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Sudan: Crisis in Darfur
| Sudan: Crisis in Darfur brings together
information from the main Oxfam website and external sites
to enable teaching around the current humanitarian crisis
unfolding in the west of Sudan. |
Background
Over one million people in Darfur, Western Sudan,
have been targeted by armed groups, forcing them to flee elsewhere
in the region, and into neighbouring Chad. Villages have been destroyed,
as have crops, livestock and businesses.
Oxfam is working in camps set up for those who have
fled the conflict. We are constructing latrines and providing clean
drinking water and washing facilities, to prevent the spread of
disease.
Click
here to see a map of where Oxfam is working
in Darfur and Chad.
Useful links for teaching about the crisis
On the main Oxfam site
> Crisis
in Sudan: Updates on the crisis, including press releases, case
studies and other information on our ongoing work with people in
Darfur, Sudan, and in Chad can be found on the main Oxfam site.
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More
Stories and features
What is life like for the refugees? These photostories
and video give an insight into their reality.
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> Photostory:
What kind of life?
"In order to stay alive it's OK living here in this camp,
but it's no life." Those displaced by
the conflict in Darfur continue to face enormous difficulties
- 02 Feb 05 |
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> Now
that it’s winter in Darfur…
For the 1.7 million people who are currently surviving in
flimsy makeshift shelters in camps across Darfur it is now
bitterly cold. The risk of infections is also much higher
- 18 Jan 05 |
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> Daily
life at Abu Shouk camp
The 44,000 displaced people at Abu Shouk make the most of
the little they have. Oxfam has been working to reduce illness
and save lives through improved sanitation facilites and public
heatlh promotion |
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Spirit
of survival - One young girl still dreams of being an
engineer. Jamila and other refugees tell their stories to
Helen Palmer, Oxfam's media officer
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> "Every
drop of water is precious" Refugee camps are already
dealing with many more people than they were originally built
for. The greatest problem in the camps is water. Photostory
from Chad |
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Ongoing
crisis - Jan 05
Refugees continue to live in difficult conditions. Find
out about the situation and our programme.
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Watch
the video |
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"Latrines are no
use if not used properly" - Jan 05
Oxfam involves community members to ensure latrines are used
well.
> Watch
the video |
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Water at Treguine camp
- Jan 05
New programme coordinator, Eduardo is impressed by how fast
the water system is installed.
> Watch
the video |
On Cool Planet
for teachers
> Water
for All resource - uses colourful photos from our archives and
interactive activities to educate 9–11 year olds about the
global importance of clean water
for children
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The
Life of a Latrine
Learn more about the process that goes into building toilets
for displaced people living in refugee camps |
> Sudan
country profile
> Life
as a refugee (Afghanistan) photostory
External links
News-related sites
> The
BBC has in depth information on the crisis in Sudan
including:
> Guardian
special report on Sudan links to latest news on the conflict
Human Rights organisations
> Amnesty
International Background information to the crisis, interviews
and images from the conflict
> Human
Rights Watch
Other sites of interest
> Sudan.net
- links to news releases from around the world
> Arab.net
- Country information including geography, history and culture
> World
Food Program Hunger Map - colour-coded interactive map, highlighting
major global hunger emergencies
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New arrivals to
the refugee camp in Farchana, Chad
Credit: Jane Beesley/ Oxfam |
Refugees
> Fact
sheet on refugees from CAFOD for KS3 and KS4
> SCUK
'Welcoming Web' - Save the Children project around
refugees in Scotland. Includes a schools section
> Assembly
on Refugees from Save the Children
> Activities
about refugee issues from Amnesty International
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Refugee Council teaching resources
> Run
for your life - children tell their stories on Global Gang (Christian
Aid's website for young people)
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