Refugee women face assault and even rape when gathering firewood for cooking outside of the relative safety of their camps in Darfur and Chad. In order to reduce the incidence of these attacks, JWW began a program to convert the Iridimi refugee camp in Chad to solar cooking. Each donation of $30 allows JWW to support one refugee family by providing two solar cookers, necessary accessories and training.

The Backpack Project was created so that hungry and frightened children in the Oure Cassoni refugee camp in Chad could attend schools run by our partner, the International Rescue Committee. Filled with shoes, books, school supplies, soap and toothpaste, the backpacks allow each child to make the most of school under the most difficult of circumstances. A donation of just $36 allows JWW to support one refugee child by providing not only these essential items, but hope for rebuilding her future.