I had this short field trip was actually a month ago when I covered the visit of the newly appointed UNMIS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) of Humanitarian Affairs, GC, in Southern Sudan including Malakal and Dolieb Hill, the nearest village of Malakal.
In Dollieb Hill, DSRSG visited medical centres, refugees’ way station, clean water project and the market… Yeah, I was particularly interested in Dollieb Hill market, it was impressive for a small village!
Dollieb Hill market along the Nile River
Fresh fish from the Nile River
The main livelihood in Dollieb Hill is fishing and farming. These IDPs are supported by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in doing “coping mechanism” where they will be fishing during dry season and cultivating on the rainy season. They have done this in order to survive, at least they won’t be having food shortages.
A lady sells sun-dried fish in the market
They also sell some of their fish and vegetables in the local market. They have small market opened everyday a long the Nile River. I was very impressed with the variants that they sell. I saw fresh fish from the Nile, sun-dried fish, green vegetables, tomatoes, onions, ocras, and even chicken eggs! The conditions of those vegetables were fresher than what I found in Malakal because they grew those vegetables in their own farms.
Onion is one of the important ingredients for Sudanese. They almost eat everything mixed with onion!
I was happy to know these IDPs can survive in the land of stranger by providing their own food. They knew that they can’t count on food distribution from UN agencies and/or non-govermental organizations forever. They have to find a way to survive until they are able to return to their homeland.
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First time I came to know about this Dollieb Hill.I liked your way to define this small market and how these marketers survive their life.
excellent post.
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This is a wonderful profile of a village I believe to be on the Sobat River of Southern Sudan. Sobat River is actually full of fish. Hence, it is a grace from God to the IDPs to survive the way described by the article. Please keep it up. It is difficult for me a local of the same area to see what you see. but through your own eyes I can see many things round me which the world might have great interest in.
Thank you for enlightenment.
Francis.
nicely written, make one ever more thankful for the ‘easy’ life we have, keep up the good work, well done
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