Category: Mutual Aid
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A Heavy Week: News from El Fasher
With the news coming out of Sudan, it’s been a long and emotional week. So, I’ll lament a bit in this post… if you’ll bear with me.
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How to Run an Offers & Needs Market
A great way to strengthen community connections is by hosting an offers & needs market. In September, Peace Catalyst International hosted a workshop where Liz Digitale Anderson introduces how to start. #MakingFriends #MutualAid #OffersAndNeedsMarket #WeaveNetworks #BuildCommunity #Share #BuyNothing #Solidarity #Friendship #Neighbors
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Feeding the Most Vulnerable Sudanese Refugees in Mukono
Trauma Rescue Aid continues to serve the most vulnerable Sudanese refugee families in Mukono, Uganda. Please stand with us in these efforts!
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TRAID’s July Food Distribution
In July, 141 families received food assistance from Trauma Rescue Aid. TRAID lacked the funds to feed an additional 59 Sudanese refugee families, but your financial support can empower us to expand our community of care!
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Sent July’s Donations for Refugees
I transferred the funds we raised last month ($607.89 USD) to TRAID’s bank account in Uganda. The donations will help sustain their work in August. We are so grateful to all who have joined our community of care.
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Imagine Losing Everything You Had Overnight
Trauma Rescue Aid is a Sudanese-led grassroots organization in Mukono, Uganda, making a tangible difference for refugee families by providing vital counseling & support services to help them cope with their experiences. Learn more and lend your support!
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Can you imagine?
The following is an imagination exercise I wrote, based on stories I’ve heard from our family in Sudan. Please read, imagine, and take an opportunity to stand in solidarity with people like you whose circumstances have upended their lives.
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Healthcare Projects in the DPRK
This year, the DPRK’s agenda emphasizes medical development of North Korea’s provinces, aiming to improve medical infrastructure to match Pyongyang hospital standards. Read more and contribute to a program serving children with developmental disabilities.
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Feeding Sudan
In these last 10 days of Ramadan, would you commit to stand with Sudanese people through a one-time financial gift or a sustained commitment to fundraise for the needs of one family?
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The Year Without Sunshine
With sweeping government funding cuts to social services, an increasing number of Americans are concerned about meeting their basic needs. It is time for communities to rally together to care for one another. For this reason, I share this 2023 short story by Naomi Kritzer, about neighbors who organize themselves to meet each others’ needs…
Seeds Will Grow 