Showing posts with label Refugees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Refugees. Show all posts
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Offering Peace...
Although there has been peace in southern Sudan since 2005, there will continue to be high levels of dislocation for some years. Amongst the transient communities in Aweil North County, Christian leaders are bringing a message of hope and peace. Regardless of differences of tribe and religion, new-arrivals in IDP settlements are welcomed, cared for, and told about a God who cares for the widow, orphan and alien. A friend who we support in this mission recently told me that 35 new believers were being nurtured and discipled in their new faith. They are also exploring the establishment of a new church amongst this community.
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Coming home...
Isaiah 49:18 "Look around! You will see your people coming home".
From the mid 1980s people started moving from South Sudan to Khartoum to escape the bombing and militia attacks. It seems ironic that people would find safety in the enemy's capital. The South Sudanese built shelters there until the government bulldozed them, forcing them into the desert. Christian NGOs from Sweden and Norway have supported a population of about 1,000,000 ever since. Now the Government of South Sudan is bringing them home. A few weeks ago over 4000 travelled in a convoy and another 4000 a month or so before that. Next week a huge convoy with hundreds of busses and trucks and a UN escort will bring about 15,000 refugees to their homeland. They will be provided housing and food in new villages which are being established around Aweil. In time they may move to other places where they have family or can find employment. It is such a huge task for this young government - imagine relocating the population of Adelaide! And that is not to mention the millions more in Kenya, Uganda and other neighbouring countries. But they are making a start.
From the mid 1980s people started moving from South Sudan to Khartoum to escape the bombing and militia attacks. It seems ironic that people would find safety in the enemy's capital. The South Sudanese built shelters there until the government bulldozed them, forcing them into the desert. Christian NGOs from Sweden and Norway have supported a population of about 1,000,000 ever since. Now the Government of South Sudan is bringing them home. A few weeks ago over 4000 travelled in a convoy and another 4000 a month or so before that. Next week a huge convoy with hundreds of busses and trucks and a UN escort will bring about 15,000 refugees to their homeland. They will be provided housing and food in new villages which are being established around Aweil. In time they may move to other places where they have family or can find employment. It is such a huge task for this young government - imagine relocating the population of Adelaide! And that is not to mention the millions more in Kenya, Uganda and other neighbouring countries. But they are making a start.
Friday, 27 June 2008
Food security...
Joseph Writes...
The authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazel are doing their level best to provide food for their citizens. The Government of the state has provided 500 hectares for agricultural farming for returnees in western county as a short and long term solution. Also they bought a good quantity of durah to be sold with a lower price for the local community. This period of the year is the most important time whereby people are busy with farming until the harvest at the end of October. These four months are difficult months and H. E. Governor Paul Malong has put his own staff and ability to serve his people during this time of the year and also he has a vision that in 2010 the state will not be provided food from other states - it will be well sufficient for its own needs and selling extra for other states. We hope his dream will come true in this period of time.
Southern Sudan needs more help from the international community for this period of signing of agreement between North and South in order to stand on its feet after the last 2 decades of civil war in which about 1,000,000 have been displaced internally and others in the neighbouring countries - especially East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Central Africa and Ethiopia in the horn of Africa.
The returnees need more food, medicine, shelter and schools whereby WFP is trying its best to address shortages of food for the returnees. But the need is still great which needs involvement of international NGOs in this period of the year.
The authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazel are doing their level best to provide food for their citizens. The Government of the state has provided 500 hectares for agricultural farming for returnees in western county as a short and long term solution. Also they bought a good quantity of durah to be sold with a lower price for the local community. This period of the year is the most important time whereby people are busy with farming until the harvest at the end of October. These four months are difficult months and H. E. Governor Paul Malong has put his own staff and ability to serve his people during this time of the year and also he has a vision that in 2010 the state will not be provided food from other states - it will be well sufficient for its own needs and selling extra for other states. We hope his dream will come true in this period of time.
