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Darfur
The situation in the Sudanese region of Darfur is often referred to as one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. It is also a deeply complicated situation involving tensions between the Sudanese government and rebel militias; nomadic herders and farmers; and Darfurians of Arab descent and those of African descent. Since rebels attacked military sites three years ago, militias on horseback known as Janjaweed have brutally attacked civilians – killing villagers, burning villages, and raping women in calculated attacks that have been called genocidal. The Janjaweed are believed to be backed by the Sudanese government.

Estimates of the number of people killed in Darfur over the past three years range from 180,000 to as high as 400,000. Over 200,000 Darfurians have sought refuge in the eastern part of neighboring Chad, and more than 2 million people have been internally displaced, many gathered into crowded camps with limited basic services.. The conflict has recently spilled over to neighboring Chad, where refugee camps there have been attacked by armed militias.

The InterAction members listed below are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing to affected populations.

While InterAction does not accept donations, the InterAction members listed here are accepting contributions for assistance they or their affiliates are providing to those affected by the crisis in Darfur.

InterAction has also developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help those affected by overseas disasters.

InterAction is a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief, international development and refugee assistance organizations. InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to donors, professional competence and quality of service.

Organizations Responding to Chad/Darfur:

	ADRA International Darfur/Sudan Fund, 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904, 800-424-ADRA (2372) (June 14) The ADRA network is assisting IDPs in the Darfur region with food and non-food items and with water and sanitation projects that have drilled or rehabilitated more than 100 wells and built 3,500 latrines in villages and camps in West Darfur. In Sudan, the Returnees Support Program provides food and non-food assistance, along with re-integration support to south-bound returnees traveling home along the Nile River Corridor from Khartoum and other northern states. Additional project activities include education, horticulture, and housing re-establishment.
	Africare Refugee Relief Fund, 440 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 (June 11) Since early 2005, Africare has been involved with the transfer of refugees from Darfur, Sudan to Sudanese refugee camps located in northeastern Chad. We provide humanitarian and emergency assistance to these refugees through a wide variety of activities and projects. Africare is responsible for the day-to-day management of the camp, the processing of the refugees in the camp, the distribution of food and non-food items, the construction of infrastructures, training and provision of extension services in the fields of agriculture, livestock, forestry, and water and sanitation.
	Air Serv International Designate donation to “Chad Program,”410 Rosedale Court, Suite 190, Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-428-2323 (June 11) From Abeche Base in Eastern Chad, Air Serv International flights support the assistance to refugees and IDPs by UNHCR and implementing partners. Air Serv's Twin Otter provides flights to and from the camps along the Chad/Sudan border. Current funding by Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM). Upcoming extra funding from Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance will extend the program by 20 flight hours/month. Donations received will be used as needed to provide additional flights, more aircraft and/or a no-cost extension of the existing program.
	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief, Box 420, 132 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017, 212-687-6200 (June 11) The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is the coordinator of the Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief. In June 2004, at the request of active Coalition member, American Jewish World Service, JDC convened and continues to coordinate the 24-member Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief. The Coalition works to raise awareness of the plight of those affected by the violence, as well as funds to support humanitarian aid efforts. The Coalition has collected over $750,000 to date, which has been used to support the work of the few NGOs that are active in Sudan and neighboring Chad, where many of the refugees have fled to.
	American Red Cross Darfur Crisis Relief and Development, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013, 1 (800) RED-CROSS (June 11) The American Red Cross is accepting donations to support the relief operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sudan. The ICRC serves as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s lead in areas of armed conflict and delivers emergency services to those directly affected by this crisis. Current ICRC activities in Sudan include providing food aid, relief items and medical care, protecting and assisting internally displaced persons, restoring family links.
	American Refugee Committee Darfur Relief Fund, NW 5618, P.O. Box 1450, Minneapolis, MN 55485-5618, 1-800-875-7060 (June 11) The American Refugee Committee (ARC) provides lifesaving services to 400,000 war-affected people in camps as well as towns within the Nyala-Gereida and Nyala-Tulus corridors in South Darfur. Services include comprehensive primary health care, immunization campaigns, water and sanitation projects, livelihoods initiatives, and emergency response. ARC provides primary school children with books, classrooms, school supplies, and water systems. In addition, ARC works with farmers to provide seeds, tools and trainings. ARC also offers comprehensive health services to women and children who are at risk.
