Christopher Farber

Photography: Darfurian Voices

"Darfurian Voices" is a project created by the advocacy organization 24 Hours For Darfur. From April to July 2009, 24 Hours For Darfur conducted the largest public opinion survey of Darfurian refugees ever. Issues of peace, justice and reconciliation in terms of a future peace agreement are vital to understand, and are closely tied to the developing settlements in refugee camps that are now in their seventh year of existence.

A photo-illustraion of Sudanese President Omar al Bashir's head on the body of a hand-cuffed prisoner, pasted to a wall in a mechanic's shop in Iridimi Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
A young man draws water from a hand-dug well and drinks from a gourd in Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Preschool in a wadi (dried river bed) under the shade of a tree in Breidjing Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Leadership amongst the Darfurian refugee communities has been fractured and re-assembled, as new leaders have stepped forward to provide guidance and oversee the development of social systems in the camps. Darfurian Sheik, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Darfurian Sheik, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Darfurian Sheik, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Darfurian Sheik, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Kite made from plastic bag, Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Children flying kites made from plastic bags, Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Soraya Muhamed, 13, suffers from health complications resulting from sexual violence by three men, members of a Janjaweed militia, when she was 6 years old. Despite her injuries, Soraya dreams of going to school and learning English. She lives with her family in Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Soraya Muhamed 13, plays a game with her younger sister, who at 6 years old is the same age Soraya was when she was repeatedly raped over several hours by three grown men, members of a Janjaweed militia. Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Woman gathering firewood for cooking, outside of Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Young men repairing the roof of a home in Kounoungo Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Student reading from used workbooks in front of his home in Iridimi Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
     
  
Shoes and camoflage socks, belonging to a member of the Darfurian rebel movement, in Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Remains of a slaughtered goat, Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
A young girl fills a jerry can with water from a bore hole in Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
A group of Darfurians eating asida, made from sorghum provided by the World Food Programme in Kounongou Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Women carrying firewood from a distribution center in Iridimi Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Women filling jerry cans with water in Touloum Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Women carrying water to their homes in Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Man with radio, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Soft drinks, Touloum Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Touloum Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Touloum Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Wall drawing depicting violence, Touloum Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Television cafe in Iridimi Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Prayer tablets used to studying the Koran, Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Young man repairing the roof of a home, Kounoungo Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Mile Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Bales of straw for home repair, Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Decaying donkey corpse, Goz Amer Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Soccer game, Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Goat intestines drying in a market in Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Construction of a school in Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Basketball court, Djabel Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Darfurian Sheik, Farchana Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Darfurian man, Treguine Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Pottery factory, Breidjing Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Young students making bricks for a new school, Gaga Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
     
  
Young students making bricks for a new school, Gaga Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.
   
Woman and child preparing for a sandstorm, Gaga Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad.