Seeds Will Grow

Since April 2023, Sudanese civilians have struggled to survive as two armies war for domination in their land. Although far-off observers call this a “civil war,” many Sudanese prefer to call it a “war against civilians.”

The dueling armies have targeted civilian infrastructure – including residential neighborhoods, markets, schools, hospitals, mosques, and churches. The RSF routinely kidnaps, rapes, tortures, and enslaves women and children, having laid siege to entire cities and refugee encampments, isolating and starving them for months before genocidal massacres of tens of thousands of civilians, including those fleeing for safety. Whether or not you’re seeing these stories in the headlines, this is the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis.

1 in 4 Sudanese people were forced to flee their homes for safety. Half of the Sudanese population experience malnutrition and urgently need food. Despite Sudan’s rich agricultural heartland, man-made hunger lays claim to untold number of lives. Last year the US and European governments cut their humanitarian aid budgets dramatically, leaving Sudanese communities further isolated from the world and scrambling to care for one another.

This kind of violence against civilians is not new in Sudanese history. While civilians suffer needlessly, foreign nations send weapons to fuel the violence and atrocities in exchange for an uninterrupted flow of Sudan’s natural resources. Global apathy, steady consumerism, corporate greed, and lust for power and domination are destroying Sudan.

In February’s Taste of Peace webinar, hosted by Peace Catalyst International, two Sudanese men, Kizito Kuku and Kaffi Kaffi share their stories. They lead Trauma Rescue Aid, a grassroots Sudanese organization meeting the physical and mental health needs of refugee families with love and care. Rejecting the logic of domination, they seek to overcome evil with good by cultivating a community of care for Sudanese refugees from all backgrounds. Watch to learn, be inspired, and find new ways to stand in solidarity with the Sudanese people in this dire time.

OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE CALL:

CONNECT:

• Email Kizito or Kaffi
• Email Jennie
• TRAID Website
• TRAID LinkedIn
• TRAID Facebook
• Instagram Updates

COLLABORATE:

• Contact us if you can organize a fundraiser for TRAID
• Make a one-time or monthly donation to TRAID: gofundme.com/traid2024 
• Paypal: tinyurl.com/traid2024 
• Venmo @ TRAID2024
• Other Actions for Sudan: tinyurl.com/advocacy4sudan 

MOVING FROM PROBLEMS → SOLUTIONS TO STOP THE WEAPONS:

Global Apathy → Learning & Raising Awareness

• Follow Sudanese voices on social media
  (on Instagram @bsonblast @darfurdiaspora @nubaempowermentproject @SudanSolidarityCollective @elbashiridris) and explore the hashtag #KeepEyesOnSudan
• Tell friends and family what you learn
• Share the webinar or personally introduce others to TRAID’s work

Unthinking Consumerism → Intention & Targeted Boycott

• Download “No Thanks” app, turn on the Sudan setting & use when shopping (Google Play, Apple Store)
• Cancel Disney & Hulu and tell businesses to stop making money with the UAE:
  • tinyurl.com/disneygenocide
  • speakoutonsudan.org
  • nobusinesswithgenocide.org/sudan
• Boycott companies doing business with the UAE (decolonizesudan.org/boycottuae)

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