Qatar Charity (QC) delivered 1315 food packages to Sudanese refugees at the Farchana camp, adjacent to the Sudan-Chad border.
This marks the second time that QC has provided food packages containing essential food items that meet the needs of the Sudanese refugee families in the camp.
Director of the Emergency and Relief Department at QC Khalid Abdulla Al Yafei said that from the very beginning of receiving refugees in the camp, QC’s relief teams intensified their field visits through QC’s office in Chad.
QC has been in direct coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to assess the humanitarian situation in eastern and southern Chad and the challenges that arise there, he added.
Al Yafei pointed out that, through assessing the current conditions of the refugees in the camp, they primarily need healthcare services and educational opportunities for the children, who may number up to approximately 3,000 school-aged children.
He emphasized that there is an urgent need to ensure proper nutrition, which is a lifeline against the spread of diseases, in addition to providing tents for refugee families to preserve their human dignity.
Al Yafei explained that QC responded to the Chadian government’s call to support Sudanese refugees and, on September 30, provided a new batch of food assistance consisting of 1315 food packages.
He also mentioned that QC looks forward to providing more support to Sudanese refugees in the coming days to improve their living conditions and contribute to providing them with a decent means of living.
Director of the Emergency and Relief Department at QC concluded his statement by noting the continued communication with OCHA to coordinate humanitarian efforts in the region.
The Farchana camp, approximately 1020 kilometers away from N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, currently hosts nearly 37,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled the ongoing war in Sudan. They are experiencing deteriorating living conditions and shortages in medical care and medications, amid increasing concerns about disease outbreaks among them.
Source: Qatar News Agency