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This blog is written by Dan Teng'o, Communications Coordinator for World Vision in Northern Sudan. Dozens of displaced at Sakely camp, five kilometres south of Nyala, briskly pick their way to one of its few water hand pumps. Empty jerry cans slung across their donkeys' backs sway in the hot breeze blowing across the camp as they head for the water source. Ikram Adam, 9, is one of the water seekers. "I want water for cooking. Also for washing," she says. Water sources are at a premium at the camp, and its latrines are pushed to the limit. The aid organisation that provided assistance to thousands of people at the camp was expelled in early March. World Vision, already assisting thousands in nearby Kereri camp, is to help fill the gaps in the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services to IDPs at Sakely. They urgently need more water sources as they are currently getting only the minimum. "Water is life. We always need more," says Mohammed Ibrahim, who operates a water supply system at the camp. "We haven't had major shortages thus far, but it can happen anytime," he said. The camp is also in desperate need of latrines. "We need bamboo sticks and plastic sheeting to construct more latrines for our people," says Alnur Sheriff, a member of a committee that maintains water sources at the camp, who estimates the camp needs at least 50 more latrines. The expelled organisation used to conduct hygiene promotion activities such as weekly clean-up campaigns to avert diseases caused by poor hygiene. IDPs used to receive cleaning tools and bars of soap during the weekly campaigns. In the crowded camp, there is a constant threat of disease outbreaks from poorly disposed garbage and overflowing latrines. World Vision currently distributes monthly food rations at the camp, provides water to one section and is looking for funds to support life-saving humanitarian services that were interrupted by the aid organisation's expulsion. World Vision's additional interventions at Sakely will be part of its ongoing direct humanitarian support to more than 500,000 people across South Darfur.
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