Many of the children at Ouré Cassoni were born there, and have grown up knowing only life within the camp. Others, forced to flee Darfur with their families as children, have experienced trauma and loss. With your help, education can provide a crucial sense of stability and hope for the future for these young people.
 

The New Jersey Coalition Responds to the Crisis in Darfur is inviting individuals, organizations, schools and religious institutions throughout New Jersey to support the education of 14,000 Darfurian children at Ouré Cassoni refugee camp in Chad. The Coalition has been supporting Ouré Cassoni since 2008.

The Darfur Education Project reaches out to schoolchildren in and around the camp through a network of 24 schools—in 12 brick classrooms and tents across the camp—run by the International Rescue Committee. Your support will ensure that schools are safe and well-maintained, children have the school supplies they need to learn, and teachers and school staff are trained to provide their students the best education possible.

What does it cost to provide hope for a generation of children?

$12 = Notebooks, pens, pencils and other supplies for one elementary student for one year

$16 = Basic teacher training for one of the camp’s educators (many are refugees themselves)

$28 = A set of fourth grade textbooks to be shared by two students

$30 = A year’s supply of notebooks, pens, pencils and other supplies for a high school student

$50 = Uniforms and soccer balls for a boys’ soccer team

$75 = Balls, nets and uniforms for a girls’ volleyball team

$100= Fees for one graduating secondary school student to take final exams recognized in Sudan

How you can help:

 

• Raise funds for Darfurian children’s education
• Raise awareness in your house of worship, civic
  organization, workplace or school
• Organize a fundraiser, and register your project or
  event on the New Jersey Coalition’s website to be
  included in our state-wide initiative
• Make a donation