World Relief Corp. of National Association of Evangelicals

Program: Darfur Disaster Response

Program Description:

The people in this arid region face violent militia attacks and severe food and water shortages.  In West Darfur, where a high percentage of the population is undernourished and underweight, it’s both desirable and healthy to put on some extra pounds. 

Mothers bring their young children to our 13 feeding centers where the children are weighed, examined and given supplementary food as needed.  We don’t send mothers away helpless.  We teach them how to fend off malnutrition by preparing nutritious meals from inexpensive locally available ingredients.

Our centers provide a food supplement known as corn soya blend (CSB) – a flour mix that the local people use to make porridge called asida, a dietary staple.  Mixed with oil and sugar, CSB provides crucial nutritional support to undernourished children under 5 and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.  “I gained weight and started feeling strong…it helped me give birth to a healthy baby,” says 25-year-old Shamila.

World Relief and our partners are working hard to strengthen more than 11,000 vulnerable households in the districts of Azirni, Um Tagouk and Sanidadi.  Our goal is to build stability through interventions aimed at boosting the nutritional status of households, providing safe drinking water, improving hygiene, and protecting the health of women and children

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