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This year in Sudan has been both challenging and inspiring. While the war has brought unprecedented suffering, we've also witnessed firsthand the incredible resilience, courage, and compassion of our Sudanese partners. Thank you for standing with them this year.

You can get the latest overview of the crisis in Sudan, recent program updates, and discover key deadlines for the 2025 Giving Season below. Operation Broken Silence is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our EIN is 80-0671198. Donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law, and your gift can make a real difference.

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2025 Giving Deadlines

For your gift to count for the 2025 tax year:

Online Donations - Must be submitted by midnight on December 31.

Checks - Must be dated and postmarked by December 31. Make checks payable to Operation Broken Silence and mail to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900.

DAFs, Stocks and Mutual funds, and Cryptocurrency - Investment gifts and donor-advised funds take time for brokers and exchanges to execute. We recommend submitting them no later than Monday, December 29 to ensure there is enough time. Please note that gifts of stock, mutual funds, and cryptocurrency are non-refundable.

With your generous support, we can help our Sudanese partners continue saving and change lives for the better. Thank you for being a part of our movement this year. Talk to you soon.

Onward,

Mark C. Hackett

Executive Director

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Letter to National Basketball Association concerning Emirates partnership

Background image from Canva Pro. Foreground image from Sudanese social media.

Operation Broken Silence is joining 17 other humanitarian and human rights organizations in calling on the National Basketball Association to end future partnership with Emirates, the flagship airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), unless the UAE ends its documented role in fueling atrocities in Sudan.

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As the Emirates NBA Cup mid-season tournament enters its final rounds in Las Vegas this week ahead of December 16th’s championship game, a coalition of humanitarian and human rights organizations is calling on the National Basketball Association to end future partnership with Emirates, the flagship airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), unless the UAE ends its documented role in fueling atrocities in Sudan.

The groups warn that the “Emirates NBA Cup” lends legitimacy and prestige to the UAE, a government accused of providing a massive flow of weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group responsible for mass killings, sexual violence, and genocide in Sudan. More than 12 million people have been forced from their homes, and hundreds of thousands have died,  the vast majority of them civilians, since the conflict escalated. In recent weeks, RSF forces seized the city of El Fasher and launched a new massacre of civilians there. The RSF has continued atrocities in the Kordofan region, including drone strikes this week on a kindergarten and a nearby hospital.

The SpeakOutonSudan campaign is asking fans to sign a petition calling on the NBA to end its sponsorship agreement with Emirates as long as the UAE continues to support the genocide in Sudan.  “This partnership is not innocent—it is sportswashing, and it hides the suffering of Sudanese people behind a trophy,” the petition states. 

At 3pm PST on Tuesday, December 16th, activists will hold a demonstration in Toshiba Plaza opposite T-Mobile Arena, ahead of the Emirates NBA Cup Final. Campaign leaders are available for remote and in-person interviews – please contact Prapti Ajmera, pajmera@westendstrategy.com.

 “Millions of Sudanese civilians have been displaced, attacked, and killed with weapons supplied by the UAE, yet the NBA continues to give that same government a global platform of celebration and prestige,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International. “The NBA has an opportunity, and a responsibility, to stand on the right side of history by ending this sponsorship. Sports should stand for integrity and human dignity—not help cover up the suffering of millions.”

“The NBA’s credibility as a league that stands for justice and fairness is at risk,” said John Prendergast, co-founder of The Sentry. “Will the league take action to break off their connection to a government that is funding and arming genocide in Sudan? Or is “shut up and dribble” going to be the way forward for the NBA on this issue?”  

“The reality is that even as the Emirates NBA Cup plays out, tens of thousands of Sudanese civilians have been killed by a group directly armed by the United Arab Emirates,” said Fareed Zein, Board Chairman of the Sudanese American Public Affairs Association. The NBA should partner with the Sudanese people, not those enabling genocide.”

The SpeakOutOnSudan campaign is led by a coalition of groups including Refugees International; The Sentry; No Business With Genocide; The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights; Sudan Unlimited; Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA); American Friends Service Committee; The Human Security Project; Stop Genocide Now; Darfur Women Action Group; SIHA Network; Confluence Advisory; Decolonize Sudan; Pax Christi New York State; Operation Broken Silence; iACT; the Sudanese American Public Affairs Association; and Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC). 

