Trapped in desperate poverty as a result of the ongoing conflict that has rendered them homeless, the refugees in Darfur must depend completely on aid workers to assist with access to food, water, healthcare, education and employment.

And almost five years into the Darfur crisis, humanitarian aid workers face increasing challenges in carrying out their mission due to rebel raids on convoys and camps, and the fact that the people they serve are spread out over many miles.

Photo credit: Mercy Corps/Sudan.

Did you know that:

• more than 3 million people in Darfur rely on life-saving food aid every month?
• at least 2 million of those affected by the conflict are children?
• women and girls often must travel outside the camps up to five hours each day, often through violent territory, to collect water?

Since 2004, 12,000 humanitarian workers have been on the ground in Darfur. Global Impact member charities, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children, Catholic Relief Services, American Jewish World Service, Mercy Corps and American Refugee Committee, continue to work to meet immediate needs, providing food, water, medicines and family shelters.

They also foster long-term independence and economic sustainability building latrines, clinics, schools, wells and other vital infrastructure.

Your gift of $100 can can provide 50 collapsible water containers for transporting and storing water, saving women and girls dangerous trips outside the refugee camps.

Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on Earth. Representing more than 50 of the most respected U.S.-based international charities in giving campaigns across the nation, Global Impact touches more than 400 million lives worldwide through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.