Darfur is Dying
May 9th, 2006 by Mollie
Darfur is Dying is a free online simulation of Darfurians living in a refugee camp and the regular threats that are made to their saftey. The simulation attempts to convey the daily risks a Darfurian faces of being murdered, tortured, and raped by the Janjaweed militias when they need to leave the saftey of the camp in order to forage for water. Darfur Is Dying was developed with hopes of bringing more awareness to the genocide that is taking place in western Sudan. Although the crisis has been public information since it began over 3 years ago, little has been done by the international community to stop this genocide.
Over 70,000 people are estimated to have died in Darfur, western Sudan since the conflict erupted in February 2003. More than 1.5 million people have been driven from their homes and 200,000 have sought refuge in neighboring Chad. Another 800,000 people are said to be beyond the reach of humanitarian agencies.
However, recently the crisis in Darfur has been receiving much needed attention and many activists, politicians, and celebrities have been rallying around the country to urge the U.S. government to take action in the Darfur Crisis.
To read a brief history of the Darfur Crisis click here.