Some people see the suffering of others, but cannot or do not care to do anything. Other people do what they can, even if it is sometimes insufficient. Fares is one of those other people – Those who stand for the good initiative. Those who do everything to help their fellow man.
When the war began between Sudan’s army, led by the coup maker Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the terrorist organization Rapid Support Forces, completely ordinary, prosperous, people were deprived of everything. Suddenly it became difficult to get hold of the daily food. The supply of food is poor throughout Sudan.
The conflict has set off the world’s largest hunger crisis. More than half the population, millions of families, are now experiencing crisis levels of hunger. Multiple areas are at risk of famine. Famine means people are already dying from hunger. Famine is determined when, in a given area, at least 20 percent of households face extreme food shortages, at least 30 percent of children suffer from acute malnutrition, and the daily death rate exceeds 2 people per 10,000. Large-scale aid has been hampered by the conflict. While small-scale private initiatives have had great success in helping their target group. Fares and his colleagues stand for such an initiative.
Fares decided to invest his own money, and at the same time collect money from moved out Sudanese from his neighborhood. His neighborhood is Totti in Khartoum, and it must be said that he has succeeded very well in his endeavours. Together with a few helpers, he prepares food that he distributes for free to refugees from his neighborhood.
This is tangible and effective help without the unnecessary bureaucracy that often paralyzes large aid organizations. In other words: The good initiative.
Aid groups say Sudan’s food crisis requires urgent attention
