Visiting Fellows

Hassan-Alattar SattiVisiting Fellow
Hassan is an expert in the field of “resilient development” with more than eight years’ experience developing, implementing, and evaluating food security and peacebuilding interventions in Sudan. He has a proven track record of leading the implementation of multi-sectoral programs in diverse geographical regions in Darfur.
Hassan has worked for international NGOs including Practical Action, CARE International, and Oxfam. Currently, Hassan works as an independent consultant providing technical support for national and international stakeholders in Sudan with focus on staff capacity building; developing knowledge materials; and carrying out research, surveys, and evaluations. Collaborating with the Feinstein International Center, Hassan is the national research manager for the Taadoud II project in Darfur.
Hassan has an agricultural background with B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Animal Production from the University of Khartoum. With a UK Chevening Scholarship, he completed a masters in development and security from the University of Bristol in the UK in 2014. Hassan’s research interests include natural resources management, environmental politics and critical security studies.
Hassan’s personal interests include swimming and running. He has a special passion for Sudanese and international music.
- Natural Resources Management
- Environmental Politics
- Critical Security Studies
Sudan
News Items
Feinstein and Darfur Universities share lessons from research partnership
The Feinstein International Center has been working with academic colleagues in Sudan since it began working in the country more than 20 years ago. However, developing partnerships at the institutional…
Read MoreHassan Alattar Satti and Youssif El Tayeb disseminate study findings in Darfur
In January 2022, Visiting Fellow Hassan Alattar Satti and Research Advisory Group member Youssif El Tayeb held three workshops to discuss findings from the Taadoud II operational research. The University…
Read MoreFeinstein Research Projects
Recovering in Sudan for Improved Nutrition and Growth (RISING II)
The RISING II operational research analyzes the informal social safety nets—how they function, who benefits from them, and how external support interacts with them—in multiple program areas in Darfur, Sudan.
Read MoreTaadoud Transition to Development Project I & II
The Taadoud operational research aims to strengthen the impact of resilience-related actions and interventions.
Read MoreFeinstein Publications
Harnessing Informal Social Safety Nets for Resilience and Development

This report examines how informal social safety nets operate, the functions they serve, who benefits, and the obligations on community members in North and South Darfur.
Read MoreMeasuring the Resilience of Livelihoods in Darfur: The Income Streams Index

This report uses an innovative real-time index, the Income Streams Index (ISI), to teach us how households in three states in Darfur Sudan managed and adapted their livelihood activities in the face of multiple shocks of various types and sizes over three years.
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