They Escaped War. Please Don't Let Them Go Hungry
Help Sudanese refugee families find food, dignity and hope.
Imagine fleeing your home with nothing but the clothes you’re wearing. Imagine arriving somewhere unfamiliar and watching your children go hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.
For tens of thousands of Sudanese families in Uganda, this is not imagination. It is today.
Sudan is the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 14 million people have been forced from their homes, most of them women and children. They have lost homes, livelihoods and loved ones, and many now live on one simple meal a day. International aid has dried up. In Kiryandongo settlement, more than half of the new arrivals are children.
That is where Sudan Smiles Kitchen is working to change this. We believe no child should go hungry simply because their family was forced to flee a war. Our mission is simple: provide food today, restore dignity, and help families build a more secure tomorrow.
Sudan Smiles Kitchen
On September 9, 2026, we opened a community kitchen in Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda. It began with two pots, some bricks and open bush. The refugees gathered the firewood themselves.
The Impact
- 15 kg of posho and 8 kg of beans cooked every serving day
- 100 of the most malnourished refugees fed, five days a week
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Goat meat once a month, which many have not tasted in months
❤️ BEHIND EVERY MEAL IS A HUMAN STORY.
Some of the people working in our kitchen are refugees themselves. One team member lost her entire family when her home was bombed while she was at the market. Today, despite that unimaginable loss, she helps prepare meals for other displaced families.
Think about that. Someone who has lost so much is now helping others survive.
Her story is the spirit of Sudan Smiles: compassion, resilience, and the belief that even in the darkest circumstances, we can make a difference in someone else’s life.
We are not simply distributing food. We are creating a place where people who have lost everything can find support, dignity, community and hope.
This is what solidarity looks like.
For a displaced child, a warm meal means more than food. It means safety, dignity, and the reassurance that someone cares. It also helps keep children in school, because out-of-school children face a higher risk of severe malnutrition, early marriage, child labor and sexual violence.
Help us keep the pots full in 2027.
💛 YOUR DONATION CAN PUT FOOD ON SOMEONE’S TABLE
You don’t have to give a fortune to change someone’s day.
Every meal matters. Every child who goes to bed with a full stomach matters.
Here’s how your generosity can help:
$6 - Help feed one person for a month.
$15 - Provide seeds and tools to help a refugee family grow its own food.
$20 - Provide morning porridge for 100 children for one day.
$30 - Help feed an average-size family for a month.
$500 - Provide morning porridge for 100 children for an entire month.
Whether you give $6 or $500, you become part of something meaningful. If you can give monthly, your steady support helps us plan ahead, buy food and keep the kitchen running. A small gift can make a big difference when we come together.
🎯 OUR 2027 MISSION: MORE FOOD. MORE CHILDREN. MORE SEEDS. MORE HOPE.
We have seen what two cooking pots and a determined community can achieve. Now we want to build on that success.
Our target is $20,000 to support our 2027 humanitarian operations in Africa. With your help, we have three priorities:
1. DOUBLE THE KITCHEN’S IMPACT
We want to grow from 100 to 200 refugees receiving regular meals. That means more families fed and fewer people facing the day wondering where their next meal will come from.
2. GIVE CHILDREN A BETTER START TO THE DAY
A hungry child struggles to concentrate and learn. We want to start a morning porridge program for 100 children, so they begin each day with food in their stomachs and a better chance to thrive.
3. HELP FAMILIES GROW THEIR OWN FOOD
In late February 2027, we plan to provide seeds and tools to 70 families in Kiryandongo and Bidi Bidi so they can grow vegetables and other food for themselves. Our goal is not simply to help families survive today. It is to help them build food security, independence and resilience for tomorrow.
Every Contribution Brings Us Closer To Our Goal. They’ve Already Lost So Much. Let’s Not Let Them Lose Hope Too
Your Gift Today Funds Our 2027 Operations in Africa
What you give this December determines whether the pots stay full all of 2027. Grants fund projects. Your gifts keep us on the ground to do them, and keep these children smiling. Without operating funds secured now, our services will shrink for people with nowhere else to turn.
Our 2026 Refugee Projects
Seeds for Sustainability
In early 2026, we delivered 300 kilos of corn seed and 30 hoes to refugees at Bidi Bidi. Food aid feeds a family today. Seeds and tools help it feed itself tomorrow, shifting families from dependency toward self-sufficiency. The ability to grow your own food is not just practical. It restores dignity to people whose lives have been defined by displacement and powerlessness.
Food Security Program (Ongoing, Syria and Uganda)
In 2026, we delivered food aid eight times to 100 displaced families in Syria, mainly to widows and their children living in tents. In Uganda, we distributed food to 200 families at Bidi Bidi and opened Sudan Smiles Kitchen, where 100 people now receive a hot meal five days a week. With your help, we will serve more of them, more often, in 2027.
Our Track Record
- Four medical camps in Africa, including 2025 at Bidi Bidi: nearly 200 surgeries, 103 sight-restoring cataract operations, and 1,800 refugees treated
- Ten years of programs for Syrian refugees
- 17 Girls receiving educational aid in Africa and 18 Syrian students in need
About Safe Haven for Refugees
Safe Haven for Refugees is a U.S. 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 82-4932037) supporting desperate refugee families in Türkiye and sub-Saharan Africa. Your gifts are tax deductible.
For ten years, we have operated multiple programs for Syrian refugees. Now we are making regular aid trips to Africa because the need is catastrophic and the world has looked away. The kitchen is run day to day by our partner Harmony Hands Africa, with local Ugandan staff.
Be Part of the Solution
Sometimes the most profound medicine is simply knowing that someone cares enough to show up and stay. Your gift provides essential resources, safe spaces and new beginnings for people who have had to rebuild their lives many times. Together, we can offer more than food. We can offer dignity, hope and a safe haven. The families we serve are deeply grateful for the part you play.
You can donate at: https://safehaven4refugees.org/donate
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Thank you for playing such a big part in this work. We, and the refugees we serve, greatly appreciate your help. To learn more, visit safehaven4refugees.org.
They've Already Fled Everything. Now They Need You.
THANK YOU