Another Way To Help

Our free global event turns everyday runs, bike rides, and walks into lifesaving support. Every mile you put in and dollar you raise helps fund emergency aid and long-term education programs led by Sudanese heroes. Not a fan of fitness? We have an option where you can skip the moving and just fundraise. Every dollar raised still makes a difference. Donations are being matched for a limited time!

Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900. You can also donate stock or crypto. Operation Broken Silence a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our EIN is 80-0671198. Donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.

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• The SpeakOutonSudan campaign is asking fans to sign a petition calling on the NBA to end its sponsorship agreement with Emirates as long as the UAE continues to support the genocide in Sudan. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/letter-to-national-basketball-association-concerning-emirates-partnership

• At 3pm PST on Tuesday, December 16th, activists will hold a demonstration in Toshiba Plaza opposite T-Mobile Arena, ahead of the Emirates NBA Cup Final. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/letter-to-national-basketball-association-concerning-emirates-partnership

• Operation Broken Silence is dedicated to Sudanese communities, cultivating resilience and driving meaningful change through crowdfunded programs. Will you join us? https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/letter-to-national-basketball-association-concerning-emirates-partnership

IPC predicts 19.2 million Sudanese will face acute food insecurity heading into 2026

Background Image: RSF fighters celebrating in El Fasher. Foreground Image: IPC Snapshot Report of Sudan famine.

While some areas in eastern Sudan have seen improvement, war and uncertainty in the Darfur and Kordofan provinces ensures the world’s largest humanitarian emergency will continue well into next year.

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For the second time in less than a year, a Famine Review Committee working underneath The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has confirmed famine is underway in parts of Sudan. The grim news comes in a Snapshot Report released by the IPC in November.

The IPC says that back in September, during the peak of the lean season, 21.2 million people were facing high levels of acute food insecurity. This was a decline of roughly 3.4 million people from earlier in the year, largely after the army captured Khartoum, Al Jazirah and Sennar states starting in March 2025. Although marginal to the scale of this crisis, this was obviously good news for families who saw their living conditions slightly improve as conflict reduced and humanitarian aid access improved in these areas.

Sudan Crisis Guide

Trying to make sense of the war in Sudan? Let’s get you up to speed.

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Looking forward, the IPC predicts another 2 million Sudanese are expected to see improved food conditions in the first months of 2026, mostly due to increased sorghum and millet production in these same provinces.

Snapshot Summary

You can see the full 6 page snapshot here. We’ve also pulled together some highlights from the IPC’s report below:

• As of September 2025, El Fasher in North Darfur —which is experiencing a fast-paced genocide— and the besieged town of Kadugli in South Kordofan were classified as being in Famine (IPC Phase 5 - with reasonable evidence). Famine is characterized by a total collapse of livelihoods, starvation, extremely high levels of malnutrition, and death.

• With the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) recently regaining some momentum, the uncertainty surrounding the future of the war heightens the risk of famine, particularly in 20 areas expected to receive displaced populations across North, South, and East Darfur, as well as West and South Kordofan. IPC notes that since October 26, the RSF capturing El Fasher has resulted in widespread human suffering and further displacement towards Tawila and other neighboring areas, exacerbating already dire humanitarian needs.

• There is a risk of famine in 20 areas across the Darfur and Kordofan provinces between October 2025 and May 2026. This risk arises under a plausible worst-case scenario involving intensified conflict, and further restrictions on humanitarian access and the movement of goods and people, beyond what is anticipated in the most-likely scenario. The good news is that, compared to the December 2024–May 2025 IPC projection, 9 of the 17 areas previously at risk of famine no longer face this risk.

Graphic by IPC (click or tap to expand)

• Conflict is expected to intensify with the onset of the dry season, with remaining frontlines in North Darfur and Greater Kordofan remaining highly volatile. Eastern Sudan is expected to stay relatively stable, though airstrikes will likely continue in Khartoum, Kosti (White Nile State), El Obeid (North Kordofan), and South Darfur.

