Adré Children’s Feeding Program and Clinic Update - September 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.
For You Healthcare Clinic
Against the backdrop of displacement, hunger, and disease, the small clinic in Adré continues saving and changing lives. Each week the dedicated medical and administrative teams work with compassion to deliver lifesaving care to Sudanese refugees, despite limited resources and growing demand.
Photos: Life at the Clinic in Adré
There has been a noticeable increase in the number of people needing the clinic’s services, particularly with a rise in malaria cases from the rainy season and new arrivals from several areas of Darfur. Here’s a snapshot of the malaria crisis in July, as well as other work from the clinic during the last week of August:
Malaria Response: There is currently an upsurge of malaria cases due to the rainy season that provides a perfect medium for mosquito breeding. Additional factors such as stagnant water, lack of proper shelter, lack of environmental health to treat the mosquito breeding sites, and a lack of insecticide mosquito treated nets also play a role.
During July 2025, the Clinic recorded a total of 1355 malaria cases. The laboratory performed an average of 30-35 malaria laboratory tests per day. Distribution of the cases according to clinical severity of infection shows:
50% of the cases are complicated cases with “cerebral malaria,“ with mortality rate of 50-60%.
60%-70% of the total cases are recorded among children under 5 years of age. Common cases are among pregnant & lactating mothers.
The clinic recorded many cases with severe anemia due malaria and also renal failure.
Health authorities in Adré have designated the Clinic as a vaccination center for staff, patients, and their companions, effective September 2, 2025.
Chronic Diseases Clinic: Received 156 patients suffering from conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart diseases, with medications provided free of charge.
Women and Obstetrics Clinic: Received 20 women, focusing on pregnancy follow-ups and consultations, with some cases of bleeding recorded.
Emergency Department: Handled 40 emergency cases, most of which were related to malaria and vaginal bleeding.
Nursing and Minor Procedures Department: Provided care for 68 patients through dressings, injections, and quick therapeutic interventions.
Awareness and Guidance Department: The team continued to implement intensive awareness sessions on cholera and prevention methods, amid increasing risks due to the autumn season.
Training Department: No training workshops were held last week due to field conditions and weather.
For You Children’s Feeding Center
In the last week of August, the Children’s Feeding Center provided 1,250 meals for children, supporting efforts to combat malnutrition in the camps. Here are a few recent photos.
Photos: Life at the Feeding Center in Adré
Current conditions in the Adré camps
What began as a desperate escape from West Darfur is now a protracted humanitarian emergency in eastern Chad. Sudanese refugees 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 875,000 people.
87% of those registered are women and children, of which 25% are adult women.
Over 235,000 refugees are currently settled in the Adré area, more than five times the town’s original population.
14% have specific needs, including people with disabilities, chronic illness, or those who are unaccompanied.
The Chadian government and United Nations estimate that by the end of 2025, the total number of refugees and returnees across Chad could eclipse one million people.
Source: UNHCR CHAD | CORE Sudan Emergency Situation (August 31, 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.
$8,500: fully fund the Feeding Center and Clinic for an entire month
$4,000: support the children's feeding program for one month
$1,000: provide one week of all basic medicines needed at the clinic
$500: feed 500 hungry children for one week
$250: help expand the children's feed program
$100: deliver nutritional supplements that help fight malnutrition
$50: deliver anti-malarial, typhus and other speciality medications
Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence with Adré in the memo line 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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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-september-2025
Over 235,000 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-september-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-september-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-september-2025
