Help our family in Sudan evacuate to safety

Hello everyone, and assalaam alaikum -

We are Habboba, Ruggaya, Zeinab, and Ahlaam Musa, and we are the daughters of Sudanese immigrants to the United States. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read our humble request on behalf of our family - this is not easy, but present circumstances have led us to seek external financial support.

In our home country of Sudan, there is presently a counterrevolutionary proxy war occurring between the Sudanese Armed Forces, the national army (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary militia. The conflict has devastated villages and families and towns across the country, leading to what is now considered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis - famine threatens vulnerable populations, millions are internally and externally displaced, and the violence is only getting worse.

Unfortunately, most recently, our mom’s family has made the difficult decision to seek refuge from their home village - where they have been for over a century since its founding by my ancestor Sheikh Talha, after whom the village is named after - due to the recent escalation of violence in Sennar state, and especially after the capture of the nearby village of El-Suki by the RSF just a few days ago. The army have reportedly arrived to the village and have settled in anticipation of an offensive RSF attack as the militia continues their campaign to occupy the state and the city of Sennar.

Among those fleeing are our elderly grandmother, our three aunts, two uncles (one of whom is disabled after suffering from a sudden stroke many years ago), and dozens of our cousins, cousins’ young children, and other vulnerable relatives in the village. They are prioritizing the evacuation of the elderly as well as young women and girls - my grandmother has already left with one of our aunts and my aunts’ children and grandchildren, and the rest are in the process of preparing for an unknown journey and leaving their homes, likely for good. They are hoping to reach one of the towns in Northeastern Sudan, i.e. Kassala or Port Sudan, from which many Sudanese are then moving on to seek refuge in nearby countries, and they expect to face unideal weather conditions as the rainy season has now commenced.

This will be an extremely costly process, especially due to price gouging of basic food items such as rent and food, as well as the costs to secure passage for dozens of individuals of all ages and accommodative health needs; additionally, as the sole provider in our household, our father is also working to support dozens of his family members, among them his oldest brother, and dozens of my cousins and relatives and their families, who are presently spread across Egypt, Sudan, and Uganda - thus, as the situation becomes increasingly dire, we who are outside of Sudan are humbly seeking financial support.

Absolutely anything is greatly appreciated - the funds will be transferred to our cousins who are presently in Port Sudan/Kassala and will be in charge of disbursement to those cousins who are accompanying everyone on the journey north. The money will be used solely for the securement of essentials such as food, transportation, housing, and other necessary incidentals. Additional funds will also be used to support other family members and vulnerable individuals throughout Sudan, who are also in need of assistance for critical living essentials. We will also be posting updates to certify transfer of the funds.

There is absolutely no pressure to donate if you are not able to, as we are acutely aware that present economic conditions are affecting us all - we do ask for you to share the link if you can to spread the campaign. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your consideration, kindness, and support, and jazakumAllah khair.