• Harvests in the Darfur and Kordofan provinces will be well below average due to insecurity, despite favorable agroclimatic conditions. Central and eastern Sudan —particularly Al Jazirah, Sennar and Khartoum— expect an increased sorghum and millet production compared to 2024. However, these gains will be partially constrained by infrastructure damage and limited access to inputs. Blue Nile State will likely experience below-average production due to dry spells.

• Between February-May 2026, food availability is expected to decline across the country as households’ stocks from the harvest diminish. Conflict around the El Obeid corridor will likely hinder the movement of essential goods from more stable areas of eastern Sudan states to the southern and western states of Kordofan and Darfur. Food prices are expected to rise as food stocks gradually decline and, in rural and poorly connected areas, limited access to major urban markets may persist.

How you can help

Our free global event turns everyday runs, bike rides, and walks into lifesaving support. Every mile you put in and dollar you raise helps fund emergency aid, healthcare, and education programs led by Sudanese heroes. We also have an option where you can skip the exercise and just fundraise. Donations are being matched for a limited time!

Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900. You can also donate stock or crypto. Operation Broken Silence a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Our EIN is 80-0671198.

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• For the second time in less than a year, a Famine Review Committee working underneath The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has confirmed famine is underway in parts of Sudan. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/ipc-predicts-19-million-sudanese-to-face-acute-food-insecurity-heading-into-2026

• As of September 2025, El Fasher in North Darfur and the besieged town of Kadugli in South Kordofan were classified as being in Famine, which is characterized by a total collapse of livelihoods, starvation, extremely high levels of malnutrition, and death. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/ipc-predicts-19-million-sudanese-to-face-acute-food-insecurity-heading-into-2026

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Sudan Crisis Guide - What You Need To Know

This guide breaks down what’s happening in Sudan and why it matters. We update it regularly so you can stay informed. The latest update was on December 1, 2025. Want updates delivered directly to you? Join our email list. You can also find specific ways to help at the bottom of this guide.

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The War In Sudan

Sudan is a beautiful country with a rich history in northeast Africa, just south of Egypt along the Red Sea. With over 50 million people and deep diversity, Sudan sits at the crossroads of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. It’s also the third-largest country on the continent.

On April 15, 2023, a brutal war broke out in Khartoum between:

• Sudan Armed Forces (SAF): The country’s official military, including the army, air force, and navy.

• Rapid Support Forces (RSF): A paramilitary group formed by a previous dictatorship.

Both sides failed to eliminate each other’s leadership and violence spiraled into a nationwide crisis. Police units, intelligence services, local militias, and some rebel groups from past conflicts have taken sides. The RSF is also recruiting foreign mercenaries from across the Sahel.

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Why Are Sudan’s Warring Factions Fighting?

The military and RSF were once allies. That began to change in October 2021, after they teamed up to overthrow a civilian-led reform government. Tensions rose rapidly between both sides after the coup. RSF commander Mohamed “Hemeti” Dagalo sees himself as Sudan’s next dictator, while SAF generals believe they are the rightful rulers. It’s important to note that most of the Sudanese people want neither in charge. A majority want a democratic, civilian government. There are also deep ethnic divisions driving the violence:

• SAF: Led mostly by elite Nile Valley Arab officers, some of Sudan’s most privileged groups. While SAF is ethnically mixed at the ground level, Arab supremacy and racism persist in its ranks. Army units have carried out ethnically targeted attacks on civilians.

• RSF: Dominated by Arab tribes from Darfur. Many commanders and fighters hold a violent and racist ideology that calls for the ethnic cleansing of Darfur’s African communities and subjugation of all other Sudanese Arabs.

This map shows approximate areas of control in Sudan:

• Pink: Sudan Armed Forces and Joint Forces allies

• Green: Rapid Support Forces and militia allies

• Purple: SLM, a Darfuri rebel group from previous wars

• Yellow: SPLM-N, indigenous rebel group in the Nuba Mountains from previous wars

• Orange: RSF and SPLM-N have a fragile alliance with troops that overlap in some areas.

