Against this backdrop, a group of genocide survivors from El Geneina, including health professionals and professional NGO workers, have created the remarkable and unique volunteer For You Initiative. This exists to address childhood food insecurity and the medical needs of the most vulnerable refugees. With a small amount of funding they have organized a child feeding program and a small medical clinic within one of the most needful camps, Al Malik, where refugees have been living in poor conditions with inadequate shelter and sanitation. Many living here are elderly, widows and orphans. 

The Child Feeding Program is a daily breakfast program that provides daily breakfast to 600-700 of the most vulnerable children in the camp. It provides millet porridge, beans and rice with milk. The feeding center is a valued resource in these difficult circumstances and is beloved by the children it serves.

The For You Medical Clinic is the only clinic serving all ages in the Al Malik camp. It has two exam rooms, a lab and a pharmacy and sees between 150-200 patients every day. Moreover, it provides free medication to its patients. Over the past year thousands of patients have been treated for conditions that include malaria, typhus, diarrhea, malnutrition, heart disease, gynecological issues, diabetes as well as a full range of pediatric illnesses and conditions. It has distributed more than 20 different types of medications. This clinic is saving lives on a daily basis. It is vitally needed and faces great pressure to continue its service to the refugees. Hundreds of patients line up in queues as early as 6AM to secure their positions.

The situation of those at the camp continues to be impacted by the continued influx of additional refugees from Darfur. Recent air strikes in El Fasher and desperate living conditions in West Darfur contribute to even more refugees fleeing to Chad, usually in extreme circumstances and with intense medical and nutritional needs. We anticipate more will be arriving in the coming weeks and months, creating even greater need for these services.

These are model programs which have been recognized as providing extraordinary services to the refugees. International aid to Adré is severely limited due to a lack of U.N. funding and little media attention. This local effort to save lives relies on people just like you. Both the Feeding Center and Clinic are run at a fraction of the cost compared to large international organizations because they operate with volunteers from the community. The clinic and feeding program need at least $8,500 per month to operate at current levels, and they can expand these services to meet more needs when more funding becomes available. Please be a part of our team as we help these Darfuri refugees to help their children and families survive.