How crypto philanthropy can save lives in Sudan
Cities bombed out and villages annihilated. Men, women and children tortured, raped and executed. Millions displaced from their homes. A nation at risk of being swallowed whole by heavily-armed soldiers.
By any objective standard, Sudan’s roughly 49 million citizens are facing a catastrophe that is as epic as it is tragic. The capitol city of Khartoum has been a brutal war zone for over five months. In western Darfur, a full blown genocide of ethnic minorities is underway by a paramilitary force that is evil incarnate. War has resumed in the Nuba Mountains. Fighting is creeping into new parts of the country every week.
And the world seems to have barely noticed.
25 million people, roughly half the population, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Famine already stalks the war-torn hinterlands, threatening 6.3 million lives in just the next few months. 4.2 million women and girls —a brave demographic who has long been the last line of defense in protecting human life— are staring down the barrel of gender-based violence. Almost 700,000 children with severe acute malnutrition are at risk of dying by the end of this year. These statistics are certainly undercounts and tick upward with each passing day.
The United Nations has only 27% of the funding needed to stave off the worst of spiraling humanitarian conditions, and that’s assuming aid can reach those most in need. Right now, it isn’t. As a nonprofit organization working in Sudan for more than 12 years, we usually receive a few dozen new requests for help during a given year. 2023 is far from over and we have already received over 300 cries for emergency support.
Will you join our campaign to help?
Your donation will help our Sudanese partners assist those escaping the genocide in Darfur, continue their critical education and healthcare work in the Nuba Mountains, and reach more people in need.
We need to raise $10,000 worth of crypto by the end of 2023. We have currently raised $215.06.
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Who You’re Supporting
Some of the most vulnerable people are fleeing West and South Darfur or living in the southern Nuba Mountains. Operation Broken Silence is working with determined indigenous partners to provide safehaven, education, and healthcare. Needs are fluctuating daily due to the chaos of war, so we’ll put your crypto donation where it is most needed.
Darfur - Escape Support & Relief
One of our Sudanese partners has positioned several of their people in parts of South Darfur and along the Darfur-South Sudan border. They are helping refugees fleeing the Rapid Support Forces-backed genocide cross safely into South Sudan and providing food and other basic needs.
This is a very high-risk program and the safety of these brave heroes is our top priority. We won't be releasing their names or anything that can be used to identify their locations for this reason. We will provide occasional updates and stories to our supporters, just as we do for our ongoing programs.
Operation Broken Silence is the only organization supporting childhood education in Yida Refugee Camp, just south of the Nuba Mountains. To date, over 10,000 children have been positively impacted through our partnership with 24 Nuba teachers.
Refugee families are trickling into the camp and trying to enroll their children, and the two schools we sponsor are reporting rising costs from the war. They serve 750+ kids a year and need extra financial support to meet new needs.
Mother of Mercy Hospital is in the heart of the Nuba Mountains and serves as the backbone of the healthcare system in the region. The main referral facility in Gidel and its string of community clinics serve 150,000+ patients year.
With tens of thousands of displaced people flowing into the Nuba Mountains and fighting on the frontlines surging to higher levels, the hospital is in need of extra financial support to meet growing training and supply needs.
Why Give Crypto?
Donating crypto is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give. Your crypto donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by U.S. law.
If you’ve owned a token for over a year that has increased in value, giving crypto may provide better tax benefits than selling the asset and giving cash. Your charitable income tax deduction is equal to it’s fair market value and you avoid paying capital gains tax on any increase in value over the original cost of the crypto.
If one of the reasons you are donating is for tax benefits, we strongly encourage you to consult with your financial advisor before giving.
Other Ways To Help
Operation Broken Silence is building a global movement to empower the Sudanese people through innovative programs as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We invest funds raised in Sudanese heroes to empower their life-changing childhood education and healthcare work. Join us by giving once or through The Renewal, our family of monthly givers.
Checks can be made payable to Operation Broken Silence and mailed to PO Box 770900 Memphis, TN 38177-0900.
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