After capturing Khartoum earlier this year, SAF launched major offensives into central and south-central Sudan, expanding their control to El-Obied and pushing westward toward RSF strongholds in Darfur. The RSF has since ground the army’s advance to a halt in North Kordofan and is now regaining limited ground in the province.

Meanwhile, a SAF garrison and their local allies have been driven out of El Fasher in North Darfur after a brutal RSF siege that has been underway since 2023. The RSF is now committing a genocide in the city and thousands of Sudanese have already been murdered.

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Map: Click or tap to expand. L.r. stands for “local resistance” and these areas are controlled by either the army nor RSF. (source)

SAF’s long supply lines and ongoing fuel shortages has weakened the army’s ability to continue advancing, while the RSF is now operating closer to their main bases with tighter supply lines. Neither side seems capable of securing an outright victory. As the war grinds on, it’s the Sudanese people —trapped between bombs, drone strikes, food blockades, and targeted brutality— who continue to suffer most.

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Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: The World’s Largest Emergency

It’s barely in the news, but Sudan is collapsing before the world’s eyes. Khartoum’s neighborhoods lie in ruins. In the oppressed western Darfur region, entire communities have been annihilated by the RSF. Villages are burning, crops are rotting in the fields, and families are fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Food, medicine, and safety are all vanishing.

This armed conflict is just as much a war on the Sudanese people as it is between rival generals. The RSF is targeting ethnic African minorities for extermination and SAF is blocking aid access to large swaths of the country. War crimes are being committed en masse by both sides. The human toll is staggering:

• No one knows the death toll, but 225,000+ people have likely been killed by violence, starvation, and disease. This is a moderate estimate based on the very little data that is available and may be a severe undercount.

• A staggering 19 million people need humanitarian aid. An estimated 5 million Sudanese are living in emergency or famine conditions.

• Over 9.5 million people have fled their homes, with millions more having left Sudan as refugees.

• More than 65% of the country’s main hospitals are closed or destroyed, with many of the ones still functioning at risk of closure from shortages of medical staff, supplies, safe water, and electricity. Diseases outbreaks are spreading quickly, too.

• 90% of schools are closed, leaving 19 million children with no classroom to attend.

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Maps: The latest famine tracking and projections from The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. (source)

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What Are World Leaders Doing to End the War in Sudan?

World leaders have largely turned a blind eye as Sudan burns. A smattering of diplomatic efforts have failed to bring about a lasting ceasefire. International aid is only 34% funded for all of 2025 and the year is almost over, leaving millions of Sudanese facing hunger and disease. Even in refugee camps outside of Sudan, where aid is much easier to deliver, hunger is rampant due to this lack of attention.

The recent chaos the Trump Administration has inflicted on USAID —one of the largest providers of lifesaving food relief in Sudan— has resulted in the closure of over 60% of Sudanese-run emergency food kitchens, threatening to push more areas of the country into full-blown famine. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Russia are reportedly fueling the violence by supplying weapons, mercenaries, and resources to either SAF or RSF.

Despite these challenges, ordinary Sudanese are still finding ways to help each other. The international community can and should be doing far more to support Sudanese-led initiatives and prevent a total collapse into failed statehood.

How You Can Help The People of Sudan

Operation Broken Silence is dedicated to Sudanese communities, cultivating resilience and driving meaningful change through crowdfunded programs. In November 2025, our supporters gave $30,359 to Sudanese heroes, which is being used to deliver emergency food aid, medications, and school supplies and to provide counseling services. Here’s how you can join us.

Our global event turns everyday runs, bike rides, and walks into lifesaving support. Every dollar you raise helps fund Sudanese heroes who are providing emergency aid, healthcare, and education to their people. We also have an option where you can skip the exercise and just fundraise. And the best part? Donations to your fundraising page will be matched!

Can’t fundraise right now? You can help by making a one-time donation or getting up a small monthly gift.

Make checks payable to Operation Broken Silence and mail to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177. You can also donate stock or crypto. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.

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Movement Spotlight: Ashley Makar

Photo by Lucy Gellman.