	Americares 88 Hamilton Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902, 1800.486.HELP (March 22) AmeriCares is one of the few relief agencies delivering airlifts of medicines into Darfur, Sudan thus greatly increasing the odds of this critical aid reaching the people who desperately need the help. We deliver medicines to our partners on the ground who operate the clinics and health care facilities serving the camps and local villages throughout the war-torn region. Since AmeriCares began its commitment in 2004, we have sent nine airlifts with more than 152 tons of medicines and medical supplies valued at over $2.2 million directly into Darfur, restoring health to the displaced population in Sudan. AmeriCares accepts cash donations and gifts in kind for its programs in Darfur.
	CARE 151 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, 800-521-CARE
	Catholic Relief Services Sudan Emergency Fund, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203, 1-800-736-3467 (June 11) Catholic Relief Services provides ongoing emergency assistance in both Sudan and Chad, as well as supporting development programs that combat social injustice and promote human dignity. CRS’ Northern Sudan program operates in Khartoum and West Darfur, serving more than 150,000 people in Darfur by providing food, shelter, education, and essential household items. In eastern Chad, CRS works with both Chadians and refugees from Sudan, helping a local partner run camps for the displaced.
	Christian Children's Fund ChildAlert Emergency Fund, 2821 Emerywood Parkway, P.O. Box 26484, Richmond, VA 23261-6484, 1-800-776-6767 (June 11) CCF is focusing on addressing child protection issues and gender based violence in refugee camps through education of the communities and monitoring of vulnerable children.
	Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560-0600, 1-800-55-CRWRC (June 11) CRWRC is working with five non-government organizations in Sudan since 2004. The Darfur Relief Collaboration, led by World Relief, reaches 90,000 displaced people in the West Darfur region, and their host communities, in El Geneina, Azirni, Um Tagouk, and Sanidadi. Interventions include water, food security, seed distribution, nutrition, primary heath care, and sanitation.
	CONCERN Worldwide 104 East 40th Street, Suite 903, New York, NY 10016, 212-557-8000 (June 11) Concern is helping 45,000 to 50,000 people gain adequate access to food, shelter and other basic items essential for day-to-day survival.
	Food for the Hungry 1224 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 1-800-2-HUNGERS (June 7) In collaboration with five other evangelical organizations, Food for the Hungry is developing water and sanitation (drilling wells, building latrines, training volunteer hygiene facilitators), nutrition and health (distributing emergency food rations, operating supplemental feeding centers, operating a health care clinic, immunizing children) and recovery (supplying IDP families with seeds, tools, and livestock to better provide for themselves). When possible, we are also helping people return to their villages.
	International Medical Corps 1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404, 800-481-4462 (June 12) International Medical Corps provides health care services for displaced and conflict affected populations in Chad, Darfur and the Central African Republic. IMC's programs offer a comprehensive package of health services to include primary and secondary level curative and preventative care; nutritional support; mental health programming; capacity building and education; access to safe and adequate water sources; rehabilitation and construction of community infrastructure; and emergency obstetric care services.
	International Relief and Development 1621 North Kent Street, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209, 1-877-844-5644 (June 11) International Relief and Development (IRD) has been working in Eastern Chad since May 2005, providing assistance to the Sudanese refugees in the four camps in northeastern Chad, internally displaced populations in southeastern Chad, and local Chadians in both locations. Our projects cover a wide range of areas such as direct food and non-food items distribution, agricultural assistance, training in animal husbandry, nutritional support for women and children. IRD accepts private donations to assist people directly through its web site
	International Relief Teams Darfur/Sudan, 4560 Alvarado Canyon Road, Suite 2G, San Diego, CA 92120, 619-284-7979 (June 5) In response to the growing human tragedy in Sudan/Darfur, International Relief Teams (IRT) has shipped more than $10 million worth of medicines and medical supplies to on-site partner agencies in the region to help prevent cholera, dysentery and other life-threatening diseases among the vulnerable survivors. IRT is accepting cash donations to send additional shipments of essential medicines to assist the displaced persons and refugees who continue to pour into South Sudan and Chad.
	International Rescue Committee PO Box 98152, Washington, DC 20077-7355, 1-877-733-8433 (June 8) The IRC is committed to providing assistance to the displaced victims of the violence in Darfur. IRC has been operating in both Darfur and Eastern Chad since 2004, maintaining one of the largest NGO emergency responses to the crisis. The IRC provides life-saving services to approximately 750,000 conflict-affected persons in South, North, and West Darfur, and approximately 30,000 refugees in Eastern Chad, including: Health, Environmental Health (water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion), Protection & Rule of Law, Child Protection, Education, Gender-Based Violence programs, and Camp Management.
	Lutheran World Relief Designate donation to “Darfur," P.O. Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832, 1-800-597-5972 (June 11) Through the Action by Churches Together International alliance, LWR is responding by providing access to water points and latrines; training communities to manage these utilities on their own; operating 13 clinics, with a focus on preventative healthcare; training community organizations in peace-keeping; providing agricultural training and distribution of seeds and tools; and constructing or rehabilitating 19 schools, and providing training for administrators and parent-teacher associations.
