Non Governmental Organizations in Darfur

Voluntary and National Non-Governmental
Organizations Role in Darfur



The root causes of Darfur problem can be back to the post-Sudan independence era which witnessed waves of drought and desertification and that it was complicated by absence of genuine developmental projects, growing unemployment rate, and spreading of robberies.
The current conflict in Darfur broke out in March ,2003 when armed movements began raising tribal seditions and taking aid and international organizations workers hostages. The rebels started storming villages and towns in the region so that the Sudanese Armed Forces retaliated to these aggressions which resulted in unstable situation that forced thousands of people to flee their homes.


In this situation, the western media began circulating allegations that genocide and ethnic cleansing being committed in Darfur, portraying the situation as conflict between Arab and non-Arabs. The western media campaign fabricated the following allegations:-
- necessity of intervention for ensuring access to humanitarian aid.
-necessity of disarmament of the Arab militia which was known as Janjaweed.
- necessity of stopping of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur .
And necessity of halting human rights abuses in the region.

Humanitarian Organizations
Operating in Darfur:-

The Government gave great concern to facilitation of humanitarian work in Darfur since 2003.The number of national agencies operating there reached 37 versus 79 foreign organizations, but some foreign organizations adopted hostile attitudes such as the Norwegian Refugees Council (NRC) and the International Organization for Immigration(IOI).And in order to avoid humanitarian catastrophes, it made huge efforts for providing humanitarian aid to war-affected people in Darfur.
The Government provided, since the beginning of the crisis till 2005, over 151 billion Sudanese dinar in addition to 300 million dinars for facilitating work of the international organizations.
Moreover, in the framework of government endeavors to alleviate the burden of the severe humanitarian situations in Darfur, a republican decree was issued forming a national committee for development and rehabilitation for Darfur to be under chairmanship of the Sudanese Businessmen’s Union and followed by local initiative of forming the Darfur Peace and Development Network (DPDN) which includes 26 local organizations for boosting social peace.
cast lights on Government efforts it is necessary to indicate to the following facts and figures:-
-civil society organizations provided total assistance of 5000 tons.
-The Strategic Stock Organ provided 10,000 tons.
-Sudanese donors provided 600,000,000 Sudanese dinars.
-The Government and the Sudan Liberation Army(SLA) reached understanding in which the latter committed, in writing, not to attack aid convoys and workers.
- In 2004 the President of the Republic issued political declaration for addressing Situations in Darfur.
On June 29th, 2004, President of the Republic declared through his address to the Sudanese nation that the Government will expire no efforts to relief the war-affected people in Darfur.
-And on July 28, 2004, Minister of Interior Maj.Gen. Abdel-Rahim Mohammed Hussein issued decision for facilitating the movement of trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Darfur.
The food stuff distributed to people of Darfur till December 2003 reached 25,000 tons while the national efforts for supporting Darfur States during 2004-005 can be demonstrated as follows:-
-The Government supported humanitarian work in Darfur with 100 million dollars in 2004.
-The Government provided 30,649,6 tons of dura to Darfur States in the same year.
-30 million dinars from Zakat Chamber.

-5,311 sacks of dura from national voluntary agencies.
-More than 3,2 billion dinars from Sudanese businessmen and corporations.

Plan of National Agencies for Voluntary
Repatriation July-September 2006


The national non-governmental organizations have played significant role in repatriation and provision of services for returnees, especially Al-Zubair Charity Foundation in Abushouk and Zamzam displaced camps , Northern Darfur State and the Islamic Relief Agency in Western Darfur State.
Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS)
-Founded by the Council of Ministers’ decision No. 869 , 1956.The Society was formed to assist the government institutions in peace and war.



SRCS’s Role in Warding Off Disasters.

Sixty percent of humanitarian assistance provided to displaced people in Darfur States and Southern Sudan States with total fund of 150 million dollars was provided by SRCS.
According to statistics conducted by the SRCS in 2006, the total food stuff distributed by the Society to displaced people in the three Darfur states was 76,443 tons with 411,424 beneficiaries.
Health Services in Darfur States:-

Four training sessions on first-aid were held in the three Darfur states in collaboration with UNICEF.
South Darfur State:-
With collaboration with the Saudi Red Crescent Society health services were expanded in Seraif and Draig camps
At the beginning of the year 2006.

-21 cases of diarrhea discovered in May, 2006 in Neyala and Kass.
- A workshop on ‘Treatment of Childhood Diseases” were organized at Draig camp in collaboration with the Federal Health Ministry and World Health Organization(WHO) with 22 volunteers attended the workshop.
Another workshop under the title” The Public Health’ was held in Neyala Hospital.


Western Darfur State:-

-Construction operation for building a health center to serve around two hundreds displaced persons at Makkagar began.
-Cute cases of water diarrhea discovered at Um Khair and Qarsila areas.

Northern Darfur States-

Generally, the overall health situation in the State is stable and no case of fatal diseases found.












(Edited by محمد فرح on 09-16-2008, 01:54 PM)

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