Operation Broken Silence is a small nonprofit dedicated to Sudanese communities, cultivating resilience and driving meaningful change through crowdfunded programs. Everything we do —from supporting Sudanese teachers in underfunded classrooms or frontline healthcare in refugee camps— is made possible by people who give monthly, fundraise, and donate to Sudanese heroes. Today, we want to introduce you to one of these special supporters.

Meet Ashley Makar

Ashley is from Birmingham, Alabama and now lives in Connecticut. She says:

“I started learning the story of Sudan one summer after college in Egypt. The Sudanese refugee community in Cairo helped me realize my vocation. I’ve been working with refugees and immigrants for over 12 years in Connecticut — currently through Havenly, an immigrant-led nonprofit that builds community power. I’m blessed to have Sudanese friends–from Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Aba Island, and South Sudan. Their homes have been destroyed by war, and they keep teaching me how to kindle hope, no matter how dark the times. It reminds me of the psalm line even the darkness is not dark to you. 

When I asked my friend Atem, ‘How do you keep your hope?’ he laughed. ‘Sudanese people sing too much,’ he told me. 

My Sudanese friends have taught me how to stitch belonging out of loss, how to grieve and celebrate together, how to imagine Sudan as it could be: a kinship of peace, a beloved community. And they are working towards it, day by day.”

She originally got involved by starting a team through Miles for Sudan, our global event for runners, walkers, and cyclists raising awareness and funds for the Sudanese people:

“It’s been life-giving. I started my Miles for Sudan journey over a year ago. And I’m going to keep going, until there is peace in Sudan.”

Ashley is also fundraising for the clinic and children’s feeding center our organization is helping to support in Adré, eastern Chad. She says:

“My friend Dr. Abdelillah is a founding leader of the clinic and feeding center in Chad that is a lifeline for survivors of the genocide in Darfur. OBS is partnered with them, and this is one of the many reasons I’m inspired to participate in our mission. Supporting Sudanese heroes –especially Indigenous community leaders from the Nuba Mountains and Darfur– is close to my heart. 

I will be a lifelong OBS supporter, in honor of my Sudanese heroes: Azhar, Lameese, Suzy, Angelina, Dut, Jurkuch, Gabriel and Gabriel, Ibrahim, Eltaieb, Amal, Elham, Khalid, Ragaa, Nemairy, Ahlam, Anwar, Fouad, Dr. Abdelillah, Alawia, Nuha, Nusaiba, Kallou, Anour, Kaka, Enas, Yusif, Adam, and many others whose resilience is a light for all who meet them

Her Miles For Sudan team has already raised over $2,700! Ashley’s encouragement for anyone thinking about joining?

“Jump in! It’s easy. I’m not a runner–I jog or walk two miles a day, and over the course of a year, my team and I have gone over 700 miles for Sudan. You can hike, swim, cycle, practice yoga–whatever your movement of choice. The most important thing is, you’re participating in the Movement with Sudanese community leaders, teachers, and healers who are doing the liberation work the world needs more than ever these days.”

Get Involved

Our free global event turns everyday runs, bike rides, and walks into lifesaving support. Every mile you put in and dollar you raise helps fund emergency aid, healthcare, and education programs led by Sudanese heroes. We also have an option where you can skip the exercise and just fundraise. Every dollar raised makes a difference. Donations are being matched for a limited time!

Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900. You can also donate stock or crypto. Operation Broken Silence a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Our EIN is 80-0671198.

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• Everything we do —whether it’s supporting frontline healthcare in refugee camps or teachers in underfunded classrooms— is made possible by people who choose to stand with the Sudanese people. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/movement-spotlight-ashley-makar

• “When I asked my friend Atem, ‘How do you keep your hope?’ he laughed. ‘Sudanese people sing too much,’ he told me.” https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/movement-spotlight-ashley-makar

• Meet OBS supporter Ashley Makar! Her Miles For Sudan team has raised over $2,700 for Sudanese heroes. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/movement-spotlight-ashley-makar

• Operation Broken Silence is dedicated to Sudanese communities, cultivating resilience and driving meaningful change through crowdfunded programs. Will you join us? https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/movement-spotlight-ashley-makar

Adré Children’s Feeding Program and Clinic Update - October 2025

Program Background

When war erupted in Sudan in April 2023, Darfur quickly became the epicenter of some of the conflict’s worst atrocities. What began as a power struggle between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spiraled into a brutal, targeted campaign of violence. The largely Arab RSF launched a hate-driven assault on Darfur’s historic ethnic African communities, including the Zaghawa, Fur, and Masalit people groups.

