Our Initiative in Sudan

The current war in Sudan began in April 2023, and like the others in the country's history, it has been the cause of mass destruction and catastrophes. Along with some of the most gruesome acts against humanity, the people of Sudan have also been subjected to food and water shortages, destroyed shelters, lack of education, and little to no medical aid.

More than half of Sudan’s population is currently experiencing acute food starvation and extreme drought, reaching record-high crisis levels. Many of the refugees of the country have been displaced multiple times, forcing them to constantly move around, oftentimes on foot. Women and girls, as is the reality in displacement camps across Africa, are subjected to several gender-based crimes as a form of punishment.

Many of its citizens have been externally displaced, and a majority are internally displaced, often moving from one region to the next whenever their current location is under attack. Many of the residents have been displaced several times, and those who have fled the country often find themselves fleeing the countries they migrated to, as those countries are often facing their own conflicts. Farms have been bombed, destroying crops that could have been useful in feeding the starving population and compromising the integrity of the soil that could have been used to grow food for the people. As of 2024, there have been reported outbreaks of several diseases, like malaria, cholera, and measles. There have been multiple occurrences of media blackouts in the country, where they were cut off from communicating with outsiders for weeks or months following fatal bombings.

Even with this, rebel groups constantly seize aid that is sent to the country, choosing instead to loot containers or hold items hostage. With barely any resources reaching the people, they have been left exposed to an array of illnesses for which there are often no medical resources or personnel to address.

With this knowledge, we decided to take action by bringing support to grassroots organizations in Sudan. It was immediately apparent that we could not send containers to the country, or else we would risk the probability of the items being seized by extremist groups. We chose to find organizations on the ground in Sudan who were already doing the work. Following diligent research and a thorough vetting process, we partnered with Saving Al-Gineina, a Sudanese organization that specializes in bringing food to the displaced people of Sudan within the country and in Chad. They also provide medical support, prioritizing women and children.

We made a donation of $10,000 to their kitchen in Al Qadarif. Together, we have successfully fed over 31,000 people and counting within Sudan alone. Sudan is one of the many countries we hope will benefit from our project in Chad of bringing sustainable change to Western and Central Africa through the Mutual Aim Village (M.A.V. Chad.) With your support, that dream will become a reality.