Late start to below-average rains lessens 2015 crop yields, preventing food security improvement in Darfur; 10,000 displaced on attack on 34 Kutum Locality villages

Thirty-four villages in Kutum Locality, North Darfur State were attacked on December 2 and 3.  Fourteen villages were burned, another twenty looted; five people were killed and about ten thousand were displaced, mostly to the mountains, were they remained as of December 20, according to UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Bulletin for Sudan (1).  Aid groups were planning to...

Translator list now available on this site; Blankets and bed linens donated to DOHS

Since all of our officers have been translators for refugee organizations both in and outside the US, it is very good that they want to translate for DOHS!  They are each able to translate Arabic and Massalit to English, and English to Arabic and Massalit.  To see the list, click on the Translator List button beneath our name at the top of our homepage.  The Board will...

Our President and Vice-President receive and process more clothing donations

No sooner than we distribute most of our Louisville supply of clothing donations, more come in!  Our President, Khamiss Youssif stands to the left and Yagoub Omar Adam looks on from the middle next to Mohammed Adam, our Vice President in this group picture taken Oct. 26, 2015 in Louisville, Ky.  These donations were received and processed during the past week,...

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