Kobé, in eastern Chad, is home to one of the region’s largest refugee camps. Thousands of families who fled the conflicts in Darfur survive here. Water was rationed, insufficient, a daily source of tension. Lines lasted hours. Arguments erupted. The most vulnerable — children, the elderly — were always served last.
Water4Chad decided to act where the urgency screamed loudest. Drilling in Kobé was no simple task: difficult terrain, complex logistics, immense needs. But when the water flowed, something rare happened: women from different communities embraced each other. Water had done what words could not — it brought people together.
Fatimé, a refugee for eight years, filled her bucket and placed it on her head with a smile she had forgotten. “Here, we lost everything. But water — water is the beginning of everything.”
Today, the Kobé water point serves more than 2,000 people. Tensions have eased. Life, slowly, is reclaiming its rights.
Refugee does not mean forgotten. With Water4Chad, offer the dignity of water to those who have lost everything. ❤️💧
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Refugees deserve clean water and dignity. Help us reach more camps and more families who have lost everything but hope.