	MAP International Donor Services, P.O. Box 7020, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931, 1-800-225-8550 (June 11) As part of a coalition of NGOs, MAP International is operating two healthcare clinics in the Darfur villages of Um Tagouk and Sanidadi, near the Western Darfur capital of El Geneina. These clinics treat more than 100 people every day. MAP is also part of a consortium that is assessing the needs in Chad and has begun meeting healthcare needs near Chad's border with Sudan.
	Medical Teams International Sudan Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 10 Portland, OR 97207, 503-624-1000 (June 11) Medical Teams International (MTI) is a member of the Global Relief Alliance (GRA), formerly known as the Darfur Relief Collaboration. The GRA addresses the impact that displacement, loss of assets, and the disruption of livelihoods have upon the nutritional state of people. There are four principal program sectors: Complementary Nutritional Intervention, Food Security Intervention, Medical Sector, and Well-Construction and Water Development. MTI is focusing on the health sector, proving health services and training to the people living in West Darfur.
	Mercy Corps Sudan Emergency, Dept NR, PO Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208-2669, 800-852-2100 (June 6) Mercy Corps is helping more than 130,000 Sudanese – including displaced, host and nomadic communities – affected by the deadly conflict in Darfur. More than 200 staff are addressing the immediate needs of families – improving sanitation, providing clean water, distributing relief items, and creating safe places for children to learn and play. Mercy Corps is also helping women gain knowledge and skills they can use when they return home.
	Oxfam America Sudan Crisis Relief and Rehabilitation Fund, 226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, 800-77-OXFAM (June 4) Oxfam is providing vital assistance to more than 500,000 people affected by the crisis, both in Darfur and eastern Chad through access to clean, safe water and sanitation as well as basic necessities such as blankets, soap and jerry cans for carrying water. Oxfam carries out public health education programs to try and prevent the spread of disease; and, as the crisis continues, is implementing projects to provide livelihood opportunities to help people find some alternative to the reliance on external aid.
	Plan USA Designate donation “Darfur Program,” 155 Plan Way, Warwick, RI 02886, 1-800-556-7918 (June 8) Plan is working with children in the IDP camps of northern Darfur. Program elements feature: Humanitarian Assistance (including school-feeding, child protection, and camp WAT/SAN); Formal Basic Education (grades 1-8) in IDP camps and local schools; and Youth Learning Spaces for older children (ages 12-18) in IDP camps. Young adults (ages 18-24) are also engaged to act as mentors in the Youth Learning program.
	Relief International Darfur Relief, 1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90024, 800-573-3332 (June 6) RI has been providing life-giving health, nutrition, and food security support to more than 175,000 conflict-affected people in Darfur since 2004. RI is committed to helping families survive the violence and displacement with dignity. Every month RI teams provide 400 women with safe motherhood services and 4,000 children with protective vaccines, therapeutic feeding to combat malnourishment, and check-ups. RI has trained 50 local farmers and countless local medical staff to provide for the well-being of their villages. RI welcomes support—at all levels—for sustaining emergency relief and development programs in Darfur, during the conflict and for a sustainable peacetime.
	Save the Children USA Sudan Emergency Fund for Children, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880, 800-728-3843 (June 29) Save the Children continues to be the largest international organization conducting relief efforts and providing other vital services to displaced children and adults in Sudan's West Darfur State. With over 20 years of on-the-ground experience elsewhere in Sudan, we reach approximately 500,000 war-weary, displaced children and their families in camps and surrounding conflict-affected communities each month-providing food, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, emergency education, livelihoods and children and women's protection programs. In response to the overwhelming need in the region, Save the Children is currently expanding relief operations into eastern Chad to respond to the emergent needs of displaced children and their families.
	United Methodist Committee on Relief UMCOR Advance #185384, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087, 1-800-554-8583 (June 8) UMCOR serves in the Al Daein region of South Darfur. Programs include distribution of seeds and tools and non-food items; training in sustainable agriculture practices; child protection; teacher training; skills training for young adults; water and sanitation installations. UMCOR assists approximately 50,000-75,000 families living in several IDP camps.
	World Concern Disaster Response, 19303 Fremont Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133, 1-800-755-5022 (June 5) World Concern is creating income-generating public works projects in the region. The rainwater catchment projects will provide clean water for drinking, food production and income to struggling families.
	World Relief 7 East Baltimore Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, 1-800-535-5433 (June 4) World Relief and our partners are strengthening 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.
	World Vision P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063-9176, 888-511-6548 (June 11) World Vision is providing humanitarian assistance to nearly 300,000 displaced women, children and men in Darfur, including emergency food and water, sanitation, health, nutrition, education, and livelihood programs. Child-focused interventions also include two dozen temporary schools, 22 Child-Friendly Spaces, primary health care clinics, supplemental feeding centers and women's empowerment centers where mothers can learn hygiene and vocational skills. World Vision is the UN World Food Program's largest implementing partner in Darfur and worldwide.