top of page
Lemkin Institute

Project Update, November 29, 2023: Responding to Sexual Violence in Darfur

Gaffar Mohammud Saeneen and Eric Reeves, Co-Chairs
Nancy Reeves, Editor and Funding Advisor; Julie Darcq, Online Campaign Coordinator
Overview (Eric)

Coming so soon after the traditional American thanksgiving holiday, I feel compelled to express my own deep gratitude for the donors—large and small—who have given life to a project that has worked for more than three to save lives and rescue others from unimaginable pain and suffering on Zamzam camp for displaced persons. And I know from many communications with the women of Team Zamzam—the “Sisters,” as they are known in the camp—that their gratitude is boundless. They feel empowered in their work on behalf of women who are enduring the trauma of sexual violence, but also in providing humanitarian assistance. One particularly generous contribution to the project has allowed us to virtually double the provision of food packages to the most needy: orphans, the very elderly, the disabled, and women with multiple children and no income.


We have also been able to rehabilitate another well this month—our sixth to date—and provide water to a large group of displaced persons at risk of dehydration in the coming months. This comes from the generosity of Dr. Norbert Goldfield.



But our project focus continues to be on the plight of traumatized women and girls who h