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PA R T N E R O R g A N I z AT I O N S - T h E P O w E R O F T h E C O A L I T I O N The Save Darfur Coalition works with a network of more than 190 community and organizational partners representing 130 million Americans. Partner groups include national human rights, justice, faith, and advocacy organizations that
in response to the crisis in Darfur, the Save Darfur Coalition was founded at the Darfur Emergency Summit at CUNY
contribute their subject expertise, diverse networks and resources to promote peace in Darfur and all Sudan.
Graduate Center in New York City on July 14, 2004. What began as a meeting organized by the United States Holocaust Museum and American Jewish World Service has grown into an alliance of more than 190 faith-based, advocacy and
Though the groups represent different political beliefs, religious backgrounds and ethnicities, they are united in their
human rights organizations with more than 1 million activists and hundreds of community groups committed to peace,
efforts to create sustainable peace for all of Sudan. Partners such as the ENOUGH Project and Genocide Intervention
protection and accountability in Darfur and all Sudan.
Network collaborate with the coalition to develop policy positions and papers. Organizations such as Amnesty International
The mission of the coalition is to raise public awareness and mobilize a massive response to the atrocities in Darfur. By
USA and Human Rights First encourage their networks of millions to sign petitions, write letters and host awareness-
engaging and educating Americans on the dire situation in Darfur, the coalition has applied pressure on political leaders
building events across the country.
to end the first genocide of the 21st century and support peace for all of Sudan.
all partner organizations are committed to the following Save Darfur Coalition goals:
Save Darfur Coalition is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a staff of 25 professional organizers, policy advisors and communications specialists.
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ending the violence against civilians;
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facilitating adequate and unhindered humanitarian aid;
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establishing conditions for the safe and voluntary
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promoting the long-term sustainable development of Darfur; and
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holding the perpetrators accountable.
return of displaced people to their homes;
gras sroots organizing A network of hundreds of local groups represents a diverse mix of people across the country who have joined together to advocate for the people of Darfur and to educate their communities about the ongoing crisis. The Save Darfur Coalition provides an online forum and in-person opportunities for leaders in the movement to strategize, build capacity and create effective advocacy. These activists share their expertise in organizing, mobilize people to take action, and actively shape the movement. The coalition encourages activists to plan events, write persuasive opinion pieces, and lobby elected officials.
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background on the genocide in darfur in 2003, after decades of neglect, drought, oppression and small-scale conflicts in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, two rebel groups mounted an insurgency against Sudan’s central government. In response, the regime of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and its allied militia, known as the Janjaweed, launched a campaign of destruction against civilians of similar ethnic background as the rebels. They wiped out entire villages, destroyed food and water supplies, and systematically murdered, tortured and raped thousands of Darfuris. Few Darfuris have been spared the violence. The United Nations estimates that this campaign of destruction has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. As many as 2.7 million Darfuris have fled their homes and reside in dangerous internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Darfur, and 300,000 are refugees in neighboring Chad and the Centeral African Republic. These Darfuris depend on the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations for basic needs—food, water, shelter and health care.
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300,000 Death toll from both direct and indirect causes estimated by the United Nations
4,700,000 Darfuris are affected by the conflict and in need of humanitarian aid, according to United Nations estimates
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People have joined the Save Darfur online advocacy movement
130,000,000 People are represented by the coalition’s more than 190 member organizations