How to Help the People of Sudan?

Sudan is currently undergoing a brutal war that has left more than 12,000 people dead, more than 5.8 million internally displaced and more than 1.5 million others fleeing the country as refugees. According to the UN, the war threatens the world’s largest hunger crisis, warning 5 million are at risk of starvation.

Here are local and international organisations and campaigns that need your donations to help provide emergency aid to the millions affected by the ongoing war in Sudan:

Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO)

Originally established in 2019 to help rebuild and maintain schools in Sudan, following the war in Sudan, Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO) launched their Urgent Relief Campaign for Sudan to help provide food packages and other basic necessities such as blankets to displaced families in Halfa, Gadarif and Sinnar.

Donation link: fundly.com/urgent-relief-campaign-for-sudan-bho

Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG)

Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) is a women-led anti-atrocities nonprofit organisation founded in 2009 by a Darfuri genocide survivor to amplify the voices and empower the affected communities and to provide a platform for interested stakeholders to work on advancing its unique goals. Following the war, DWAG has been bringing awareness to impact of the war on Darfur.

Website: darfurwomenaction.org

Donation link: darfurwomenaction.org/donate

Hadhreen (7adhreen)

Hadhreen is a local initiative that was established by a small group of Sudanese youth in 2015. Since its inception it continued to work in a variety of sectors, most notably emergency response, health, and in supporting vulnerable groups. It was formally registered as a non-governmental organisation in August 2021. Currently, Hadhreen is providing iftar meals for those fasting as well as meals for those in need throughout the war.

Website: hadhreen.org/english

Donation link: hadhreen.org/english/donation

Khartoum Aid Kitchen

A non-profit initiative helping to feed families in need in Khartoum. Their first Kitchen in Al Hitana Omdurman has been a success. Alleviating hunger in the area by feeding 1,250 of the most needy people daily. The fortified stew they provide with bread is not only intended to provide sustenance, but to also be nutritionally balanced.  Since their kitchen in Al Hitana opened we have proceeded to rapidly setup new kitchens across Khartoum. Currently, they directly run 10 fully fledged kitchens as well as two partner kitchens, which they support by covering their rice needs.

Donation link: gofund.me/52bf2ca3

Nas Al Sudan

Nas Al Sudan is a Sudanese platform that provides equitable access to essential resources to the Sudanese community. While their primary focus is on education, they create a centralised social hub that fosters impactful responses to the impacts of the war in Sudan by the international Sudanese community.

Website: nasalsudan.com

Donation link: nasalsudan.com/donate

Sadagaat Charity Organisation

Sadagaat is a registered charity of the Voluntary and Humanitarian Action Commission, which has been active in assisting vulnerable groups for more than 15 years, during which many successful projects, whether seasonal or ongoing, have been implemented through the support of philanthropists from within and outside Sudan. Following the war, Sadagaat has been providing meals to those in need in various parts of Sudan.

Website: sadagaat.com

Donation link: sadagaat.com/donate

Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA)

In April 2008, five Sudanese physicians who completed their postgraduate medical training in the US decided to incorporate SAMA as a US non-profit organisation to serve people in Sudan. Following the war, SAMA launched the SAMA Humanitarian Crisis Response to help provide aid in Khartoum and other affected states. They’ve also launched a campaign in Wad Madani to provide relief aid to directly serve internally displaced children.

Website: sama-sd.org

Donation link: sama-sd.org/donate

War in Wad Madani donation link: gofundme.com/f/war-in-wad-medani-sudan/donate

Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA)

Following the war, the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) has played a vital role in rebuilding and transforming lives. With a committed team of doctors and healthcare professionals, SAPA has tirelessly worked to enhance healthcare access, deliver medical aid, and foster community resilience. Their efforts have significantly impacted the region, bringing about positive changes and improving the lives of many in Sudan.