Southern Sudan needs more help from the international community for this period of signing of agreement between North and South in order to stand on its feet after the last 2 decades of civil war in which about 1,000,000 have been displaced internally and others in the neighbouring countries - especially East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Central Africa and Ethiopia in the horn of Africa.
The returnees need more food, medicine, shelter and schools whereby WFP is trying its best to address shortages of food for the returnees. But the need is still great which needs involvement of international NGOs in this period of the year.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Darfurian Refugees in Northern Bahr El Ghazel
From Joseph...
Darfur conflict has caused about million refugees to flee their homes and their houses which have been destroyed by the Arab militia who are accused by the international community as ethnic cleansing.
Some 200,000 have also sought refuge in neighboring countries like Chad.
These people have seek refuge in northern Bahr Al Ghazel in places like Awiel East county towns like Waynjok. Others camp along the border about 600 km stretch of the border between Chad and Sudan.
It is a wide area which cannot be helped by international NGOs. These Darfurian refugees need more help in terms of food, for short and long period. This period of the year is a period of farming which is started towards the end of May up to the harvest time in the end of October. (And there is a shortage of food at this time)
They also need, shelter, medication as well as the local community in Awiel. These people which took refuge during the civil war in Northern Bahr El Ghazel now are the ones who are helping their brothers from the Darfur region. They settle among themselves, they receive them as brothers and sisters.
These settlements need help from the government, need help from local communities, the conditions which they have experienced are the same as the Darfurians themselves.
Many Darfurians during the conflict have died of war, diseases, as well as hunger in the last 3 years. Many international humanitarian organizations are trying to solve some of their problems but unfortunately they are denied access to the region by the Sudanese government.
Imagine the situation the Darfurians are experiencing – it is like the southern Sudanese themselves in the last two decades.
Christian leaders are working hand in hand with these refugees inside northern Bahr El Ghazel with his limited resources they have decided to give some medication to these refugees, as well as food. After Steve John Blacket hear this he realized this mission needs help and he put his hand and heart that people in Australia should also put some assistance to the mission among the Darfurian refugees.
The situation needs a long term solution. But the resources are so limited. We need support from our friends in Australia. We have been hearing problems and crisis in Darfur. This is the time we should put our hands together to help these brothers reach our Moslim brothers in Darfur.
Darfur conflict has caused about million refugees to flee their homes and their houses which have been destroyed by the Arab militia who are accused by the international community as ethnic cleansing.
Some 200,000 have also sought refuge in neighboring countries like Chad.
These people have seek refuge in northern Bahr Al Ghazel in places like Awiel East county towns like Waynjok. Others camp along the border about 600 km stretch of the border between Chad and Sudan.
It is a wide area which cannot be helped by international NGOs. These Darfurian refugees need more help in terms of food, for short and long period. This period of the year is a period of farming which is started towards the end of May up to the harvest time in the end of October. (And there is a shortage of food at this time)
They also need, shelter, medication as well as the local community in Awiel. These people which took refuge during the civil war in Northern Bahr El Ghazel now are the ones who are helping their brothers from the Darfur region. They settle among themselves, they receive them as brothers and sisters.
These settlements need help from the government, need help from local communities, the conditions which they have experienced are the same as the Darfurians themselves.
Many Darfurians during the conflict have died of war, diseases, as well as hunger in the last 3 years. Many international humanitarian organizations are trying to solve some of their problems but unfortunately they are denied access to the region by the Sudanese government.
Imagine the situation the Darfurians are experiencing – it is like the southern Sudanese themselves in the last two decades.
Christian leaders are working hand in hand with these refugees inside northern Bahr El Ghazel with his limited resources they have decided to give some medication to these refugees, as well as food. After Steve John Blacket hear this he realized this mission needs help and he put his hand and heart that people in Australia should also put some assistance to the mission among the Darfurian refugees.
The situation needs a long term solution. But the resources are so limited. We need support from our friends in Australia. We have been hearing problems and crisis in Darfur. This is the time we should put our hands together to help these brothers reach our Moslim brothers in Darfur.
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