Map by Operation Broken Silence

Parts of Darfur are now in famine. Refugees crossing the border into Adré, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and thousand-yard stares, tell stories of mass killings and starvation. Darfur has descended into ethnic cleansing, widespread rape, and total lawlessness under RSF occupation. Markets, farms, banks, and aid warehouses have been looted or destroyed.

In response, Operation Broken Silence is helping local heroes deliver emergency food and medical care to some of the most vulnerable refugee communities in eastern Chad. We’re supporting trusted Sudanese community leaders in two key areas:

• The Adré refugee camps

• The Tiné area

Below are important updates from the Children’s Feeding Center and Healthcare Clinic in Adré—both of which are refugee-led and privately funded by people like you.

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October Overview

Since July 2025, all departments and activities associated with the clinic have been struggling due to a lack of funding, which has hindered our ability to meet patients’ needs and feed the children. But October was unlike previous months.

This month’s improvement and relative stability in service delivery were made possible thanks to gifts from the Silber Foundation and people like you who give and fundraise on our behalf. These contributions enabled clinic staff to:

1. Increase the daily patient visits by approximately 34% compared to previous months.

2. Introduce a new meal at the feeding center consisting of rice and dried vegetables.

3. Resume all previously suspended medical tests due to the availability of necessary supplies.

4. Launch the Pink October campaign, raising awareness about breast cancer.

5. Provide several medications in the medical counseling room that had previously been unavailable.

With the end of the rainy season, starting November 2025, malaria cases are expected to decline, although it will likely remain the most prevalent disease. Meanwhile, respiratory illnesses, anemia, and eye diseases are expected to rise with the onset of winter.

Photos: Life at the Clinic in Adré

The clinic continue providing critical health services to Sudanese refugees despite ongoing challenges such as minimal funding and not having enough basic medicines and medical consumables, in addition to increasing pressure with the spread of seasonal diseases. Here’s a snapshot from the month of October:

• Number of patient visits: 2,726

• Number of disease occurrences: 4,217

• Most frequent diseases: Malaria, respiratory illnesses, urinary tract infections, digestive disorders, eye diseases.

Departmental Activities

1.  Medical Counseling Room – General Practitioner

• Received 1,334 patients, marking a 9% increase compared to September.

• Patient demographics: Women: 41%, Children: 35% and Men: 24%

• Total disease occurrences: 2,825, averaging two conditions per patient.

• Most frequent diseases: Malaria, Respiratory illnesses, Urinary tract infections, Digestive disorders and Eye diseases.

2. Chronic Diseases Clinic

• Treated 644 patients, a 6% decrease from September. All medications, tests, and counseling services were available.

• Notable increase in consumption of Amilo-5 (blood pressure medication) due to a rise in patients requiring it.

3. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic

• Served 60 female patients, a 28% increase from September.

• Provided consultations and medical care for women’s health and pregnancy.

• A significant increase in patient numbers is expected following the addition of a new OBGYN specialist to the clinic team.

4. Emergency & Short-Stay Department

• Handled 391 emergency cases, a 4% decrease from September due to the decline in malaria cases. However, cerebral malaria remained the most critical emergency condition.

• Other common emergencies included bleeding and shortness of breath, which are expected to persist with the onset of winter.

5. Nursing & Minor Procedures Department

• Treated 297 patients, a 17.5% decrease compared to September.

• Most cases involved medication administration, wound care, and minor surgical procedures. All necessary medical supplies were available.

• The decline in patient visits is attributed to the end of the rainy season, which typically sees a rise in wounds and seasonal skin infections.

6. Laboratory Department

Served 1,243 patients and conducted 2,198 tests in October — a 56.5% increase from September. This surge followed the resumption of several tests that had been suspended due to funding shortages. Most common tests: Malaria, Urinalysis, Blood glucose, Hemoglobin and Typhoid.

