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Clothing for a cause
Margaret Canty
Issue date: 6/27/07 Section: News
Since that first shipment, Deliver Darfur has grown to include seven other members, and raised almost $700, far more than Robichaux or Knaff anticipated. With $1 providing an entire day of food for a refugee, their efforts have made an impact on hundreds of lives.
Deliver Darfur donates all it's profit to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded in 1933, the committee provides aid and assistance for 25 different countries, Sudan included. They provide refugees with basic needs, from water to medical supplies, in three different regions of Darfur, said communications officer Emily Holland, who spent two months in Sudan earlier this year. They also assist brutalized woman, and offer centers for them and children to get back on their feet after fleeing their villages.
"I met women who had lost it all, their husbands, their jobs, their worldly possessions," Holland said. "The situation is currently extremely tense. Those that have been pushed out of their villages are extremely vulnerable while they're in flight."
According to IRC's Web site, www.theirc.org, their mission is to be a global leader in "emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by conflict and oppression." The committee describes the current situation in Darfur as one of the worst humanitarian crises facing the world.
According to Deliver Darfur's Web site, www.deliverdarfur.com, the IRC has already provided assistance to 700,000 persons in refugee assistance programs.
The student's success has allowed Deliver Darfur to make big plans for the future, including possibly expanding to CU-Boulder.
Both Robichaux and Knaff say they will continue the organization during graduate school, with hope of spreading the program to other states. The two also say they are in the process of planning a benefit concert and hosting a merchandise tent at Warped Tour. They hope to gain recognition as an official CSU student organization this year, which would allow them to sell their product on the plaza.
Deliver Darfur donates all it's profit to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded in 1933, the committee provides aid and assistance for 25 different countries, Sudan included. They provide refugees with basic needs, from water to medical supplies, in three different regions of Darfur, said communications officer Emily Holland, who spent two months in Sudan earlier this year. They also assist brutalized woman, and offer centers for them and children to get back on their feet after fleeing their villages.
"I met women who had lost it all, their husbands, their jobs, their worldly possessions," Holland said. "The situation is currently extremely tense. Those that have been pushed out of their villages are extremely vulnerable while they're in flight."
According to IRC's Web site, www.theirc.org, their mission is to be a global leader in "emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by conflict and oppression." The committee describes the current situation in Darfur as one of the worst humanitarian crises facing the world.
According to Deliver Darfur's Web site, www.deliverdarfur.com, the IRC has already provided assistance to 700,000 persons in refugee assistance programs.
The student's success has allowed Deliver Darfur to make big plans for the future, including possibly expanding to CU-Boulder.
Both Robichaux and Knaff say they will continue the organization during graduate school, with hope of spreading the program to other states. The two also say they are in the process of planning a benefit concert and hosting a merchandise tent at Warped Tour. They hope to gain recognition as an official CSU student organization this year, which would allow them to sell their product on the plaza.
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