Never go into Darfur without permission. We sent home. In summary here's what happened. I hope in the coming days to understand what happened, whether it was an overzealous government, new rules promoted by newly recruited officers or permits are not required by my organization. The result is that I made a long detour by air from Khartoum to Niala, El Geneina, El Fasher e.. return.
start but the beginning: started from Khartoum, the first image is a red sandy wind that envelops you when you arrive at Niala, capital of south Darfur. We have not even got off the plane, and after 10 minutes away again to El Geneina, near the border of Chad. The area most mangy in terms of violence and banditry. A bit ' throughout Darfur are suffering from this, but the proximity to the border makes it even more complicated.
My consultant tells me things from the old senttie: Before this conflict, the various ethnic groups were well together, resolve their disputes peacefully and the climate was fairly quiet (although conflicts over water in an area where it is scarce, There have always been). But the conflict and the political manipulations have created a climate of suspicion among the various groups, the large number of weapons in circulation has contributed the rest. Shooting is the fastest way to end conflict aun. The result: entire populations in refugee camps, and those weak institutional state that traditional in this so lose the pulse of the situation and can not be met, or more difficult.
In this context, we come in: not to bring food but to seek re restore confidence and a sense of community. Long processes, with difficulties to understand them even by the managers of the project and all because it offers a different way of working, closer to the people and less intrusive.
modesty, patience and, in a word "go-slow" approach. In El Fasher
had to do a training on conflict resolution but, after two hours of waiting without solving the problem, I have sent back. And so I made the visit as short memories in this land that is clayey, rich in bone-dry streams in this season, but relentless when it rains nell'allagare everything. Near El Geneina I speak of a land where they grow oranges incredible, with a rainfall of over 1000 mm per year. I need to check because it seems a lot more than it rains in northern Italy. But I was told that these areas are lands of contrasts.
I'm back in Khartoum, quiet in traffic, with a female poresenza more than you expect in a country that, according to some experts, would be ready to launch a rigorous application of the Sharia. The gender issue is a difficult subject, both in town and country, and only now, after almost ten months to begin to have access to first information. However now
riposarmi constituted grounds. Prime impresses South progetto Ottime sleep. To che abbiamo anche delle photo and video che un prossimo spero vedere nei daylight.
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