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. JWW has partnered with KoZon to provide the materials for the production of the solar cookers; women in the camp are paid to assemble the stoves and to train each family in the camp in their use.

The Iridimi refugee camp has now been completely converted to solar cooking and conversion of the nearby Touloum camp has already begun.

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. Each backpack also contains something intangible, but essential to their well-being: hope.    

A donation of just $36 allows JWW to support one refugee child in Chad by providing not only age-appropriate school supplies, health and hygiene items, but hope for rebuilding her future.