Operation Broken Silence
We're supporting Sudanese heroes in the middle of the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We're building a global movement to empower the Sudanese people through innovative childhood education and healthcare programs. Learn more at obsilence.org
08/16/2024
Education. Healthcare. Food. These are key building blocks to a flourishing human life. Yet for many Sudanese, war is making access to all three scarce.
The good news is you can help Sudanese heroes change that. Your monthly gift supports local aid workers, doctors and nurses, and teachers as they continue and expand their critical work. They can’t do it without your generous support.
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08/14/2024
Sudan ceasefire and aid access talks began in Geneva this morning with the army boycotting the US-led talks and the RSF delegation backing out at the last minute.
The message being sent from Sudan’s warring generals is clear: they are intentionally choosing to submit the Sudanese people to more extreme violence and worsen the spreading famine.
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Sudan at “breaking point” as US pushes uncertain talks — Operation Broken Silence The world’s largest humanitarian emergency is on the precipice of becoming unfathomably worse.
08/09/2024
As we continue to respond to the emergency in Sudan, we are excited to offer this shirt as a way for you to help save lives and raise awareness about this ignored crisis.
100% of profits benefit food relief for displaced Sudanese and refugees. Learn more and grab yours:
Sudan Shirt Fundraiser 100% of profits benefit food relief for displaced Sudanese and refugees.
Sudan is ground zero for the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world. The unfolding catastrophe is entirely manmade, driven by a brutal civil war between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The result?
🇸🇩Nearly 26 million Sudanese —half of the entire country— are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. 14 area famine warnings have been declared and over 750,000 Sudanese are struggling to survive in famine conditions.
🏃🏿➡️Nearly 11 million people have been forced to flee their homes or have left Sudan altogether.
🖍️Over 19 million children no longer have a classroom to attend.
🪦A conservative estimated death toll is 65,000 people. Some estimates claim over 150,000 people have already perished.
Very little of this makes the news, which makes our direct support to the Sudanese people all the more critical. Take action: https://operationbrokensilence.org
08/05/2024
Independent experts have confirmed famine is ongoing inside Zamzam Displacement Camp near El Fasher, North Darfur. The area is currently under siege by the genocidal Rapid Support Forces.
The camp is also home to Team Zamzam, a group of 20 female counselors who are providing emergency aid to the most needy, with fundraising support from Operation Broken Silence.
Learn more about this crisis and join us in taking action:
Famine declared in Zamzam Displacement Camp — Operation Broken Silence The camp is also home to a team of 20 female counselors who are providing emergency aid to the most needy, with fundraising support from Operation Broken Silence.
08/01/2024
This guide is for those trying to learn more about the crisis in Sudan, now the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world. We regularly update this page with relevant information.
Sudan rarely gets sustained attention in the news despite the severity and scale of the war and famine. You can help overcome that by reading and sharing our guide to your feed.
Sudan Crisis 2024 - What You Need To Know — Operation Broken Silence This guide is for those who want to learn more about the war in Sudan.
07/27/2024
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07/16/2024
It cannot be overstated that the unfolding famine in Sudan is manmade. Extreme violence, aid being blocked, depleted harvests, and soaring prices have led to 14 official famine warnings being declared in the besieged country.
This is the bleak environment our Sudanese partners are operating in. Every day they witness preventable death and suffering brought on by a senseless war and a criminal lack of global attention. They need ongoing support and all the help they can get.
Learn more and help them fight back against famine:
Darfur Emergency Aid Update - July 2024 — Operation Broken Silence An important update on the famine in Sudan and how you can help.
07/05/2024
The community that came together last weekend to help us launch the most powerful campaign in our history has left us speechless. Their generosity manifested in 15 hour days and working and running in triple digit heat indexes, all to make something incredible together.
Sudan is now home to the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world. And they’re about to give you the tools to help our Sudanese partners save and change lives.
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07/03/2024
This guide is for those trying to learn more about the current crisis in Sudan. The country is now home to the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency, far outpacing every other crisis in the world.
