FROM ENDURANCE TO EMERGENCE

Darfur Diaspora Collective

Amplifying the voices and concerns of the Darfur community, both locally and globally, in order to advocate for justice, transform public discourse, and mobilize support.

Who are the Darfur Diaspora Collective?

We are a collective of people from Darfur living across the world due to war and displacement. While our communities span countries like Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, France, UK, and, Australia, the majority of our members are based in Indiana, home to one of the largest Darfuri diaspora communities in the United States.

Some of us left recently, some decades ago, and some were born abroad but raised with Darfuri language, culture, and values. Though scattered globally, we remain connected by shared history, collective responsibility, and a commitment to the survival, dignity, and future of Darfur.

Ways to give directly, preserve our stories, and support one another.

Remittance

Direct support from the diaspora to families in Darfur and displaced Sudanese communities. These funds go straight to households for food, rent, medical care, school fees, and other urgent needs. Remittance is often the primary way families survive when formal aid is delayed, inaccessible, or politicized. This fund prioritizes speed, dignity, and trust by keeping decisions in the hands of families themselves.

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Sanduq

A collective community fund rooted in mutual aid and shared responsibility. Sanduq brings people together to contribute regularly, support one another in times of need, and respond collectively to a crisis. This is not charity, but a system of care built by and for the community, grounded in solidarity, accountability, and long-term survival beyond emergency moments.

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Documentary

A community-led data and documentation project preserving Darfuri memory, language, and lived experience. Through recorded conversations, oral histories, and visual storytelling, this work traces what has survived displacement, war, and migration. The documentary centers voices that are rarely archived, honoring those lost to genocide and the siege of El-Fashir.

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Oral History Project

The Oral History Project is our effort to preserve the voices, memories, and cultural knowledge of the Darfur diaspora. Our community carries stories of migration, resilience, and identity that are often undocumented. This project creates a space for people to speak in their own words about where they come from, how they have shaped new lives across the world, and what they hope for the future of Darfur.

Through recorded conversations, interviews, and community gatherings, we trace how traditions travel across borders and how culture adapts through displacement. Each story helps us understand the forces that shaped our past and the values we carry forward.

The project is also a way to pass knowledge to the next generation. Young people will be able to learn about the histories, languages, and lived experiences of their families and elders. In time, these recordings will form a collective archive that protects our cultural memory and strengthens our understanding of who we are as a people.

Stay up to date on what is happening in Sudan

Radio Dabanga is an independent Sudanese radio station founded in 2008 to report on Darfur and Sudan more broadly. It provides daily news focusing on human rights abuses, conflict, displacement, and governance, especially stories ignored or censored by state media.

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