Adré Children’s Feeding & Clinic Update - Late October 2024

Photo: At the children’s feeding center in Adré.

Much darkness and misery is experienced by Sudanese refugees who have fled into eastern Chad, especially in the huge Al-Malik camp adjacent to Adré. But refugees began helping their friends and families after the trouble and hardship of fleeing the hell of war in Darfur. This was the spark that lit the way for the magnificent work now being doing the For You children’s feeding center and clinic in Adré.

Due to the poor healthcare in the camp, which is inhabited by a quarter of a million people —mostly women and children— a group of doctors, nurses, workers and administrators from Darfur have established a small clinic to provide medical services to the most needy. With modest financial assistance, these people were able to do a qualitative humanitarian work in the field of providing physical and psychological treatment to residents. In a short period of time, the clinic has become a treasured destination for patients due to the distinguished services it provides and the good treatment that patients receive from its volunteer workers.

Photo: Eye examination at the clinic.

To tell you the truth, when I visited this camp between October 26-31, 2024, we were amazed by this work. Coupled to the feeding center the clinic is fast becoming a small hospital. It consists of two rooms for administrators, two clinics for examination, a clinic for a specialist, a fully integrated examination laboratory, an ultrasound room, temporary wards for holding patients for a short period, a small mental health department, and a large pharmacy to provide free medicine to patients. 35 individuals now work here, including doctors, nurses, and other medical workers. They receive between 150-200 patients daily, and the feeding center receives between 600-700 children for breakfast every day. The clinic staff work from 7AM-5PM.

We met many patients during this visit, and they expressed their gratitude and thanks to everyone who contributed and worked to establish and maintain the clinic and feeding center. They wished that such work would be generalized in all the camps in eastern Chad. Some of the chronically ill patients who are being treated told me that if it weren’t for the children’s feeding center and clinic, many would have died from a lack of treatment.

You an help support this lifesaving work by giving directly to these refugee leaders. Donations are being managed by Operation Broken Silence, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been working in Sudan for over a decade. Your gift is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.

Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence with Adré written in the memo line and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900. You can also donate stock and cryptocurrency.

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- Dr. Abdelillah Douda, after a recent visit to Adré