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Sudan Crisis 2024 - What You Need To Know — Operation Broken Silence This guide is for those who want to learn more about the war in Sudan.
06/24/2024
Sudan is now home to the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency, far outpacing every other crisis in the world.
We're supporting Sudanese heroes who are fighting back against war and famine in the southern Nuba Mountains and western Darfur regions. And they need your help.
Learn more and join us:
Our Work We’re helping local heroes in Sudan build a better future from the ground up, and with the help of supporters like you, we’re making tangible progress every day.
06/21/2024
“I don’t think people in the world know how bad it is for students in Sudan. A girl who came to Yida early this year joined our class. She says most schools in Sudan are closed because of war. I try to imagine all the empty classrooms. It is hard. All the children of our generation need the opportunity we have here. We come to school everyday for them and not just ourselves.
We are thankful for bringing us school supplies and helping our teachers. My people feel alone right now but at school we can see that we heard and believed in by people all over the world. Thank you for supporting our schools.”
Nuba Education Update - June 2024 — Operation Broken Silence Learn about one of the few childhood education programs still serving Sudanese children and support teachers on the ground.
06/14/2024
Hey , as we continue responding to the emergency in Sudan, we are excited to offer this shirt as a way for you to help save lives and raise awareness about this ignored crisis.
100% of profits benefit food relief for displaced Sudanese and refugees. Grab yours today:
https://operationbrokensilence.org/sudan-shirt-fundraiser
06/11/2024
As we continue to respond to the emergency in Sudan, we are excited to offer this shirt as a way for you to help save lives and raise awareness.
100% of profits benefit food relief for displaced Sudanese and refugees. Grab yours today!
Sudan Shirt Fundraiser 100% of profits benefit food relief for displaced Sudanese and refugees.
06/11/2024
Operation Broken Silence is joining over 150 organizations and experts in calling on the Biden Administration to take more decisive action in Sudan, specifically with regard to the rapidly deteriorating genocide emergency unfolding in the city of El Fasher.
Learn more and take action:
Letter to President Biden concerning the crisis in El Fasher — Operation Broken Silence Operation Broken Silence is joining over 150 organizations and experts in calling on the Biden Administration to take more decisive action in Sudan, specifically with regard to the rapidly deteriorating genocide emergency unfolding in the city of El Fasher.
06/06/2024
A perfect storm of the army and Rapid Support Forces blocking humanitarian aid, extreme violence, depleted harvests, soaring prices, and a near criminal lack of international attention has brought Sudan to the brink of an unfathomable humanitarian catastrophe.
"A tipping point at which large-scale hunger transitions into large-scale death has likely already been reached in parts of the country in May."
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2.5 million Sudanese could die from hunger by September 2024 — Operation Broken Silence Extreme violence, aid blockage, depleted harvests, and soaring prices have created the largest emergency in the world.
05/31/2024
Artillery shells are tearing through displacement camps and crashing through residential homes. Food and medical supplies are rapidly running out. People are fleeing communities without even being able to bury the bodies of their loved ones.
This is the current situation in El Fasher, one of Darfur's largest cities and the latest epicentre of the year-long war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – a war that has already displaced some nine million people and left vast numbers on the brink of famine.
UN officials have called the situation in El Fasher “Hell on Earth” and are warning that genocide crimes may be committed.
How El Fasher went from Darfur’s safe haven to all-out war — Operation Broken Silence Artillery shells are tearing through displacement camps and crashing through residential homes. Food and medical supplies are rapidly running out. People are fleeing communities without even being able to bury the bodies of their loved ones.
05/29/2024
Our Sudan Crisis Guide has been updated. This informative resource is helping educate people about the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world.
Sudan Crisis 2024 - What You Need To Know — Operation Broken Silence This guide is for those who want to learn more about the war in Sudan.
Senator Cory Booker recently traveled to the Sudanese refugee camps in eastern Chad, where he talked to survivors of the African Masalit ethic group, who are at risk of being annihilated by the Arab supremacist Rapid Support Forces.
