Basic services Water: There is a water station attached to the mosque (water is sold to IDPs at a rate of 2 pounds per barrel($0.3). Education: No education facility other than the mosque which is for religious education and Quran teaching. Health: No health facilities as in the past the village population used to seek health services in El Moreib. Other services: There are no other services rather than spiritual support by the Sheikh. Apart from limited food assistance by the Sheikh to some, no aid of any kind has been received. The reasons behind choosing this area by the IDPs • The existence of a water source. • Preferred by those who had previous relation with the Sheikh (as followers) or those who have children studying Quran there. • Sheikh was distributing the stocked food he had to the IDPs at the initial days of displacement. • IDPs were promised of food assistance by the government (through the Sudanese Red Crescent) after an initial counting and assessment. However is then discovered that the counting was for security reasons). Mabsut Village Camp It is an inhabited village which is bordered by a hill from the South. The IDPs sought refuge in the village and formed small settlement inside and around it. Location: about 35 km north-west of the Al-Abbasiya/Tagali, very close to AlMashaggah camp IDPs Number: about 480 families (3650 individuals). Home Areas: mostly from Sowbout (20 km south-west Al-Abbasiya/Tagali), El-Moreib As-Souq, and Tajlo. They are mainly from Kajakjah tribe. Basic services: Water: The water source experience frequent breakdowns due overload (water is sold at 2 pounds per barrel). Education: The only elementary school absorbed small number of the displaced children. Health: No health facilities as in the past the village population used to seek health services in El-Moreib. Other services: There are no other services. Apart of some food assistance so IDPs by their host relative, the IDPs have not received any assistance. The reasons behind choosing this area by the IDPs • The existence of a water source (artesian well). • The existence of the school (Some hoped to have their children enrolled in the school). • Some have relatives in the village.