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[sunilight]

Practical Action Sudan

The work undertaken by ITDGPractical Action Sudan is aimed at improving the livelihoods of poor communities in selected areas of the country through building the capacity of small-scale producers and their institutions.

History

ITDGPractical Action has had a presence in Sudan since 1974 when the Group began a motorised ferro-cement boat building project in Juba, southern Sudan, at the request of Christian Aid and the Sudan Council of Churches. The intention was to establish a commercial boatyard to provide much needed local river transport along the upper reaches of the Nile. In 1987 ITDGPractical Action was invited to give technical input to Oxfam, into the Kebkabiya smallholders programme in North Darfur. Two years later, ITDGPractical Action decided to extend its operations in Sudan. Its first country director was appointed in 1990 and the Sudan office officially opened its doors in December 1992.

In 1993 an integrated technology programme was developed in eastern Sudan, working in agroprocessing, manufacturing, transport and building materials.

The work includes helping poor people tackle problems of immense poverty caused by harsh environments, limited economic opportunities, lack of access to basic services and civil war. It has involved much effort and great dedication by ITDGPractical Action workers – sometimes in the face of grave danger. The need for this important work with vulnerable communities continues.

In 1997, the Darfur programme developed into an integrated programme of work incorporating food processing and transport projects.

Areas of work

Click on the image above for a larger map showing the areas of Sudan in which we work (21K)

ITDGPractical Action Sudan is currently operating in two geographical areas, eastern Sudan in Kassala and Gedarif States, and western Sudan in North Darfur State.

ITDGPractical Action Sudan organises its work around a range of technologies and policy research strategies with a focus on the socio-economic implications of introducing "new" technologies.

Particular attention is paid to disadvantaged sections of the community such as poor families, households headed by women, the disabled or other marginalised groups.

ITDGPractical Action Sudan works closely with beneficiary communities and applies a participatory methodology in assessing peoples' needs, monitoring progress and impact and developing and transferring technologies.

ITDGPractical Action Sudan strives to ensure its projects are environmentally friendly, gender sensitive and it contribute to the overall sustainable livelihoods of the poor communities with which it works.

Office Structure

The main Khartoum office manages two field offices, Kassala (east) and El Fashir (west).

The Country Director, Mohamed Majzoub Fidiel, is stationed in the Khartoum head office where he is supported by a programme development advisor, a finance and admin manager and other support staff.

The Khartoum office is responsible for the servicing of the field offices and provides them with overall representation at national level and logistical support. It also provides liaison between ITDGPractical Action, Federal government, donors and field offices.

http://www.itdg.org/?id=region_sudan

[termin8or]

Try to think of these people alongside the Palestinians & Iraqi's et al.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4870954.stm

http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/...thod=full_html

http://www.savedarfur.org/situation/current

[Manc]

Originally Posted by termin8or

Try to think of these people alongside the Palestinians & Iraqi's et al.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4870954.stm

http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/...thod=full_html

http://www.savedarfur.org/situation/current

Try to use the search option and find the threads made on these subjects because people do think about them:


http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=2318

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=5862

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=1173

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=1076

[termin8or]

Originally Posted by Manc

Try to use the search option and find the threads made on these subjects because people do think about them:


http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=2318

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=5862

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=1173

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=1076

Thanks for the advice, and your point is?

I wanted to repost on this partucular thread, not the others.

And actually, I used the search option to find it.

[sunilight]

Salams Everyone....

PLEASE REMEMBER DAFUR
THERE IS A MASSACRE GOING ON BY THE MUSLIMS AGAINST THE NON MUSLIMS....

IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL AND WE DONT WORK TOWARDS INTERNTIONAL INTERVENTION OR SOMETHING ... THEN THIS WILL HAUNT US FOR THE NEXT CENTURY....
THEY WILL MAKE FILMS ABOUT THIS
THEY WILL ASK US WHY WE LET ARAB MILITIA MURDER MEN AND WOMEN; RAPE TOURTURE AND ENSLAVE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

AND WE WONT HAVE AN ANSWER
AND THEY WILL POINT AT US AND SAY ... YOU STUPID MUSLIMS

THEY ARE STANDING BY AND DOING STUFF ALL - SO THAT MUSLIMS WILL BEAR THE MARK OF THIS.... LETS NOT BE PUPPETS.... LETS HELP OUR BROTHERS FROM DOING ANYMORE RAPES ON PRE-PUBESCENT GIRLS AND SLICING OF NURSING MOTHERS BREAST... AND GANG RAPING OF TEEN AGE GIRLS ... AND MURDERING OF SMALL BOYS... BY PUTTING THESE DOGS OUT OF THERE MISERY


DONT FORGET about what THEY want you to forget about.........

Currently the only ppl giving support to the victims of the war are the Medicine Sans Frontiere ..... so please visit there website and try to support them with your hard earned cash......

Those ppl are real warriors in desperate place abandoned by the rest of the world so mad props to them

[sunilight]

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=5862
http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=6952
http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=8696

[Manc]

Originally Posted by termin8or

Posters on this forum are always banging on about western double standards while placing Muslims on some sort of incorruptible pedestal.

Originally Posted by termin8or

Nobody mentions the violence in Darfur where it is estimated more than 400,000 have been killed by "Arab" militias and more than 2.5 million displaced in a campaign the international community regards as "ethnic cleansing." Am I correct in thinking both ethnic groups are Muslim.

http://savedarfur.org/go.php?q=currentSituation.html

Double standards, not me, I’m a Muslim

The point is people on this forum do mention the violence in Darfur and poverty in Africa.

Do you get the point now or will I have to use a bigger font and pictures for you to understand?

[termin8or]

Originally Posted by Manc

The point is people on this forum do mention the violence in Darfur and poverty in Africa.

Do you get the point now or will I have to use a bigger font and pictures for you to understand?

Patronising.

There are four threads in this forum that mention Darfur and because I post in a one you appear not to like you get the hump.

Thanks for posting links to the other threads. I have read them.

If using a bigger font and putting pictures in makes you feel better feel free to use them.

regards

[Salaam]

JazakAllah khair Suni...

[saladin1970.5]

darfur is 99% muslim. there are for all intensive purpose no non muslims there

[Ayshah]

jazakillah sunilight
will do inshallah
xx

[termin8or]

This pretty much sums up many posters on this forum........

SILENCE.

Willing to go on and on about Palestine & Iraq.

The evil West, Israel, the CIA............*yawn*

The "Ummah" appears not to extend to Africa.

Thanks to Sunilight for keeping this current.

[Saracen]

Is this an old thread?
or has sunlight just come back?

[Ali Abdullah]

I understand that everyone in Darfur is Muslim.

[termin8or]

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-5-2006_pg7_12

Seems like someone in Canada has a concience.

Just thought I would post this as the subject has not been raised on this forum (as far as I am aware ) since Sunilight started this thread.

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*bracing myself for neg rep*

[Manc]

Originally Posted by termin8or

A friend of mine who served in Iraq

That says a lot.

[termin8or]

Originally Posted by Manc

That says a lot.

Would you care to be man enough to enlarge on that?

[termin8or]

Don't leave me young man.

You have made a statement about me and I think I deserve to know what you mean by it.

Have the decency to explain to me why "that says a lot".

What does it say dude?

[termin8or]

Originally Posted by Manc

That says a lot.

Once again, I ask you to have the courage of your convictions and enlarge on what you mean by this post.

[Bach2005]

It has been just been brought to my attention, that Sunilight, an ex moderator of the forums will be conducting an interview with the ex UN head of the sudan mission regarding the catestrophic crisis in Dafur.

The interview will be on Islam channel on wednesday 26th july at 7pm.

Please tune in.