In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 56th session (HRC56, 18 June-12 July 2024), over 70 NGOs urge the Council to extend the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) it created in October 2023 to respond to the crisis in Sudan. As the armed conflict that broke out in the country on 15 … Read more
Launch of second phase of war-affected support in Zalingei Central Darfur AWAFY team embarked Thursday, May 2, 2024, on first activity in the “Empowering IDPs through Essential Services” Project supported by Norwegian People´s Aid, in the IDPs Gathering Points Center (shelters) of Zalingei city. The activity involves distributing food Items including sugar, oil, and corn/millet … Read more
Fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Khartoum, on Saturday, April 15, 2023, Sudanese women and Sudanese civilians suffered serious violations during the ongoing war, some of which now amount to genocide, as happened in West Darfur State, El Geneina, and other crimes against humanity and … Read more
As part of activities aimed to Empowering Youth and grassroots initiatives, AWAFY in collaboration with Zalingei Intellectual Social Cultural Forum, organized a forum entitled “Foundations of Youth Leadership and the Concept of Civic Action”, which explored the leadership foundations of Youth, the empowerment of Youth and their active role in building a rational society where … Read more
With continuous efforts to alleviate the effects of the war by working in gathering points shelters in Zalingei – Central Darfur, where IDPs face worsening human and health conditions as a result of the absence of health services. AWAFY is aware of the importance of maintaining the health of those in gathering points shelters, especially … Read more
In the current Sudan war on various states since April 15, the AWAFY Team seeks to provide humanitarian assistance to affected communities, and AWAFY has worked to respond rapidly at IDPs’ gathering points (shelters) in Central Darfur-Zalingei, including conducting surveys and collecting data to dedicate the efforts of members of the AWAFY team to the … Read more
As part of its interventions to mitigate the effects of the war, and as part of the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence, AWAFY Sudanese Organization carried out health awareness sessions at gathering point shelters in Zalingei city between 6 – 7 December 2023: Zalingei Police Hospital shelter Estrah Boarding House shelter The sessions targeted 56 … Read more
As part of the Pink October ceremonies, AWAFY Team in Zalingei organized awareness activities about breast cancer the event Took place from 29 – 31 October 2023, at three shelters below: Al-Rabat Elementary School Al-Shula School Ministry of Health The events targeted more than 150 displaced individuals, where awareness sessions were held about the … Read more
International Women’s Day is an annual event recognized by the United Nations. In 1908, 15,000 women protested in the streets of New York City, demanding reduced working hours, better wages, and the right to vote during elections. In the following year, International Women’s Day is celebrated in a variety of ways all over the world, … Read more
As a Part of the Promote civic and Democratic Participation of youth project, AWAFY Sudanese Organization, Central Darfur-Zalingei, held a forum, entitle “Grassroots Construction and local governance” at the Zalingei Cultural Club on Saturday, 4 February 2023, in the presence of a many of actors from various National and International Organizations and youth entities and … Read more
