Some refugees from Africa are paying a visit to Missoula on Wednesday.

Members of the Save Darfur Coalition work to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur while also mobilizing a unified response to the atrocities threatening the lives of people throughout the Darfur region.

Refugees from the western region of Sudan will share their stories at the University of Montana on Wednesday night.

One woman tells a personal account of conflict when attacks were drawn between the militia, known as the Janjaweed, which is supported by the government.  She says they attack villages at night when people are sleeping and set fire because most of the homes are built on grass and wood.

The tour features speakers such as Ibrahim Adam who lost 20 family members when the Janjaweed militia working with the Sudanese government burned his village.  He is waiting for safe conditions to return and r-build Darfur.

Another participant is Mohammed Abdelrahman who serves as President of the Darfurian Association of Illinois.

The Jeannette Rankin Peace Center and the students for Peace and Justice and for Economic and Social Justice are hosting the group, which will speak at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the North Underground Urey Lecture Hall on the UM campus.

Voices of Darfur was launched last summer, and they have now visited 44 cities across the U.S. and have shared their stories with over 10,000 people.