Amna was selected by the project and for more than a three months now, she has been growing tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant and carrots — vegetables that, it had been believed until then, would not to grow in the home garden.

She was provided with sets of Drip irrigation system equipments and received theoretical and practical training in system operation and vegetable agronomic practices.

She informed “watering her vegetables now requires much less time and effort”. She compares it with a washing machine: “You need to put water into the tank, open the tap and the water flows to every plant in the right quantity”.

She already harvesting and selling cucumbers and eggplant, which are growing fast, she expects to harvest at least 100 Kg of vegetables and to earn better income in addition she can make nutrient food for her family. Proinvest Polska

Hawa, as a newly IDP, found a shelter that lacks the minimum life needs, where they had only a pan to cook in; whereas, there were no blankets to cover them when it’s cold or raining, only cartons could cover their chilly bodies.

However, Vet-Care Organization (VCO) funded by the DRA; implemented crisis Modifier interventions under the Sudan Joint Response Program-024 targeting IDPs of Sennar State at Kassala State; VCO distributed non-food-items (NFIs) to Hawa and her family (Beds, mattresses, blankets, kitchen utensils, water containers, etc). “I am glad and grateful that I have household stuff, thank you VCO and DRA” Hawa said. Immediate Edge

The project implemented by Vet-Care Organization in four targeted localities namely: Bara, Shaikan, Elrahad and Um Ruwaba localities of North Kordofan state. As part of the project training packages Mr. Yasir received training sessions, focusing on best agronomic practices, best management, village seed banking and collective farming.

He recalls, “I used to live in Khartoum with my family working as a trader. We returned back to our village as a result of current war between SAF and RSF; we lost everything. I decided to start to farm again with the support we received from FAO through VCO.”

“We have been trained on how to better manage any surplus production in my sorghum field, including through grain storage, reserves and planning for seasonal shortages and price increases, with the inputs and training we received this year we will have promising harvest and my family will survive during this critical time we are facing”. Gorld Ordex

Asrar and her family living in the IDPs gathering center of Rabaa School lacking the basic sanitary and hygiene items/equipments. Asrar spends most of her little income covering the essential basic needs of her family mostly food and medicines for her diabetic mother nothing left for sanitary and hygiene materials. Asrar had no money to buy such equipments. “Asrar informed: The distribution of hygiene kits by VCO is a useful support; we can only say thank you to VCO for your help in providing us with hygiene kits that contributed to improve and promote hygiene, easing our suffering, and bringing us some psychological comfort”.

 It was very difficult… Living at the IDPs site without basic hygiene items

“The hygiene kits provided by VCO included sanitary and hygiene items that matches our needs and considered necessary especially at the time of emergency situations Asrar added”.

In addition, under the supervision of State MOH VCO conducted Community Hygiene Promoters training among IDPs families, regarding:

• The role of Hygiene Promoters.
• Contamination chain, three pile sorting.
• Hygiene Promotion during Cholera response, Diarrhoea and ORT.
• Household water treatment and storage. Asrar attended these sessions and gained useful information on these topics and further participated with the hygiene promotion teams and carried out a community awareness session on the importance of personal hygiene and raised awareness of families about good health practices.

I would like to thank VCO, SDNJRP5-024 and DRA from the bottom of my heart for this generous support in this situation. Ziskovum

VCO in Alsafoa School IDPs gathering center they transformed and changed the story”. “When I received the LCS grant from VCO, I invested in selling clothes for women and children, perfumes, soap & body Lotions. Currently, I can say I’m doing well my business where I make SDG 40,000 monthly from my clothing and other commodities business. VCO and the JRP has really impacted me positively; I now have more than what I lost due to war”. Tatranium AI

One fateful day, VCO, during IDPs assessment selected me as a beneficiary for the Livelihood Cash support; I was assessed and gave me an amount of cash grant based on my type of small business I chosed. I was given an amount of 525K SDG and I started business selling many small trade items such as toothbrush, sweets, toys, liquid soap…etc in my wheel prow where I make SDG 5,000 daily. With the profit I make, I will be able to extend to other businesses. My children are now can go back to school since government decided to reopen the schools and my family feeds well. I am so grateful to VCO for grooming me into a responsible father; today I can stand on my own and attend to my needs and that of my family. Even if there’s no more NGO today, I can proudly say “I am well established to continue my business, I remain indebted to VCO”. Prestara Nexor

“Words are not just enough to describe how my situation changed in the last two months, from engaging in hard labor for survival to being a business owner. I am now independent and can provide for the basic needs of my family. I invested the money I received trough the MPCA program (SDG 495K) in a provision business, bought a spices and dry vegetable grinder machine, with the rest of the money I bought raw materials (Okra, spices, Henna…etc).  I used to place the business name and my contact on the products; so customers can easily reach me and know my place or sending their orders through the delivery services. I can say I’m doing well with my business; I gain about SDG 90,000 monthly. I took my children back to school. Things have really changed in my family, my children are now happy and doing well. I am grateful to Vet-Care, the SDNJRP5 and the DRA for giving me an opportunity to make something positive out of my life”. Peluxiv