Save Darfur
Note: The info below is taken from an email I received from the rector of the church I attend, and is supplemented with info from the save darfur website.
There is a lot to be known about the situation in Darfur, but every educated person should know at least this:
According to the United States Agency for International Development, "The grave situation that has unfolded in Sudan's western region of Darfur in recent months is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today." Currently, tens of thousands of civilians have died, over a million are internally displaced within Darfur, and another 200,000 have fled to neighboring Chad. The United Nations has estimated that two million people will require assistance during the remaining months of 2004.
For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has declared a "genocide emergency" in the Sudan, indicating that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region. Learn more about what you can do to help, here.
One million innocent human beings -- children, elders, women, and men -- are just barely surviving in death camps, with insufficient water, food, shelter, medical care, and sanitation. These human beings can be saved. And you can help. You absolutely can.
Below is more information on what you can do to help.
