Halima lives with her 4 children in a camp for displaced people in Gedaref, Sudan. Like millions of others, the family were forced to flee their home amid the crisis that has engulfed the country for the last 3 years.

“Living as [internally displaced people] is very difficult,” Halima says. “We have no income and just depend on aid. The living conditions in the camp itself are very difficult; tents are hot, there are lots of insects, as well as snakes and scorpions.

“Everything is expensive and we cannot buy from the market. There is no education or school for our children. But the most difficult thing is getting [medical treatment]. There are no health services in the camp, sick people go to Gedaref City, but it is very expensive.”

Halima says she struggles to afford meat. With so many other pressing needs, it’s difficult to justify paying the high prices for meat.

“We didn’t eat meat for a month or more. Yes, that affects our health, but we use available food like red beans to cover the lack of meat in our diets.”

‘A great happiness’

Halima is among the more than 92,500 people in Sudan that received a qurban meat pack from Islamic Relief in 2025.

Our team in Sudan focused on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced people like Halima, pregnant women, and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Worldwide, Islamic Relief’s 2025 qurban distribution reached more than 3.2 million people in 29 countries, easing the burden on vulnerable families, supporting their nutrition and sharing the joy of Eid.

 “Eid al-Adha means everything to me,” Halima says. “It is a time when we thank Allah, but also a time when we meet with families and friends. But Eid after the war is not like before, we lost our houses and there are many things we can’t afford here in the camp.

“We haven’t eaten meat for months; we didn’t expect to get meat this Eid either. This has become a great happiness for my children. This has been a great help to my family.

“Since we have been displaced, Islamic Relief is the organisation that has supported us the most, including by providing some cleaning materials, recreational items, shelter [tent and plastic sheeting], in addition to qurban now.”

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