INTERACTION MEMBERS ACTIVITIES
	Action Against Hunger 247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018, 1-212-967-7800 (March 25, 2009) Action Against Hunger / Action Contre le Faim (ACF)’s work in Sudan includes interventions in the area of nutrition, food security, and water & sanitation. While ACF was among the NGO’s recently expelled from Darfur, we continue to run a full slate of programs in both South Sudan and Chad. ACF has been an active presence in Sudan since 1985; our programs in South Sudan began in 1990 and aside from a 4-year hiatus in the late 90’s have been running continually to the present day.
	ADRA International 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 / 1-800-424-ADRA (2372) (March 25, 2009) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has an existing presence in the region and is well placed to provide assistance to those affected. ADRA is currently assessing the immediate and long-term needs of communities and is prepared to provide direct assistance, including the distribution of food, water, and basic shelter. ADRA is currently accepting financial contributions. Donations can be made securely at www.adra.org or by calling 1-800-424-ADRA (2372).
	Air Serv International 410 Rosedale Court, suite 190, Warrenton, VA 20186 / 1 540 428 2323 (March 25, 2009) Air Serv International's Abeche Base in Eastern Chad provides a life line to the refugee camps along the Chad-Sudan border in support of the humanitarian response of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and implementing partners.
	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee PO BOX 530 132 East 43rd St. New York, NY, 10017 / 212-687-6200 (March 25, 2009) JDC is collecting funds to assist victims of the crisis in Sudan on an ongoing basis. To date, JDC has used donated funds to facilitate medical and psychosocial support programs in refugee camps in Sudan and Chad.
	AmeriCares 88 Hamilton Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902, 800-486-4357 (March 26, 2009) AmeriCares is delivering an emergency airlift carrying more than $1.4 million worth of lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to partners to help Darfur refugees in Chad. The medical aid will help people in the refugee camps who are suffering from serious injuries, infections, diarrhea and chronic diseases, as well as pre-natal vitamins for pregnant women. The airlift is part of AmeriCares and partners’ continued commitment to improving access to medicines around the world, especially in areas like Darfur and neighboring Chad. Since 2004, AmeriCares has delivered 11 airlifts to Darfur and six shipments to Chad.
	Catholic Relief Services PO Box 17090, Baltimore MD 21203-7090 / 1-800-736-3467 (March 25, 2009) Catholic Relief Services, which has been active in Sudan since 1972, is one of the remaining major aid agencies still working in the Darfur. CRS is active throughout Sudan, serving more than 400,000 people, over 160,000 people in Darfur. CRS is now seeking to help fill any gaps in aid for that area's many displaced people. In Chad, through local partners, CRS provides services to refugees and those displaced by this emergency.
	Church World Service P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515 / 1-800-297-1516 (March 25, 2009) Church World Service efforts in Sudan are focused on continued support of an Action by Churches Together Alliance and Caritas Internationalis Confederation program – a cooperative, joint emergency response in Darfur. The 2009 work, based in South and West Darfur, is focused on such areas as water and sanitation, health and nutrition, peace-building, psycho-social and protection, food security and education. Current beneficiaries: 235,135 for water and sanitation; 236,300 for health and nutrition; 130,000 for emergency response; 67,807 for psychosocial, protection and peace building; 26,860 for agriculture and 13,295 for school support. In eastern Chad, CWS is supporting ACT emergency response efforts; in 2008, the ACT emergency response in Chad – including housing, food assistance and psycho-social programs -- benefited more than 56,557 persons.
	HIAS 333 Seventh Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001 / (866) 871-9681 (March 25, 2009) As an implementing agency of UNHCR and recipient of support from the US Department of State, HIAS has been operating in eastern Chad since 2005 and is currently providing assistance in five camps. HIAS provides vital psychosocial and community services to Darfurian refugees who have crossed the Sudanese border seeking protection. As the current crisis in Sudan escalates and many more lives are at risk, HIAS is poised to receive and provide these services to the potential influx of refugees. The trauma associated with flight affects large numbers of this population, and HIAS has the expertise to help.
