The Osman family 3
Fatima Osman (in red) with her sisters, Hawa and Huweida huddle together in Dereig camp. Their village was raided twice in five months. Fatima, her siblings and their mother Haja, joined hundreds of fellow villagers scampering to safety from the village on trucks, donkeys and on foot. The conflict in Darfur has orphaned, widowed and wrought untold suffering to thousands of families. Now huddled in plastic dwellings across the camp, many are struggling to cope with their new lives     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Fatima Osman (in red) with her sisters, Hawa and Huweida huddle together in Dereig camp. Their village was raided twice in five months. Fatima, her siblings and their mother Haja, joined hundreds of fellow villagers scampering to safety from the village on trucks, donkeys and on foot. The conflict in Darfur has orphaned, widowed and wrought untold suffering to thousands of families. Now huddled in plastic dwellings across the camp, many are struggling to cope with their new lives     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Children reach the displacement camp in Dereig after their village was raided by militia groups. World Vision runs ‘child-friendly spaces’ at the camp to provide a safe environment for children to play in and recover a sense of normality and stability     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Haja Saleh Osman holds Asha, her deaf 2 1/2 yr-old daughter at the entrance to their shelter in Dereig camp. The family dwelling is a 2 x 4 metre plastic sheeting covered hut. Their village was raided twice in five months. Hundreds of their fellow villagers scampered to safety on trucks, donkeys and on foot. The conflict in Darfur has orphaned, widowed and wrought untold suffering to thousands of families. Now huddled in plastic dwellings across the camp, many are struggling to cope with their new lives © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Fatima Osman carries her deaf little sister, Asha in Dereig camp. Their village was raided twice in five months. Fatima, her siblings and their mother Haja, joined hundreds of fellow villagers scampering to safety from the village on trucks, donkeys and on foot. The conflict in Darfur has orphaned, widowed and wrought untold suffering to thousands of families. Now huddled in plastic dwellings across the camp, many are struggling to cope with their new lives     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Fatima Osman (in red) with her sisters, Hawa and Huweida huddle together in Dereig camp. Their village was raided twice in five months. Fatima, her siblings and their mother Haja, joined hundreds of fellow villagers scampering to safety from the village on trucks, donkeys and on foot. The conflict in Darfur has orphaned, widowed and wrought untold suffering to thousands of families. Now huddled in plastic dwellings across the camp, many are struggling to cope with their new lives     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
World Vision staff distributing agricultural seeds and tools to the war-affected farmers in Duma, 40 km north of Nyala, the capital city     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Raised hands among a crowd of new arrivals at Otash displacement camp indicate those who have lost family members to attacks by the armed militias     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Children and their mothers leave World Vision's supplementary feeding centre in Dereig displacement camp. They are carrying a week's supply of food supplements and soap     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
World Vision’s ‘child-friendly space’ in Dereig camp provides a refuge for the children of Darfur, while parents are able to look for work and gather food          © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
A laboratory technician draws a blood sample from a child at World Vision’s Genena health clinic, Nyala. They are screening for malaria. Patients are dependent on aid agencies for basic health care - vaccinations, blood tests, prenatal care and deliveries. This clinic is seeing up to 200 patients each day     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
A child receives an immunising injection at World Vision’s Genena health clinic on the outskirts of Nyala. Patients are dependent on aid agencies for basic health care - vaccinations, blood tests, prenatal care and deliveries. This clinic is seeing up to 200 patients each day     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Doctors examine more patients at World Vision’s Genena health clinic on the outskirts of Nyala Patients are dependent on aid agencies for basic health care - vaccinations, blood tests, prenatal care and deliveries. This clinic is seeing up to 200 patients each day             © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Khadija Mohamed, a new arrival at the Otash camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). Khadija has taken on the care of 12 orphans along with six children of her own. World Vision is supporting families like Khadija’s through healthcare and supplementary feeding. The aid agency is currently distributing food to more than 50,000 displaced people at the Otash camp     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Khadija Mohamed, a new arrival at the Otash camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). Khadija has taken on the care of 12 orphans along with six children of her own. World Vision is supporting families like Khadija’s through healthcare and supplementary feeding. The aid agency is currently distributing food to more than 50,000 displaced people at the Otash camp     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Khadija Mohamed, a new arrival at the Otash camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). Khadija has taken on the care of 12 orphans along with six children of her own. World Vision is supporting families like Khadija’s through healthcare and supplementary feeding. The aid agency is currently distributing food to more than 50,000 displaced people at the Otash camp     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Emergency distributions to displaced families in Otash camp, Nyala – home to more than 50,000 war-affected people who have had to flee their homes due to the conflict. World Vision is supporting families with food, shelter kits and health care services     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Emergency distributions to displaced families in Otash camp, Nyala – home to more than 50,000 war-affected people who have had to flee their homes due to the conflict. World Vision is supporting families with food, shelter kits and health care services     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Families fleeing fighting in south Darfur arrive in Otash Camp.  The proportion of women to men is striking; many women are reporting that their husbands have been killed by armed militias. There is a desperate need for shelter from the intense sun and impending rain. Some have huddled under Baobab trees, hoping for some shade and protection     © World Vision   All Rights Reserved
Families arrive at Otash Camp. They have fled from fighting in south Darfur seeking shelter, food and protection.     © World Vision  All Rights Reserved
Asha Hassan at Al serief camp located west of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur and her sister Adla Hassan with their children © World Vision  All Rights Reserved