The fashion and design sector in Sudan is facing some challenges, such as the low quality of material, the high cost of productions, the lack of networking among Sudanese designers, the lack of opportunities for training, as well as the unclear policy of the Ministry of Culture towards artists and creative industries.

The project of the EUNIC cluster in Sudan furnished a scientific base research for mapping and screening the fashion and design sector in Sudan in order to discover the needs in terms of capacity development and to identify market opportunities. The result was a roadmap and recommendations for the cluster to develop a capacity building programme, including trainings and a residency programme for young European fashion designers to work together with the Sudanese designers participating in the training programme.