	International Rescue Committee P.O. Box 96651, Washington, DC 20090-6651 / 1-877-REFUGEE or 1-877-733-8433 (March 25, 2009) The International Rescue Committee is sending emergency staff and supplies to Chad and southern Sudan to prepare for possible new arrivals from Darfur. The IRC will also scale up its health, water, sanitation and education programs in camps in eastern Chad and medical services in southern Sudan in the event of an influx. The IRC was among the 13 international aid groups expelled from Darfur, as well as North and East Sudan, where it provided aid for 1.1 million people. The IRC is actively working with the UN and remaining agencies to ensure they can fill in the gaps and maintain IRC’s lifesaving programs in the region.
	Islamic Relief USA PO Box 5640, Buena Park, CA 90622 / (888) 479-4968 (March 25, 2009) Islamic Relief has been actively helping the victims of the Darfur Crisis since 2004. Islamic Relief's efforts include running the Kerinding II camp in West Darfur as well as supporting the surrounding community. The camp is currently supporting over 14,000 IDPs. More than 275,000 Sudanese have benefited from Islamic Relief's projects in the region, with over 120,000 benefiting in 2008 alone. In addition to providing water and sanitation facilities, hygiene kits, education, psychosocial counseling and vocational training, Islamic Relief is also administering healthcare services to over 10,000 people from the host community and neighboring camps who access the Kerinding II clinic.
	LIFE for Relief and Development 17300 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 / 248-424-7493 (March 25, 2009) For the past 9 years LIFE for Relief and Development has worked through affiliates to provide emergency and complementary food items, medicines, medical supplies and clean water through digging water wells in villages to people living in eastern Sudan near the border of Eritrea and Darfur.
	MAP International PO Box 7020, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931 / 800-225-8550 (March 25, 2009) MAP International continues to provide medicines and medical aid support for three clinics managed by our collaborative project in West Darfur.  With the recent expulsion of some aid agencies, the demand upon existing systems is expected to increase greatly.  Donations of cash are needed for critical supplies of medicines and health care support systems. Appropriate gifts in-kind for healthcare services are being considered.
	Mercy Corps PO Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208 / 1-800-852-2100 (March 25, 2009) Mercy Corps continues vital work in south Sudan and is monitoring the potential movements of people from Darfur should the humanitarian situation worsen. Mercy Corps is accepting donations for both ongoing efforts in south Sudan and any future response to the needs of displaced persons from Darfur. In the south, Mercy Corps is building a network of local organizations that are helping communities rebound from Africa's longest civil war. These organizations are filling essential social-service needs by teaching adult literacy, caring for orphaned children and offering HIV/AIDS counseling. Mercy Corps is also building roads and community centers, expanding opportunities for farmers, and laying the groundwork for long-lasting peace.
	Operation USA 3617 Hayden Ave , Suite A, Culver City , CA 90232 , 1-800-678-7255 (March 25, 2009) Operation USA is sending emergency medical supplies and water purification materials to partner agencies. Gifts-in-kind can include bulk medical supplies, water purification materials with one year shelf life.
	Oxfam America 226 Causeway Street - 5th floor, Boston, MA 02111-1206 / 800-77-OXFAM. (March 25 2009) In the wake of the recent expulsion of key aid providers, Oxfam America is in the midst of a major scale-up of essential humanitarian programs in Sudan. We are currently working with local partners to assist 200,000 people in Darfur. Our partners support the livelihoods of displaced people and rural community members through activities like vocational training; providing grants and loans for small business development; water and public health programs in remote and unprotected areas; planting trees and distributing fuel-efficient stoves, which protect the fragile environment; and helping communities in conflict reach peaceful resolutions.
