In April 2023, a war broke out between two factions in Sudan, which led to the displacement of thousands of people to Chad and other neighbouring countries.

Alia Mahamat Saleh Youssouf is a 50-year-old Sudanese refugee living in a camp in Chad. In her previous life, she was a teacher in her village and lived with her husband and four other family members. The conflict forced the family to flee to Chad for safety.

Your generous gifts enabled our partners to provide emergency shelter and food, sanitation facilities and clean water to hundreds of families like Alia’s.

“I live in the shelter built by LWF with my children and my husband. It is separated from the others, which allows us to light a fire in a stove made of three stones,” Alia said. “My environment is quite good thanks to the awareness-raising on hygiene and sanitation. It’ll be difficult for us to get back to how we used to live, but we have hope.”

Thank you for your compassion and generosity in responding to the needs of families like Alia’s!

Photo caption: Alia Mahamat Saleh Youssouf cooking in front of her shelter in Ourang camp. (Photo: Idriss Adji/LWF Chad)