Hello everyone,
It has been awhile since we’ve posted on the Jebel Barkal blog. We’ve been busy and I’ll write more about what we’ve been doing in the coming weeks. But for now, I would like to ask for financial help for our colleagues in Sudan.
As you may know, the civil war in Sudan has continued for over a year now. About 8 million people have been displaced from their homes, mostly in the capital city of Khartoum and in Darfur, and many of those have moved to be closer to family in northern Sudan. One of our friends in El-Kurru village (near Barkal) wrote about this in another one of our project blogs, “Narrating Nubia” here. There is not enough work for these refugees, there is barely enough food and housing, and schools have been closed since the start of the war.
We are trying to help in many ways, but for now I’m asking for help for our archaeological colleagues, many of whom are struggling to have enough food to eat. We are hoping not only to support friends who are in a very difficult situation, but also to try to maintain some level of engagement and protection of Jebel Barkal. We can do some of this through project funding, but giving money directly to people in need is not possible with the grants we have.
My wife and I have just donated $3000. If you have any ability to consider a donation, please contact me directly (geoff.emberling@gmail.com) and I will tell you how you can make a tax-deductible donation to our non-profit foundation. Many thanks.
Geoff Emberling
