IDPs in North Darfur: supporting a Ramadan harvest

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF

Sudan, North Darfur. Al-Fateh Al-Kenzi, a 55-year-old teacher who fled El Fasher in June 2023 because of the war, found shelter at the Ketab Shakara School in Mellit.

Life isn’t easy for him and his family. They left behind everything they owned when they were displaced. And in Mellit, some 300 people are sleeping on the floor of the school, sharing limited resources.

After two years of conflict, Sudan has become one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Armed conflict and attacks against civilians, displacement, hunger, malnutrition, disease, and climate shocks have left nearly two-thirds of the population in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection.

The conflict has triggered massive displacement, with some 11.5 million people having fled their homes since the fighting began in April 2023, many of whom were already displaced.

Mellit alone is home to over 50,000 displaced people, and the area is currently classified as being in a famine situation.

With funding from the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, COOPI (Cooperazione Internazionale) provided crop seeds and clean drinking water for people sheltering in this school, and other displacement sites.

In the midst of this dire crisis, the intervention has provided some relief.

For Mr. Al-Kenzi, the safe water keeps his children healthy. “The water provided by COOPI has helped us a lot. We used to consume unsafe water, but now we have clean treated water and the children are not at risk of diarrhoea anymore*.”*

He also got seeds and farming tools from COOPI. “I planted watermelons and harvested them – ready for the Ramadan season when they are in high demand, and this income has helped me support my family.”

Published April 2025

Based on an original story from COOPI Sudan

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