Community Kitchens Shut Down at Sudanese Refugee Camp in Eastern Chad

Community kitchens at the Kriari refugee camp in eastern Chad have stopped operating because of funding shortages, leaving thousands of Sudanese refugees at risk of hunger as a water crisis deepens.

The shutdown cuts off a vital source of food for camp residents, including sick people, older people, women and children. These groups are particularly vulnerable to worsening conditions.

The kitchens had provided a shared means of feeding refugees. Their closure leaves residents facing greater uncertainty over how to meet their basic food needs.

The loss of meal services comes alongside a worsening shortage of water, compounding the humanitarian crisis at the camp. Together, the pressures threaten the health and well-being of people already living in precarious conditions.