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Photos from Sudan: See the Power of Sponsorship
These new pictures were taken by Judithe Registre, our Sudan Country Director, and show women in the program getting vital training in income generation, sanitation, right awareness and literacy.
The numbers from the Sudan are startling. Nearly 40 years of civil war... at least 2 million lives lost... 4 million uprooted from their homes... over 700,000 in refugee camps. But because of people like you, Women for Women International is providing a powerful opportunity for peace, stability and growth to women who have only known violence.
A participant takes part in the literacy training by learning to write the alphabet… on the ground.
Women discuss hygiene and sanitation at a rights awareness class.
Akuol, a Sudanese participant, attends literacy training in the village of Pacong.
Women from the Magdelena group finish their training by posing for a photo.
You can help the women of the Sudan move from victim... to survivor... to active citizen in a few simple steps:
- Become a sponsor and share a one to one connection with a woman in the Sudan.
- Make a donation to support the important work Women for Women International does daily.
By taking one of these important steps, it will expand our global community - and give more women the opportunity to rebuild after war.
Beyond Darfur: War’s Impact on Sudanese Women and
Their Hopes for a Peaceful Future
Roughly the size of Western Europe, Sudan is a huge and diverse country. Myriad climates, cultures, ethnicities, religions and languages all play a role in Sudan’s tangled and bloody history. The country has been plagued with ethnic tension and violent conflict over access to resources almost without interruption since gaining independence in 1956. In mid-2004, the United States Congress issued a resolution declaring that genocide was taking place in Sudan’s Darfur region, a view echoed by the European Parliament. As the situation in Sudan was brought to the world’s attention, it became clear that the Darfur crisis has had a particularly brutal effect on women. Untold numbers have been victims of rape and other forms of gender-based violence carried out by militia forces to terrorize the population.
A Letter from Zainab Salbi on her Program Assessment Trip
I just finished scrubbing my fingernails for the fifth time today. No matter how many times I scrub I just keep finding more and more layers of dirt. Yesterday I left Sudan. There are so many layers to the complex life in Sudan. It is a huge country the size of Western Europe haunted by years of conflicts mainly due to racism and resources. It is just amazing how different the cultures are from one place to another and how different people look. I have never been in a country that is this diverse and I was shocked at what I saw over the past two weeks.
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