TRAID

TRAID Trauma Rescue Aid (TRAID) is a refugee-led grassroots & nonprofit organization founded in April 2023 after the devastating war in Sudan.

Our focus is on psychosocial support, peacebuilding programs, human rights advocacy & gender equality empowerment. A refugee-led grassroots nonprofit organization, working with war displaced communities and victims/survivors of violence across Sudan, refugee camps and IDP camps.

As the holy month of , let us remember the millions of people in who will struggle to eat one meal a day. In this mon...
19/02/2026

As the holy month of , let us remember the millions of people in who will struggle to eat one meal a day. In this month of generosity and giving, you can share a meal with a Sudanese family via https://gofundme.com/f/traid2024/cl/s
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
"Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like that of the fasting person, without any reduction in their reward." — Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

This is an ongoing, hidden atrocity that civilians are paying for, and almost no one is speaking about it.What is happen...
27/01/2026

This is an ongoing, hidden atrocity that civilians are paying for, and almost no one is speaking about it.
What is happening right now in South Kordofan is not only a humanitarian crisis.
It is a serious violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.
Civilians are being forced to flee their homes and hide in bushes and remote areas just to stay alive. Families are stranded in fear, without food, clean water, or medical care. Many cannot move because fighting continues around them. They are trapped where they are.
This suffering is not accidental.
It is the direct result of actions that place civilians in harm’s way and deny them protection.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during armed conflict. They must never be targeted, punished, or forced to live in inhumane conditions. Access to food, water, shelter, and medical care is not optional. It is a legal obligation, even during war.
Yet in South Kordofan, civilians are being left to survive in silence. Hidden from view. Forgotten by the world.
Silence does not mean these violations are not happening. It only means they are happening without witnesses.

Situation in Habila Locality, South Kordofan StateJanuary 2026 As violations and community displacement continue across ...
19/01/2026

Situation in Habila Locality, South Kordofan State
January 2026
As violations and community displacement continue across Sudan, Habila locality in South Kordofan State came under heavy military attack on Thursday, January 15th, 2026. Since then, the situation for civilians has rapidly deteriorated.
As fighting continues around Habila locality, large numbers of civilians are fleeing southward in search of safety. Families are walking for days, carrying children on their backs. Many fled after their homes and villages were burned, their farms destroyed, and their cows and goats taken. These losses have left entire communities without any means of survival.
People arriving in southern areas, including Amdulu IDP locations, are exhausted and deeply traumatized. Parents are struggling to protect their children while carrying the pain and grief of losing family members, homes, and livelihoods. Children are sleeping hungry, with little or no food, and many are becoming malnourished and emotionally distressed. This is not the first-time communities from South Kordofan have been displaced by violence.
Living conditions for displaced civilians are extremely harsh. Most people are sleeping in open spaces, under trees, or on mountains without proper clothing or shelter. There is no access to safe drinking water or food supplies, forcing families to survive on tree leaves and wild grass. Malnutrition is becoming a serious concern, particularly among children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
Healthcare services are largely unavailable. There are no health organizations operating in areas where displaced families have gathered. Essential medicines are inaccessible, and people living with chronic illnesses, injuries, or pregnancy-related complications are left without care. Psychological and trauma support services are also absent, despite the severe emotional impact of violence, displacement, and repeated loss.
What is happening in Habila is not only a humanitarian crisis, but also a crisis of protection and dignity. Civilians are paying the highest price for a war they did not choose. Many displaced families tell us they feel forgotten, unsure whether anyone sees their suffering or hears their voices.
Trauma Rescue Aid is deeply alarmed by the ongoing displacement in South Kordofan and the lack of an immediate, coordinated humanitarian response. Without urgent intervention, the situation will continue to worsen, leading to preventable hunger, illness, and loss of life.
We call on humanitarian organizations, donors, and international actors to urgently prioritize South Kordofan and provide emergency food assistance and medical services, and psychosocial support for survivors in South Kordofan. Safe and unhindered humanitarian access must be guaranteed, and civilians must be protected in line with international humanitarian law.
At Trauma Rescue Aid, we stand with the displaced people of Habila south Kordofan. We remain committed to documenting and advocating for their protection, and supporting community-based responses that restore dignity and hope, even in the darkest moments.
No one should be forced to flee with nothing. No community should be left to suffer in silence.

New Year Celebration with Refugee Women in Seeta MukonoOn 1 January 2026, Trauma Rescue Aid (TRAID) organized a New Year...
02/01/2026

New Year Celebration with Refugee Women in Seeta Mukono
On 1 January 2026, Trauma Rescue Aid (TRAID) organized a New Year celebration for refugee women and children from Sudan and South Sudan living in the refugee-hosting community of Seeta Mukono. It was a simple gathering, but a meaningful one. A moment to welcome the new year together and to remind survivors of war that they are not alone.
The women and children who attended this event have lived through things no one should have to experience. They fled conflict, violence, and insecurity in their home countries. Many women lost their homes, their husbands, their children, and their sense of safety. Some arrived with nothing except their children and the hope that life could somehow start again.
For many of them, daily life is still very hard. Food is limited. Work is uncertain. Trauma follows them quietly, showing up in fear, sadness, and exhaustion. Children carry memories they are too young to understand. Mothers carry pain they rarely speak about.
This New Year celebration was created as a small space of relief. A space where women could sit together, talk, laugh, and feel human again. A space where children could smile, play, and feel safe, even if only for a few hours.
During the gathering, many women shared their personal stories. They spoke about Sudan and South Sudan, about peace, and about how they used to celebrate the New Year back home with family, food, music, and community. Some spoke softly. Others needed time to find the words.
They shared memories of happier times, before the war. They also spoke about their experiences of violence, displacement, and survival. About running for safety. About loss. About the strength it took to keep going when everything familiar was taken away.
It was deeply moving to see the women meet each other, hug each other, smile, and dance together. In those moments, pain softened. Laughter returned. Bodies that have carried fear for so long were able to move freely again, even if just for a short time.
During the event, TRAID also awarded certificates to women who completed the Henna Project training. These women showed commitment and strength by attending the training despite the many challenges they face. The certificates were not just papers. They were a sign of recognition. A way of saying: your effort matters, your skills matter, and your future matters.
For some women, this was the first time since fleeing war that they were publicly recognized for something positive they achieved. There were smiles, quiet pride, and a sense of dignity that cannot be measured.
At Trauma Rescue Aid, we believe healing is not only about food, shelter, or counseling. Healing also comes from moments of joy, recognition, and connection. It comes from being reminded that there is still hope, even after loss.
As we begin 2026, we remain committed to walking alongside refugee women and children from Sudan and South Sudan. We will continue to support them through psychosocial care, skills training, and community-based programs that restore dignity and hope.
This New Year celebration was a small step, but for many, it meant everything.
Because even after war, life deserves to be celebrated.

Starvation is no longer a warning in South Kordofan.In Kadugli and surrounding communities, women are going hungry for d...
02/01/2026

Starvation is no longer a warning in South Kordofan.
In Kadugli and surrounding communities, women are going hungry for days. Not by choice. Because there is nothing left. Health workers are now seeing infants with severe acute malnutrition, their mothers too weak and undernourished to breastfeed. Hunger does not stop with one person. It ripples outward. Into the body of a child. Into a family. Into a whole community.
At the same time, violence continues. Drone strikes. Looting. Gender based violence. Schools destroyed. Families forced to flee with nothing, again. Many women are giving birth under fire. Others are burying children lost to hunger and preventable illness. Some disappear entirely, without justice, without answers.
This is the daily trauma women and children in South Kordofan are carrying. Physical. Psychological. And deeply human.
At Trauma Rescue Aid, we see what this does to the mind as much as the body. The fear that never settles. The grief that has no space to breathe. Children who stop speaking. Mothers who blame themselves for a crisis they did not create.
We stand with women led soup kitchens, community volunteers, and frontline responders who are doing everything they can with almost nothing. But courage alone is not enough.
Sudan needs access. It needs protection for civilians. And it needs the world to stop looking away.
Women and children in South Kordofan are not statistics.
They are the measure of our shared humanity.

At our Mukono Centre on the 13th, Many Sudanese families came hungry and exhausted. Many have been displaced for months,...
18/12/2025

At our Mukono Centre on the 13th, Many Sudanese families came hungry and exhausted. Many have been displaced for months, struggling with little to eat and few resources. Children, women, and the elderly all face daily challenges just to meet basic needs. They come to our centre daily seeking food , shelter and medicine .
The photo captures a moment of their reality
families seeking relief, nourishment, and care in the midst of hardship. Their faces tell stories of struggle, resilience, and the quiet weight of survival.

It’s almost unbearable how the headlines keep repeating themselves.Yesterday, at 11 a.m., a drone strike hit the village...
30/11/2025

It’s almost unbearable how the headlines keep repeating themselves.
Yesterday, at 11 a.m., a drone strike hit the village of Komo in the Nuba Mountains, killing 45 civilians, most of them school children, and 8 more injured.
This is not an isolated tragedy. It is part of a long, systematic pattern of attacks on schools and children in the Nuba Mountain, South Kordofan that has been hidden from the world for too long:
On 14 March 2024, a government plane bombed a primary school in Al-Adra village, killing 11 children and 2 teachers, leaving 45 injured.
May 2016: A school bombing in Dalami killed the headmaster and injured two young boys, ages 8 and 11.
September 2017: Six children aged 4–13 were killed and others wounded near a school in Heiban County.
May 2015: A bomb hit an adult education school; another attack in February of the same year killed three children in a bomb shelter.
2015: Amnesty International confirmed indiscriminate aerial bombing of four schools, causing deaths, injuries, and displacement.
February 2012: SAF bombed a Bible school in Heiban, sparking international condemnation.
January 2012: An airstrike on Al Ganaya killed nine women and children, including five children under 14.
As a civil society organisation, we’re saying enough.
We are pleading and calling on the international community, the African Union, and all regional bodies to urgently investigate these attacks and take real action to stop the continuous targeting of civilians and children in South Kordofan. Silence has only fueled impunity. And impunity is costing lives.

