Our Beginnings
Founded in January 2019, the Sudanese Diaspora Network, known as SDN, is a non-partisan, youth and young professionals-led organization that strives to represent the plurality of the Sudanese people.
The December 2018 Revolution inspired SDN members to actively help by any means to support the #SudanUprising from abroad. Support was made through various streams, from solidarity with our people through global diaspora protests to advocating for peaceful democratic transformation in Sudan by raising awareness, lobbying key figureheads, and initiating a series of fundraising campaigns to provide urgently needed medical and food supplies on the ground.
Since SDN's inception, we have continued exploring ways the diaspora can work with our counterparts in Sudan to help add value to Sudan's upcoming development and re-building phases.
Some Past Activities and Accomplishments in our first year (2019)
● Promoting #SudanUKpetition across social media outlets and lobbying MPs, helping trigger an official UK Government response upon reaching the 10k milestone.
● Coordinating the UK’s first cross-city Sudanese football tournament to raise funds for the people affected by the protests Via the Sudanese Doctor’s Union UK Branch.
● Coordinating a Sudanese Charity Basketball Tournament in Toronto, Canada.
● Coordinating the 6th April 2019 Dallas Sudanese Solidarity protest.
● Coordinating protests in Cardiff, UK.
● Coordinating Laylat Al-Sudan Global Iftar event.
● Coordinating Layali Ramadan online series and fundraiser ‘Sudan Child Fund.’
● Curating the Love letter to Sudan video; solidarity with protestors.
● Organizing the USAID-sponsored SDN ‘Bridging the Gap’ Conference in Khartoum.
To Sudan, with love.
‘‘To the freedom fighters, the protestors in Sudan: we, the diaspora, are not with you physically, but we hear every chant, every cry. Not only have you unified the people in Sudan, you have unified Sudanese around the world’’.
“The important thing is that I returned with a great yearning for my people in that small village at the bend of the Nile. For seven years I had longed for them, had dreamed of them, and it was an extraordinary moment when I at last found myself standing amongst them. They rejoiced at having me back and made a great fuss, and it was not long before I felt as though a piece of ice were melting inside of me, as though I were some frozen substance on which the sun had shone - that life warmth of the tribe which I had lost for a time in a land 'whose fishes die of the cold'.” —Sudanese Writer Tayeb Salih— Season of Migration to the North
Who We Are
A global youth and young professionals-led network, a global hub to Unify, Mobilize, and Empower the youth towards a better, more sustainable Sudan.
We are an evolving group sharing a common love for our motherland. We aspire to bridge the gap between Sudan and our transnational networks to work together on developmental and relief projects.
SDN has members located across five continents, including Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia.
WE ARE THE SUDANESE DIASPORA NETWORK
WE ARE THE SUDANESE DIASPORA NETWORK
Our Mission
Our mission is to develop the capacity, ambition, and minds to become a powerhouse in inspiring Sudan’s long-awaited transformation into the great nation it was always destined to become. The theme of the mission revolves around unifying, mobilizing, and empowering the Sudan-diaspora network.
Our Vision
SDN aspires to become a platform where diaspora organizations unify and share resources toward common goals. SDN and potential partners aim to play a part in the 'rebuilding phase' of Sudan – collectively, we will endeavor to help redefine Sudan's image and standing on the International stage and, most importantly, play a role in helping empower the youth for a better Sudan.
Referring to our three pilliars, SDN aspires:
To become a driver for positive change by seeking to unify the diaspora and play a pivotal role in helping foster mutual State-to-State relationships.
Position SDN as an external lobby group between Sudan and entities.
For a Sudan that hones and retains talent, that allows people to flourish, captures the beauty of its innate diversity, and thrives on the success of inclusivity. The land of immense potential to become a land of boundless opportunity.
For Sudan to be a country that will become a regional leader in Africa & beyond and inspire other African countries.