Young women enrolled in TfS sponsored vocational trainin
Young women enrolled in TfS sponsored vocational training
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Summer 2011 Update
We will soon post an update from Alan and Lillian's summer 2011 trip to Sudan, including visits to Kadugli and Khartoum as well as a stop in London for the Together for Sudan bi-annual meeting.
The Nuba People return to war. Together for Sudan’s office in Kadugli has been closed since early June following an outbreak of heavy fighting in South Kordofan between government forces and the Nuba peole. TfS Field Coordinator Ibrahim was evacuated by UNIMIS with other INGO Forum personnel and subsequently reunited with his family in Wad Medani. He will work from our Khartoum office for the time being. Kawther, a TfS university graduate, who was volunteering in the Kadugli office and Fatima, our cleaner/messenger have also reached safe haven.
TfS Kadugli Office Looted. Under pretext of an imminent air raid, TfS office guard Nazar was warned by soldiers to leave the Kadugli office. When he returned some time later he found the office stripped of computers, furniture, safe, files and all other moveable equipment. Most other NGO and INGO offices had already been looted. We are enormously grateful to Nazar for staying at his post as long as possible despite the threatening situation.
TfS Colleagues Go South. Together for Sudan’s friends and trustees join TfS field workers in mourning the loss of three colleagues who have decided to leave for South Sudan as a result of the 9 July division of Sudan into two countries. Deputy Country Coordinator Victor has already left for Juba and accountant Minalla and Messenger/cleaner Rina plan to leave as soon as transportation is available. Our sadness at the loss of these valued friends and co-workers is overwhelming. I ask the one God of Christians and Muslims to comfort, guide and protect all our Sudanese coworkers and supporters at this time of enormous change and uncertainty.
July 2011 Update from Lillian:
ReplyDeleteThe Nuba People return to war.
Together for Sudan’s office in Kadugli has been closed since early June following an outbreak of heavy fighting in South Kordofan between government forces and the Nuba peole. TfS Field Coordinator Ibrahim was evacuated by UNIMIS with other INGO Forum personnel and subsequently reunited with his family in Wad Medani. He will work from our Khartoum office for the time being. Kawther, a TfS university graduate, who was volunteering in the Kadugli office and Fatima, our cleaner/messenger have also reached safe haven.
TfS Kadugli Office Looted.
Under pretext of an imminent air raid, TfS office guard Nazar was warned by soldiers to leave the Kadugli office. When he returned some time later he found the office stripped of computers, furniture, safe, files and all other moveable equipment. Most other NGO and INGO offices had already been looted. We are enormously grateful to Nazar for staying at his post as long as possible despite the threatening situation.
TfS Colleagues Go South.
Together for Sudan’s friends and trustees join TfS field workers in mourning the loss of three colleagues who have decided to leave for South Sudan as a result of the 9 July division of Sudan into two countries. Deputy Country Coordinator Victor has already left for Juba and accountant Minalla and Messenger/cleaner Rina plan to leave as soon as transportation is available. Our sadness at the loss of these valued friends and co-workers is overwhelming. I ask the one God of Christians and Muslims to comfort, guide and protect all our Sudanese coworkers and supporters at this time of enormous change and uncertainty.