Sudan
In Sudan, thousands of refugees are struggling to find enough food for their children, let alone their donkeys or horses.
In 2004 and 2005, SPANA visited Sudan and discovered that in one of the refugee camps as many as 10,000 animals had already died of starvation. The livestock co-ordinator of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) told us that every Sudanese family needs at least two donkeys to survive through the annual dry season.
We established a huge stockpile of dried grass which was distributed every day to animal owners. These emergency supplies have saved the lives of many animals that are vital to a family's survival.
We are also training villagers to become Community Animal Health Workers, so they can give basic health care to their animals and those of others. This way the communities gain a long-term benefit and animal welfare is improved.
As part of our outreach programme, in association with the Sudan Equestrian Federation, we are also funding a farriery training project in Khartoum.
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- SPANA's most recent activities
- Working animals in times of crisis
- Families depend on working animals to make a living