'Anyone know a family in need of foodstuffs...' tweets a dental student in the capital, Khartoum. A whole grassroots network of people are tirelessly helping those caught in the Sudan crossfire, offering food and medicine to people in need. ✍️
Someone else puts out a tweet with a photo of insulin pens available,Much of this altruism is led by young volunteers operating at a local neighbourhood level by what are called "resistance committees". There are thousands of them across the country.
In particular they were asked to form "medical rooms to deal with possible injuries", to monitor food supplies and "raise the slogan #NoToWar".Small charities like Hadhreen, which translates from Arabic as "We are present and ready to help", have also been instrumental in trying to co-ordinate help for those in need.
Mohamed Hamadto, a trauma surgeon and treasurer of the Sudan Doctors Union in the UK, told the BBC his group has tended to focus on training initiatives, but since the outbreak of violence last Saturday they had been raising funds to send to the main Sudanese Doctors Union in Khartoum and collecting supplies they hope to fly in when the situation allows.
This is in al-Siteen Street, not far from the airport and army headquarters where the battles are raging.
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