By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro
Beneath the shade of a tree in Omdurman, Munzir waits. A bullet shattered his leg, and two years of war have kept him from returning home.
He is one among thousands—wounded, undocumented, and displaced.
The Osman Makkawi camp has become a last refuge. Managed by a small Sudanese charity called Resilience, it provides more than just food or medicine—it offers people like Munzir a chance to reclaim the lives they’ve lost.
“Our records show 286 people have been reunited,” says Mohamed Al-Fatih, Head of Charity at Resilience.
Leading the effort, Mohamed used a Facebook post to locate Munzir’s uncle. Now, a new lead suggests his mother may still be in southern Khartoum.
Despite the danger, they set out to find her.
Along the way, roads are strewn with remnants of war. Families walk past the wreckage of their former lives.
Then, finally—Munzir reaches a gate.
It’s unfamiliar, changed by time and conflict. He knocks.
Moments pass. A child appears and runs to call the others.
The door opens—and with it, two years of fear and longing pour out. Khadija embraces the son she hasn’t seen since the war began.
Relatives follow—an aunt who helped raise him, neighbors who feared he’d been lost. One by one, they step forward to welcome him back.
A once-fractured community begins to heal.
Tears fall, but the wounds remain. The war has taken much—but not all. Munzir is finally home.
In the devastation of war, moments like this spark hope.
Each reunion is a reminder: in a country still waiting, every return matters.