	Relief International 5455 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1280, Los Angeles, CA 90034 / (800) 573-3332 (March 25 2009) RI’s Darfur program serves 505,000 of the most vulnerable—including 195,000 displaced women, children, and men. RI dedicates support to 14 communities taxed with hosting the displaced. RI interventions include emergency health, nutrition, and food security relief services. RI operates Zam Zam Camp health / nutrition clinic for more than 70,000. The clinic provides supplies and training for eight clinics and two mobile units in isolated villages. RI interventions go beyond relief to address development for lasting-value of services and community empowerment: Sustainable agriculture activities improve farm production and livelihoods, 10 locally-run livestock health centers, and women’s development centers.
	Save the Children 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880 / 800-728-3843 (March 25 2009) As a result of action by the Sudanese government in March to revoke the registrations of more than a dozen international nongovernmental organizations, Save the Children has been forced to close down its operations in West Darfur and in many other areas of Sudan, but the government has allowed one Save the Children Alliance partner to continue operations in northern Sudan, and Save the Children is continuing its programs in southern Sudan.
	Unitarian Universalist Service Committee PO Box 845259, Boston, MA 02284-5259 / 617-301-4350 (March 25 2009) UUSC responds strategically to disaster situations where human rights are threatened, focusing on the rights of marginalized and oppressed people. UUSC has been addressing the humanitarian crisis in Darfur since 2004, working with our partners on the ground to implement and strengthen practical, straightforward measures that make a real difference to the security of women and girls in camps for internally displaced persons (IDP camps). This includes implementing viable income-generation projects within IDP camps, reducing the need for firewood, providing forums for women's voice to be heard, and coordinating protection efforts among different agencies and local government. The situation is more critical than ever.
	United Methodist Committee on Relief PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087 / 800.554.8583 (March 25 2009) UMCOR has been working in Sudan since 2005, providing relief and development programs such as, general food distribution, shelter construction, agricultural support, skills training, primary school reconstruction and rehabilitation, and water point construction and rehabilitation.
	U.S. Fund for UNICEF 1-800-4UNICEF (March 25 2009) UNICEF is working urgently with government and remaining non-government partners to address immediate gaps in the provision of life-saving services to children. While a full assessment of the impact on women and children is continuing, UNICEF has already warned that critical programs such as clean water, sanitation, healthcare and nutrition for hundreds of thousands of children will be affected. The biggest impact will be in Darfur, where an estimated 2.7 million people have been displaced from their homes over the last four years - half of whom are children - and where the suspended NGOs were key partners in the provision of life-saving services.
	World Concern 19303 Fremont Ave N / Seattle, WA 98133 / 1-800-755-5022 (March 25, 2009) World Concern is working in eastern Chad, supporting both Sudanese refugees from Darfur and displaced Chadians.  We are helping the displaced and refugees become more self-sufficient as well as to meet their immediate basic needs.  Our unique Cash for Work program is helping them to protect the environment and livelihoods while also starting new ways to earn an income.  Our use of vouchers and local markets allows families to earn an income while not having the risk of holding cash.  Health and sanitation training with women also provides women with the skills to keep their children healthier.
	World Relief 7 East Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21202 / 1-800-535-LIFE (March 25, 2009) For the past four years, World Relief has been providing life-saving health care to communities, critical nutrition assistance to malnourished children, clean water to families, and much needed agricultural inputs to those devastated by drought and conflict in West Darfur. World Relief is preparing to expand its critical operations in order to assist additional children and families in Darfur during this time of transition. To be a partner with World Relief’s work in Darfur please go to www.worldrelief.org and click on the link to “Join In.” Please be sure to specify that the funds are for Darfur.
	World Vision P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063 / 888-56-CHILD (24453) (March 25, 2009) World Vision's license to operate in Sudan has not been affected at this point in time, and the agency plans to continue providing more than 500,000 people in South Darfur with life-saving food, water, sanitation, medical care and other humanitarian services. World Vision will also continue running humanitarian, recovery and development programs in Khartoum State, Blue Nile State and Southern Sudan. The organization currently provides monthly food rations to more than 300,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps and conflict-affected areas of South Darfur, while also running supplemental feeding centers, primary health clinics, clean water and improved sanitation programs, temporary schools, Child-Friendly Spaces, and vocational training for women.