I got 4 reactions on my recent top post! Thank you all for your continued support. I could not have done it without you....
26/11/2025

I got 4 reactions on my recent top post! Thank you all for your continued support. I could not have done it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

On the 22nd of this month, our center in Mukono was filled with an unforgettable atmosphere of joy, unity, and healing. ...
26/11/2025

On the 22nd of this month, our center in Mukono was filled with an unforgettable atmosphere of joy, unity, and healing. The Sudanese community turned up in large numbers for the Henna Project, and the energy was simply beautiful.
Women, girls, and survivors sat together drawing henna for one another, sharing stories, laughing, and reconnecting with pieces of home they feared were lost. In every smile, in every design, I saw hope being restored. I saw love being rebuilt. I saw a community that has endured unimaginable pain choosing to stand, to celebrate culture, and to heal together.
This project is more than henna.
It was a reminder that identity, beauty, and togetherness are powerful tools of resilience. It showed us that even after war and displacement, our people still carry an unbroken spirit.
We are grateful for everyone who came, participated, and created such a warm and empowering environment. The Henna Project reminded us that healing is possible and that when our community comes together, we rise stronger.

Yesterday, we reached 300 Sudanese refugee households with essential support, distributing maize flour to help families ...
24/11/2025

Yesterday, we reached 300 Sudanese refugee households with essential support, distributing maize flour to help families facing daily hunger and uncertainty.
The ongoing human rights violations in Sudan have forced millions into unimaginable conditions. For many families, even securing a single meal has become a struggle for survival. People told us how they fled with nothing, how their homes were destroyed, and how children are now facing severe hunger and malnutrition. These are not just stories; they are the daily reality for civilians caught in a crisis they did not choose.
To everyone who supported this effort, thank you. Your contributions reached real people in real crisis, at a moment when help is a lifeline. And to our volunteers… I don’t even know how to properly express it. You showed up with heart, patience, and compassion, and the families felt that. We all did.
We will continue standing with displaced communities, documenting their stories, offering psychosocial support, trauma counseling, and empowering women to rebuild their lives. Every act of solidarity pushes back, even a little, against the violence, displacement, and starvation that civilians are being forced to endure.

18/11/2025

As the conflict grows worse, more women and children are being forced to flee their homes every day. No food No medicines, Families are in pain and have lost everything.
We are doing everything we can to support them with food, counselling and medical services but the needs are growing faster than our resources.
We are asking for your support.
Please consider donating to our fundraising campaign or sharing our work with others.
Every small act of kindness helps a family survive and find hope again.
Together, we can bring relief and dignity to those who have lost so much.


It feels like the truth is finally pushing its way to the surface, even though every part of it is painful to hear. Surv...
17/11/2025

It feels like the truth is finally pushing its way to the surface, even though every part of it is painful to hear. Survivor and witness testimonies from the El Fasher maternity hospital are beginning to emerge, and they are telling a darker story than the already reported figure of 460 people killed. The more people speak, the clearer it becomes that the real number might be much higher.
One lab technician who managed to flee described the attack as fast and violent, the kind that shakes your chest before your mind even catches up. “I didn’t run because I was brave, I ran because everyone around me was dying. When I escaped, I ran through smoke and broken glass, and later, when I heard what happened to my colleagues, it felt like losing a part of my soul.”
A young nurse, who somehow survived the shooting inside the wards, said: “They were shooting people in their beds. Mothers holding newborns. Patients who couldn’t even move. You don’t forget that… not ever.”
A mother of four, another witness, recalled how the attackers “showed no mercy for anyone.” She grabbed her children and ran without even knowing where she was heading.
Another survivor told reporters, “We ran with our children through the streets, over bodies. I don’t even know if my neighbors survived.”
These are not just stories. They are fragments of a massacre, spoken by people who barely managed to escape. Every new testimony hint at a scale of violence far beyond what was first reported. Perhaps that is why the survivors sound like they are carrying something heavy… something they are trying to pass to the world, so it doesn’t die with them.
If there is one thing that is clear now, it’s that the full truth is only starting to surface. And as hard as it is to hear, we cannot turn away. The people who lived through this are speaking. The least we can do is listen, and insist that the world listens too.

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