Darfur and Chad Appeal - Thank You for over £13 million pounds
December 2007
Ongoing conflict in the areas of Darfur and Chad has affected over 4.5 million people.
Violence caused thousands of families to flee their villages, seeking safety in overcrowded, makeshift camps.
In May 2007 the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) asked for your help with what the United Nations described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Four and a half million people had been brought to the brink of disaster in the Darfur region of Sudan, with the conflict spilling over into neighbouring Chad and the Central African Republic.
The DEC appeal in May hoped to raised at least £10 million pounds. The good news is that we have topped £13 million. Your response to the crisis was immediate, and incredibly generous.
The money you donated has been used to provide emergency food, shelter, clean water, and medical care for thousands of people. Many people simply had nothing, so basic supplies like blankets, buckets and soap have been vital. All this has been distributed by DEC members.
Looking to the future, families with access to land have been given seeds and tools. In villages and camps, money has been earmarked for the repair and maintenance of water systems. Children are going to school – in Chad, in one camp alone, five thousand children now have the chance to gain an education.
The crisis is by no means over. What the Sudanese people really need is peace, but finding a political solution is taking time. With the violence in Darfur showing no sign of reaching an end, many people remain uprooted and reliant on international aid.
If you’d like to find out more about how your money has been spent and what life is like in the camps, please
read below:
Resources such as food, water and shelter materials are already stretched and continue to be so as more people flee to the camps. See maps showing Darfur and Chad
Darfur and Chad Broadcast Appeals
Actress Joanna Lumley and BBC correspondent, Fergal Keane both recorded appeals asking people to support the Darfur and Chad appeal.
"Thousands of families have been forced to flee their homes. Their villages burned to the ground, they arrive at overcrowded camps with virtually nothing..."
Watch the Joanna Lumley appeal.
"It’s hard for most of us to imagine suffering on this scale..." Fergal Keane, BBC correspondent, appeals on behalf of the Darfur and Chad Appeal.
Watch the Fergal Keane appeal.
Money Raised
To date, £12 million has been raised by the DEC for the Darfur and Chad appeal. You can view full details of how the money came in and how it was allocated here.
Our members are working in Darfur and Chad to improve the situation of thousands affected by the conflict. Treatment and rehabilitation of malnourished children, providing access to safe water and improving the security of vulnerable groups are just some of our members' activities. Read more about what our members are doing.
Further information on the situation is provided in our Darfur and Chad Press Release area.
