A Little Mud Goes A Long Way in Darfur
By Debbie DeVoeCollecting firewood in Darfur can be a dangerous task. The conflict continues to drive Sudanese in the west from their villages, stretching already-limited resources even thinner in communities now hosting displaced families. Women and children must travel farther and farther away to cut down timber for cooking, risking physical attacks when in insecure areas. By training communities to build energy-efficient mud stoves, CRS is helping to protect displaced people and the environment in Darfur by significantly reducing the time required and risk taken to gather wood for fuel.
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Debbie DeVoe is CRS' regional information officer in East Africa. She is based in Nairobi and has recently visited CRS programs in Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia.
