Seeds Will Grow

As we celebrate the holidays and enjoy the warmth of our family and friends around us, let us not forget our human family suffering in Sudan.

Sara from BSonBlast is a diasporic Sudanese American who has been using her social media presence for years to educate the world about the democratic movement in Sudan, the people’s resistance to military governance, and the subsequent war for power against Sudanese civilian rule that’s been raging in Sudan since April 2023.

This December, she’s devoting her social media channels to raise funds for individual Sudanese families enduring the worst humanitarian crisis ever recorded. When I asked her why she’s doing this, she said, “There are just so many families in need, and they’re completely invisible. I wanted to help get their campaigns some visibility while also illustrating just how dire the situation is in Sudan.”

You can scroll through her posts in the images at the bottom of this post, or go directly to them in her Instagram stories HERE.

Each day in December, Sara has been highlighting a different family and their financial appeals. Most of these families are seeking funds to evacuate their families to safety. Some share the very real cost of war, including destruction of their homes, loss of employment and savings, multiple displacements, hunger, illness, lack of sanitation, suspended education, danger on every side, debt to survive, lack of healthcare, instability, and the violent deaths of their loved ones. The trauma is unspeakable.

Sara adds, “I feel like people don’t realize how bad things are, how desperate families are for help and for safety.”

Sara knows and cares, so she cannot be silent. [Malik‘s family is also enduring this hell. Our family also knows this reality too well.] We are shamelessly asking for your financial help.

Please review the families and their needs through the drop-down menu below. Please give what little or much you can to save lives.

1. Click HERE to see a list of Sudanese families in urgent need.
2. Read and click a summary to see more information.
3. Click an image to open the family’s donation page.
4. Follow instructions to make your online donation.
5. Share this campaign with one or two friends.

Seme’s family is trying to flee Sudan to take refuge in another country. This is an expensive process. (Canadian Dollars)

Rama is trying to get his family out of Darfur, Sudan to Egypt. It is a long and especially difficult journey for his sick mother and young nieces. Will you help them along the treacherous journey? (British Pounds)

The RSF ransacked this family’s home, leaving them with nothing. They need money to travel to a safe town where they can find a home and restart their lives. (US Dollars)

Amgad is the eldest, carrying responsibility for his whole family. He’s trying to escape Sudan to find work. His plan is to save and bring his family out to join him. (Canadian Dollars)

Asjad’s family has been displaced three times since the war broke out. Soldiers harass them. Her father and brother have been injured. Her mom needs regular medication. They are trying to escape to neighboring Egypt. (FULLY FUNDED! Safe in Egypt)

Abdelrahman struggled at the beginning of the war to evacuate his family. He managed to get enough money to send them ahead but had to stay behind. He’s been sick and in danger. Help him reunite with his family. (US Dollars – Fundraiser Closed with No Update – Please Pray)

Ammar is only 19, but carrying responsibility for the whole family. They escaped to South Sudan, but their situation is precarious and insecure. Ammar is trying to send his family to resettle in Libya. Please help them. (Euros)

Mai is an award-winning film director. The war interrupted her work and assaulted her sense of hope. She recently received a scholarship to a masters’ program and needs finances for room and board. (Euros)

Nour is a 29-year old doctor, daughter, and cat mom. Her family evacuated to Egypt, but she is not licensed to practice there. She needs help covering fees for licensing to return to work to support her family. (British Pounds)

Hala is a biomedical engineer. Her father was abducted and tortured and her aunt died for lack of medical care during the war. Their neighborhood is under regular assault, and they eat one meal per day. Will you help her family find safety in Egypt – so her niece and nephew can have a safe future and she can pursue her dream of further studies in Korea? (Euros)

Abubakr is a member of the Sudanese diaspora, receiving updates and requests for help from his extended family in Sudan. Read their stories and send along money to help them eat, get medication, and survive this war. (Euros)

Abeer and her large family went from living a stable, happy life to scraping by as refugees, displaced 8 times in their own country. All they have was destroyed, and now they struggle to get clean water and basic sanitation, not to mention medical care. 32 members of her extended family are trying to leave Sudan, including 17 children and 5 elders with poor health. (Canadian Dollars)

Awab is a 24-year old whose university studies were interrupted by the war. His family of 8 have managed to stay alive despite multiple displacements and getting trapped in frontline war zones. They’ve witnessed community members killed around them. They currently live in a makeshift shelter with little food, less safety, and no education for the kids. They are trying to escape to Egypt, where they dream of the chance to work for the future instead of daily survival. (US Dollars)

Roua lost all she’d worked for (her home, stable job, savings) as a pregnant woman. Miraculously, she managed to give birth to a healthy child in wartime. Her newborn and young son motivate her to rebuild all that she lost. Please help her begin to rebuild with dignity. (Euros)

Banan is a fifth year medical student with a heart to serve her community. Her school closed when the war broke out. After multiple displacements, Banan and some family members found safety in Egypt. There, she registered as a refugee with the UNHCR and enrolled to resume medical studies. The displacement and evacuation wiped out all their family savings, so she needs help to continue her studies. (US Dollars)

Randa is a diasporic Sudanese trying to help 8 members of her extended family. Survival is the priority before evacuation, but survival is increasingly difficult with no medical care for her great uncle’s chronic health condition. Help them move to a town with an operational hospital where they can work to evacuate Sudan. (Euros)

This family has been separated during the war. They need financial assistance to reunite in Egypt. (Australian Dollars)

Assim is an IT professional. His home was taken over by RSF soldiers, and he fled to Egypt, where he works manual labor. He wants to move to the UAE to work in his field and earn more to support the family back in Sudan. He needs funds for travel documents and airfare. (Euros)

Haneen is a diasporic Sudanese American. Haneen’s cousin was violently killed when the RSF raided their village recently, and Haneen desperately wants the remaining family members to evacuate to safety. Will you be their lifeline? (US Dollars)

Sai is in touch with 15 families trying to escape Darfur, where terror and fighting have ravished their homes. (Canadian Dollars)

Zubaida is trying to bring her mother, two sisters, and nephews out of Port Sudan and into Egypt. You can help them get their plane tickets. (British Pounds)

Razan needs urgent help to get his family out of Khartoum, where they are facing constant threats to their safety, lack of necessities, and constant trauma. (US Dollars)

Sai is a Sudanese Canadian who has 10 extended family members trapped in the middle of the escalating violence. They are seeking funds to evacuate. (Canadian Dollars)

Amna is a 76 year old woman in a family of 6 members. They fled home after the RSF entered their city, and now they want to evacuate to Egypt where they have family members. (British Pounds)

Nuss’ plans for getting her college education were interrupted by this war. Before she can even consider trying to enroll in school, however, she’s committed to getting her family to safety.

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