SUDAN/CHAD UPDATE: May 24 marked the final day of our free kitchen in Abukarinka, East Darfur, which served daily meals to nearly 250 students. The kitchen closed due to lack of funding ($3,000/month needed) and we hope to reopen soon - children's regular access to food should be guaranteed. We successfully repaired the hut of a vulnerable family living with disabilities and provided essential beds and sleeping materials. The past week also saw Eid al-Adha meat distribution to thousands of families across White Nile State, Eastern Chad, Darfur, Khartoum State, and Al Jazirah State. This was made possible through crowdfunding support and our partners Darfur Victim Support Organisation, Wadi Al-Nahl Development Organisation and Bulento e.V. Sudan Nothilfe. Our food kitchens served another week of 1,600 meals daily to families across White Nile, Al Jazeera, and Khartoum States.

Hope and Haven Weekly Update

For the second week, we provided refreshments and snacks to students in Wad Alnoura during exams. We served daily meals to 250 students in Abu Karinka, East Darfur. Without urgent funding, this will be the last week of this kitchen and these students may lose their daily meal. Alongside DVSO, we carried out an emergency medical intervention to support El Ferdous Hospital in East Darfur.  This included the supply of intravenous fluids, medications, and medical supplies supporting measles response efforts. In partnership with DVSO and S&J Organisation, we provided daily meals to 70 orphaned and unaccompanied children in El Fasher for the third consecutive week. Our kitchens in Alhalfaya, Wad Alnoura and Heridanah served up a total of. 1600 free daily meals. In Chad, our free daily meal program for children and our free medical clinic continued to serve the refugee community in Al Malik Camp.

This week at Hope and Haven:
Alongside DVSO, we carried out a food basket distribution for 100 families  of malnourished children in Al Nakheel Camp.

The second week of our food kitchen in Abu Karinka saw daily meals served up to approximately 250 students. Alongside S&J, we implemented a meal support initiative at our Golo Kitchen for orphaned and vulnerable children without caregivers, targeting 70 children aged 4 to 15. We also, along with DVSO, continued to provide safe drinking water to families in Golo Locality.

In partnership with DVSO and Yes She Is for Peace and Development Organisation, we successfully organised a Psychosocial Support Workshop in the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda. A total of 25 women beneficiaries participated in the workshop.

Our kitchens in Alhalfaya, Wad Alnoura and Heridanah served up a total of. 1600 free daily meals. Additionally, our Wad Alnoura kitchen provided juice and cake to middle school students sitting for their exams.

This week in Sudan and Chad.

As part of ongoing humanitarian efforts, we supported the S&J Initiative in distributing meals to orphan children in Golo, Central Darfur. 70 children aged 4-15 received meals.  The children still need blankets, mats, mattresses, clothing and shoes.  Alongside DVSO, we provided safe drinking water to displaced families fleeing from El Fasher and its camps in Golo, Central Darfur. The project will last 7 days, providing 2 tankers of water daily. Our kitchens in Heridanah, White Nile, and Bahri served 1,550 daily meals.  

In Chad, between the 25th of April and the 7th of May, our hot daily meal program recorded 440–500 children per day during both morning and evening meal distributions. This week, our free medical clinic treated 523 patients.

Weekly Sudan and Chad Update

Last week, we opened a kitchen in Abu Karinka, East Darfur, serving 250 students with support from ‘Love for Humanity – Singapore’. Over 600 sandwiches were distributed on day one. Kitchens in Heridanah, White Nile, and Bahri served 1,550 daily meals. Amid a measles outbreak, Hope and Haven for Refugees and Darfur Victims Advocacy gave urgent aid to Shangil Tobaya Emergency Room, supporting 1,750 households. With the Darfur Victim Support Organisation, we distributed food baskets to 200 families in Al-Nakhil IDP Camp, but over 1,000 families remain in need. In Abu Hubeira, White Nile, 45 food baskets were given to vulnerable families. The School Furniture Support Initiative in Tawila, North Darfur, was completed. Our Adre Refugee Camp clinic treated 473 patients.