Website: sapa-usa.org

Donation link: sapa-usa.org/donations/sapa-fundraising-campaign

Sudanese Diaspora Network (SDN)

Sudanese Diaspora Network (SDN) is a Sudanese global hub to unify, mobilise, and empower the youth towards a better, more sustainable Sudan. Following the war, SDN launched the Sudan Benefit Fundraiser where it has been collaborating with Fill A Heart, who are supporting hospitals with medical equipment in Sudan and vulnerable families in Egypt. They also work with Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO) who are assisting displaced families with food packages in Sudan.

Website: linktr.ee/sdn.world

Donation link: zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form

Sudan Tarada Initiative and Save Al Geneina Initiative by Sadiea

The Sudan Tarada Initiative and the Save Al Geneina Initiative by Sadiea, are local initiatives with numerous campaigns directly aiding refugees and displaced people. They deliver food, medicine and other emergency supplies.

Donation link: gofundme.com/f/helpsudan24

Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS)

SRCS was established by government decree in 1956 and recognised as a National Society and accepted into the movement the following year. The Society has 15 branches and more than 75 units across Sudan, with an active volunteer base of some 35,000. SRCS operates throughout Sudan, in what are often extremely difficult conditions caused by a succession of internal armed conflicts, including in Darfur, South Kordofan, Abyei and Blue Nile.

Website: srcs.sd

Sudan Solidarity Collective (SSC)

A volunteer collective based out of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to advocacy, community building and fundraising. Following the war, SSC launched the Sudan Solidarity Fund, raising funds for Emergency Response Rooms (ERR) and ERR communal kitchens.

Website: linktr.ee/sudansolidaritycollective

Donation link: paypal.com/donate

Takaful Organisation

Takaful is charity organisation led by voluntary youth that aims to support the student communities in particular and some segments of the surrounding society. Following the war, they’ve been working on providing meals in neighborhoods where there is a shortage of food and water.

Website: takaful98.org

Donation link: takaful98.org/تبرع/

International organisations:

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF Sudan)

According to MSF Sudan, fighting has displaced tens of thousands of people in Sudan, where we respond by providing medical care for malnutrition, diarrhoeal diseases and malaria. At a project in Sortoni, MSF provides treatment via outpatient and inpatient consultations. The project also provides nutritional services and vaccinations. At Dar Zaghawa, four of their health centres offer medical care, with a particular focus on mothers and children. MSF also treats visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala azar) in Al Gedaref State, eastern Sudan. This parasitic disease, which is transmitted by sandflies, has a 95% mortality rate if it is not treated.

Website: msf.org/sudan

Donation link: msf.org/donate

International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan (ICRC Sudan)

The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978 helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, and promoting international humanitarian law (IHL). Their work, independently or in cooperation with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), includes supporting hospitals and health facilities with equipment and supplies, working with local water authorities on improving people’s access to clean water, and supporting the authorities who provide rehabilitation services for people with disabilities. ICRC Sudan provide displaced people in conflict-affected areas with emergency assistance, distribute seeds and tools to farmers, and vaccinate pastoralists’ livestock against disease. ICRC Sudan are helping families separated by conflict or displacement keep in touch, and have facilitated the release of detainees upon request of the parties. ICRC Sudan have given former detainees clothes and paid for their transport to go home.

Website: icrc.org/en/sudan-conflict-get-help

Donation link: icrc.org/en/donate

UNICEF Sudan

UNICEF and its partners are on the ground delivering lifesaving services and supplies to vulnerable children and families. UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children appeal helps support the agency’s work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services.

Website: unicef.org/sudan

Donation link: help.unicef.org/sudan-emergency

Other campaigns:

Cairo Sudan Aid gofundme.com/f/sudanegypt-emergency-response

For Sudan: Help us support families impacted by war gofundme.com/f/for-sudan-help-us-feed-families-in-omdurman

Help Sudan – Sudan Relief by Hometax Sudan gofundme.com/f/hometaxsd

Sudanese refugees stranded in Olala forests, Ethiopia gofundme.com/f/sudanese-refugees-stranded-in-olala-forests-ethiopia

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