Darfur is in danger of becoming a forgotten emergency, according to Nyika Musiyazwiriyo, the outgoing Head of Programmes for the joint ACT/Caritas Darfur Programme.
For two hours our small plane droned its way south-eastwards from Khartoum towards our destination of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur.
Derieg camp in Darfur was, and is, Fiza’s safe haven. She has been living there since she fled with her family from the Janjaweed militia 5 years ago.
Life in Darfur can be harsh at the best of times, but during the rainy season it can be particularly challenging.
A large group of children gather in front of Um Gozein School in Mershing, South Darfur, filling the yard with the excited chatter of their young voices.
In a staff interview, Katherine Gicuku Ireri and Adam Ateem provide some insight into the Peacebuilding, Protection and Psychosocial response by ACT-Caritas in South and West Darfur.
"I assisted the delivery and after that I became a birth attendant," recalls Hawa.
In a place where life is hard, this second community centre has just opened to become a source of strength for the people of Dereig.
Recent attacks combined with detentions of humanitarian workers are just the latest examples of a deteriorating situation.
ACT-Caritas programme in South Darfur has temporarily relocated a number of international staff to Khartoum.
Three ACT-Caritas staff are now free after being detained by an armed group and released into police custody.
With training and assistance ACT-Caritas, several groups of sheikhs, women and youth have been empowered with the skills and knowledge to enable them to resolve conflicts peacefully.
For the first time ever, a football match is being played between young people from Khamsadegaig camp and the local youth team from Zalingei.
Women in colourful toubs wait patiently in the long line-up for water -- one of the most precious commodities in this dusty, parched region of Sudan.
In South Darfur, another 3,000 people have been forced to flee their homes because of brutal attacks on their villages.
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