Key Topics Covered

• Growing up in Khartoum and the women who shaped her voice
• The revolution, grassroots organizing, and youth-led research for change
• The outbreak of war and the immediate humanitarian response
• The gendered violence faced by Sudanese women—on an unimaginable scale
• Evacuating students, building trauma centers, and creating safe spaces
• How U.S. aid suspensions cripple life-saving work
• Redefining peace through survival, service, and solidarity
• Why global solidarity must go beyond hashtags
   

 Standout Quotes

“I wasn’t afraid of dying. I was afraid of being raped.”
“Peace used to mean volunteering. Now it means saving lives with nothing in your hands.”
“Sometimes we must choose: do we feed you, or do we protect you? That is the price of war.”
“Healing for a mother means seeing her child go to school without fear.”

 Resources & Mentions

• Emergency Response Room – Sudanese grassroots initiative led by Hanin
• UNSCR 1325 – Women, Peace, and Security framework referenced
• Nalafem’s CSW68 Solidarity Night – A global platform amplifying Sudanese women
• Volunteer trainings in Sudan & DRC – Highlighting Hanin’s regional feminist work
   

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Creator & Host: Aya Chebbi

Producer: Omom Mbu-Ogar

Graphic Designer : Kenechukwu Nwachukwu

Audio engineer: Joy Wambui

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