By Mastora Bakhiet | Project Leader
Dear family of Darfur Women Network,
On behalf of the Darfur Women Network, I wish you a happy holiday season. I hope you and your loved ones enjoyed your celebration and are staying warm. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your compassion, commitment, and generous support. Without your support, it would be impossible to accomplish our goals.
2023 has brought new opportunities for us to continue our efforts to increase activities to achieve our vision and goals. Thanks to your support, we are pleased to share our accomplishments with you this year.
Darfur Women Network set forth the goal to purchase and distribute 1000 stoves in 2023. As of November, your contribution enabled us to purchase 890 safe stoves created by Darfuri refugee women. We have distributed all 890 safe stoves to refugee mothers in the camp for no cost. You have protected 890 mothers and girls from rape, walking long distances to collect firewood and the health risks of intense smoke due to the cooking process. With your continued support, we will be able to reach our goal of 1000 stoves by the end of the year.
Unfortunately, the survivors of genocide in Darfur who are living in refugee camps in Chad are still struggling to access basic needs. We need to improve the quality of life in the camp. The population of the Tolum camp is about 36,000 people. Many years ago, families in the camp used to grow crops to secure food for their children to help supplement the food portion that the World Food Program (WFP) provides to refugees in the camp. However, WFP has since reduced the food portion provided to refugees in the camp. This year, the Chadian community, which owns the agricultural land used by refugees in the camp, refused to allow the refugees to continue farming.
The food scarcity has led to 2,500 refugee families leaving the camp to seek agricultural land and permission for farming. They loaded their important belongings on donkeys and walked over 75 kilometers, uncertain of their destination and fate.
Please check this link to learn about the issue: https://youtu.be/3cZTCc0rX1o
Here, you can learn about the positive impact of your generous donation and your passionate support:
Testimonial Video by a Refugee Widow, Fatima a widow I - YouTube
Our response to the issue of hunger in the camp:
The DWN team visited the refugees in their new settlement on the agricultural land the families had found. The families required immediate assistance due to a lack of food, waterproof sheets, and bar soap.
Fortunately, this challenge reflects the case study we provided to GlobalGiving when we applied for a grant. We also provided a proposed solution. We are grateful for the $10,000 grant approval, which helped our beneficiaries meet their essential needs.
As a result, 260 families received waterproof sheets, 540 families received 4 bar soap, and 500 received food.
Families used the waterproof sheets from Darfur Women Network to make small tents. The tents are vital during the rainy season to keep dry and to keep their food supply from rotting. Bars of soap were given out to families, enabling them to maintain their dignity and hygiene. In addition to the waterproof sheets and bars of soap, each family received a 30-pound pound bag of millet.
Thank you, GlobalGiving, for your generous grant.
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