Halima’s story

Gereida, South Darfur, April 19, 2007 – Halima Ahmed is a 35 year-old mother of 5.  For the last 2 years she has lived at a camp for people displaced by fighting in South Darfur near the remote town of Gereida.  Her malnourished youngest daughter Fatma has been admitted to a therapeutic feeding programme being run by the British/Australian Red Cross.

“I’ve been here for 2 years,” Halima explains.  “I have five children.  The eldest is 8 years old.  He goes to school.  My youngest is Fatma, who is 2.

“I wake up early in the morning and go to collect firewood.  It’s risky but I need the wood to cook with and to sell.

“When I first got to the camp the situation was really bad.

“Things have got better with help from the Red Cross.  We receive distributions of food and things for the home, like blankets.  But we really need clothes and some new cooking pots.

“When the children get sick I’m able to take them to the Red Cross.  I took Fatma to the feeding centre because she was poorly.  I received some treatment for her, and some special food to make her well again.”  

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