August 9, 2012

Nigerian refugees in Chad struggle for life

Cihan News Agency visits a refugee camp of Nigerians immersed in poverty located in Abeche (Abeşe), the second largest city near Chad’s Sudan border.

Majority of whom are women and children, resident of the camp are trying to survive under hard conditions in camp.

Headquartered in Istanbul, Kimse Yok Mu? (Is Anybody There) relief organization is distributing aid for camp residents.

Kimse Yok Mu gave rice, paste, pasta, sugar and liquid oil away for people to consume during the month of fasting, Ramadan, in the camp located 900 kilometers away from capital N'Djamena.


Students and teachers at a Turkish college in Chad’s capital of N’Djamena, together with Turkish charity Kimse Yok Mu officials, distributed free iftar (fast-breaking) dinner packages to physically disabled locals in the city.

Sources: Today's Zaman, Cihan News Agency, 08 August 2012, Wednesday