Here, he shares about the stunning lack of global attention to the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world and the change that needs to happen.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to Sudanese heroes on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
Senator Cory Booker recently traveled to the refugee camps in eastern Chad. He talked to survivors of the African Masalit ethic group, who are at risk of being annihilated by the Arab supremacist Rapid Support Forces. Here, he shares about the sheer amount of trauma he witnessed and the need for special care.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
The cause of the war in Sudan and the mass suffering it has unleashed lays at the feet of Sudan’s generals, who are selfishly fighting for control of a country that has already rejected them.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
Senator Cory Booker recently traveled to the refugee camps in eastern Chad. He talked to survivors of the African Masalit ethic group, who are at risk of being annihilated by the Arab supremacist Rapid Support Forces.
As hundreds of thousands of Sudanese cross international borders and become refugees, they are often shocked to learn that the world has no knowledge of the terror being inflicted on them. Coming to grips with the reality that other people haven’t noticed —or worse, have noticed and don’t care— only compounds the already severe trauma they are living with.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
The spiraling crisis in Sudan is so ignored by the world that there is not even a credible death toll. It is widely believed that the most conservative estimates of 15,000-30,000 people is a severe undercount. Here, U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello shares about this issue and how the U.S. government is trying to support local leaders on the ground.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
The unfolding famine in Sudan is manmade, brought on by the army and Rapid Support Forces blocking humanitarian relief, destroying food storehouses and crops, and preventing farmers from working. The result? Almost 18 million Sudanese —a third of the country— are facing life-threatening levels of food insecurity. At least 730,000 Sudanese children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
Despite the war, the Sudanese people are incredibly united toward peace. Here, U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello speaks to some of the longer-term challenges that can only be addressed after the guns are silenced.
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
Despite Sudan being the largest and most dangerous humanitarian emergency in the world, the crisis has received hardly any attention compared to other global conflicts. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello shares why he thinks that is, echoing the same reasons we provided in our April 15 article “Sudan trapped in a ‘doom loop of silence’ after one year of war and humanitarian nightmare.” Read it here: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/sudan-trapped-in-a-doom-loop-of-silence-after-one-year-of-war-and-humanitarian-nightmare
You can help deliver food aid, education, and healthcare by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
On May 1, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
Spreading hunger in Sudan is quickly turning into famine. Almost 18 million Sudanese —a third of the country— are facing life-threatening levels of food insecurity. Conservative projections are that 230,000 children, pregnant women, and new mothers will die from hunger in the coming months if the situation does not improve soon.
You can help deliver food aid by making a small donation. We’ll pass your gift along to our Sudanese partners on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/give
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts to end the war and avert famine. Learn more and watch the full hearing: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
05/15/2024
For many Sudanese, war and extreme violence has made daily life a struggle to survive. Food is scarce, access to healthcare is evaporating, and children are out of school.
But our Sudanese partners are fighting back. You can help local aid workers, doctors and nurses, and teachers continue their critical work. They can’t do it without your generous support.
Give today.
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The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently held an emotional hearing on the conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello provided updates on the situation and recent U.S. efforts before taking questions.
Visit our website to watch the full hearing, read a short summary, and support Sudanese heroes on the ground: https://operationbrokensilence.org/blog/us-senate-foreign-relations-committee-hearing-on-sudan-may-2024
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Operation Broken Silence is building a global movement to empower the Sudanese people through innovative programs as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We create documentary films, photography exhibits, and events that mobilize people around the world to raise support for Sudanese programs. We invest funds raised in Sudanese heroes and institutions to empower their education and healthcare work. And they make the big program decisions, not us. We design grassroots campaigns that equip activists in our home state of Tennessee to engage their communities and political leaders on issues concerning Sudan.
Learn more about our friends in Sudan and our mission to see the day that every single community there is safe, healthy, and thriving: https://www.operationbrokensilence.org
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