36 | Coordinating Hope | Hanin Ahmed

Key Topics CoveredGrowing up in Khartoum and the women who shaped her voiceThe revolution, grassroots organizing, and youth-led research for changeThe outbreak of war and the immediate humanitarian responseThe gendered violence faced by Sudanese women—on an unimaginable scaleEvacuating students, building trauma centers, and creating safe spacesHow U.S. aid suspensions cripple life-saving workRedefining peace through survival, service, and solidarityWhy global solidarity must go beyond hashtags  Standout Quotes“I wasn’t afraid of dying. I was afraid of being raped.”“Peace used to mean volunteering. Now it means saving lives with nothing in your hands.”“Sometimes we must choose: do we feed you, or do we protect you? That is the price of war.”“Healing for a mother means seeing her child go to school without fear.” Resources & MentionsEmergency Response Room – Sudanese grassroots initiative led by HaninUNSCR 1325 – Women, Peace, and Security framework referencedNalafem’s CSW68 Solidarity Night – A global platform amplifying Sudanese womenVolunteer trainings in Sudan & DRC – Highlighting Hanin’s regional feminist work ______________________________________________ Want to support the Nalafem? Website nalafem.org Instagram @IamNala_podcast  Tiktok I AM NALA PodcastFacebook Nala Feminist CollectiveX (Twitter) @NalafemYouTube Nala feminist CollectiveLinkedin Nala Feminist CollectiveLearn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations. nalafem.org/manifestoFor collaboration and sponsorships contact:  social@nalafem.org ____________________________________________Creator & Host: Aya ChebbiProducer: Omom Mbu-OgarGraphic Designer : Kenechukwu NwachukwuAudio engineer: Joy WambuiMusic License Agreement signed for the Use of ‘Fire’ by Mpho featuring MiDi KwaKwa