7. Guidance & Awareness Department

Conducted 13 group sessions for clinic visitors and 40 individual sessions for those needing personal support. Main topics covered included breast cancer awareness and personal hygiene and cleanliness.

Photos: Breast cancer awareness event

8. Media & Public Relations Department

• Published weekly reports consistently and expanded the photo and video archive.

• Collaborated with the Health Education Department to support awareness sessions and produce educational materials.

• Welcomed several delegations in October, including: the Clinic Support Committee, the General Director of Al-Hikma Medical Center, and a delegation from Pulse of Life Clinic. These visitors reviewed clinic operations and donated significant quantities of medications.

• The department also coordinated with the community leaders of Adré Camp to explore ways of inviting the World Food Programme (WFP) to visit the children's feeding center, aiming to secure monthly food rations aligned with refugee food distributions.

9. Training Department

• Conducted 3 discussion sessions on various medical topics for clinic staff.

• The department also monitored the performance of trainees working in the clinic.

10. Feeding Center

• Served 7,149 meals to children, nearly matching the number served in September.

• Additionally, 1,450 meals were provided to staff, patients, and caregivers.

• The center requires maintenance following the rainy season.

Photos: Life at the feeding center in Adré

11. Workforce

After a shortage of doctors and lab technicians in late September:

• A new general practitioner, Dr. Mariam Bashir, joined the clinic.

• A malaria technician, Mr. Al-Hafiz Mohamed, joined the laboratory team.

• Starting Monday, November 3, a new OBGYN specialist, Dr. Muawiya, will join the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic.

12. Repairs Needed

During the rainy season, parts of the clinic sustained damage, including the feeding center’s facade, outer fences, patient waiting shelters, and benches. Post-rainy season, urgent maintenance is needed to prevent further damage from intense sunlight.

Current conditions in Adré

The situation Sudanese refugees face in eastern Chad is a protracted humanitarian emergency. People fleeing ethnic cleansing and famine face hunger and disease after arriving at one of the 30+ informal border crossings, many having walked for days carrying only what they could, including mothers and children weakened by hunger and trauma. The scale of this crisis is staggering:

• The number of Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad has surged to over 885,000 people.

• 87% of those registered are women and children, of which 25% are adult women.

• Over 237,000 refugees are currently settled in the Adré area, more than five times the town’s original population.

• 14% have registered refugees specific needs, including people with disabilities, single parents, or those who are at-risk.

• Source: UNHCR CHAD | CORE Sudan Emergency Situation (November 2, 2025)

These heroes need your help

The needs in Adré are urgent and growing every week. Right now, it takes a minimum of $8,500 each month to keep the For You Child Feeding Center & Clinic running at minimal capacity. This covers everything from medical supplies and health awareness to hot meals for vulnerable children to basic medication for patients that couldn’t afford it otherwise.

These programs can expand with even more funding. Thousands are still waiting for care. Countless children go to bed hungry every night. You can help change that. In a place where hope is in short supply, your generosity means more than you can imagine.

Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence with Adré written in the memo line and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900. You can also donate stock and cryptocurrency.

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• When war erupted in Sudan in April 2023, Darfur quickly became the epicenter of some of the conflict’s worst atrocities, sparking off a protracted humanitarian emergency for refugees in eastern Chad. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/adre-childrens-feeding-program-and-clinic-update-october-2025

• Over 237,000 refugees are currently settled in the Adré area. Most are women and children. A small clinic and feeding center are saving lives, but they need your help to keep going. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/adre-childrens-feeding-program-and-clinic-update-october-2025

• The small clinic in Adré continues saving and changing lives. Each week, the dedicated team works with compassion to deliver lifesaving care to Sudanese refugees, despite limited resources and growing demand. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/adre-childrens-feeding-program-and-clinic-update-october-2025

• What does hope look like in a refugee camp? It looks like a child receiving her only hot meal of the day. A mother being treated for malaria. A community standing together. Help us keep hope alive. https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/adre-childrens-feeding-program-and-clinic-update-october-2025