindeel and Ann Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid.
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cedejsudan (5 juin 2025). Sudan War Series – Article 02. CEDEJ Khartoum. Consulté le 18 juin 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/142b0

