Djabal camp in east Chad suffering from food shortages

More than 59 families from Djabal refugee camp in east Chad are facing a severe shortage of food, sources told Radio Dabanga. The shortage is caused by an insufficient amount of rations delivered to the camp. Additionally, more than 1345 refugees have reportedly not yet received their monthly food rations of oil and mixed flour.Khater Angoy, head of Djabal camp, stated that more than 59 families have not yet received this month’s food rations, due to the insufficient amount of rations delivered to the camp by the responbile humanitarian aid organization. Living conditions have turned critical, Angoy continued. He appealed to the World Food Programme and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to intervene and resolve the issues.Educational services deteriorating Furthermore, the headmasters of the camp’s kindergarten and primary and secondary schools have submitted their demands to the American organization supporting education in east Chad refugee camps, during its visit to the camp’s schools on Friday, 18 January. The camp’s educational supervisor, Mohamed Ahmed Juma’a told Radio Dabanga that the demands submitted by the three headmasters include information on the shortage of teachers and kindergarten centers, lack of furniture as well as the problems students face with enrollment at universities and higher educational institutes upon completing secondary school in the camp.File photo