Darfur Now: Video

6 People, 6 Actions




Sudan Divestment Taskforce

Adam Sterling

At 24 years old, Adam Sterling is just one of many young people involved in the fight to help the people of Darfur.

Despite his inexperience in the political arena, he gets Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a bill passed that will keep California's State funds out of Sudan.

Action: Sudan Divestment Taskforce

World Food Program

Pablo Recalde

Pablo Recalde is a man dedicated to improving the lives of the most vulnerable people on the planet.

Leader of the World Food Program team in West Darfur, he mobilizes massive convoys to deliver food to the suffering people of the region.

Action: World Food Programme

Jewish World Watch

Hejewa Adam

Hejewa Adam's village was attacked and destroyed by Janjaweed militias and government forces. When she fled, her three-month-old son was beaten to death as he clung to her back. Faced with abandoning her home forever or bringing justice and peace back to Sudan, she joins the rebels.

Action: Jewish World Watch

 
Relief International

Ahmed Mohamed Abakar

Once a respected farmer, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar now resides in Hamadea camp with 47,000 other internally displaced Darfurians.

Charged with holding his community together, he must protect the camp from hostile local authorities, corruption and the threat of attack by militias.

Action: Relief International

International Criminal Courts Victims Trust Fund

Luis Moreno-Ocampo

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, dreams of achieving justice for the people of Darfur. From his position on the world stage, he secures arrest warrants against a top Sudanese official and one of the leaders of the Janjaweed militias.

Action: International Criminal Court Victims Trust Fund

Enough!

Don Cheadle

Academy Award®-nominated actor Don Cheadle first learned about the situation in Darfur while working on Hotel Rwanda. Don was inspired to travel to Darfur and use his celebrity to shine a light on the catastrophe unfolding in Darfur and to pressure government officials and world leaders to act.

Action: Enough!