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January 2012

Blue Nile Refugees from Darfur: ‘Same War’ Made Us Flee

Posted by Amanda Hsiao on Jan 04, 2012

“We were running, most of the time on foot. Sometimes there is a vehicle, sometimes you have to go straight, sometimes you have to zigzag,” said Zahara, a refugee in Sherkole refugee camp. “It all depends on the security situation.”

Zahara, a Masseleit originally from the city of El Geneina in West Darfur, was describing her second time fleeing a war in Sudan. The first time, she ran from Darfur. The second time, in September, it was from Kurmuk, Blue Nile.  Read More »

Why I Traveled to Darfuri Refugee Camps

Posted by Meghan Higginbotham on Jan 03, 2012

In this guest post for MTV Act, I wrote about my overwhelming impressions from visiting Darfuri refugee camps in eastern Chad recently on behalf of the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program.  Read More »

Darfur: A Brief History of Conflict, 2003-2006

Posted by Mollie Zapata on Jan 03, 2012

This week's post in the series Enough 101 looks at the underpinnings of the Darfur conflict. It's the first of a two-part history of the crisis in Sudan's Western region.  Read More »