Strength & Solidarity in Sudan

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As the second anniversary of the devastating war in Sudan approaches, its impacts are staggering. Since April 2023, 11 million people in Sudan have been internally displaced. Over 3 million people have fled the country. Levels of sexual and gender-based violence have reached an unprecedented level. 

Despite this, Sudanese organizations continue their activism and resistance. As do Sudanese women in their daily lives.

Join us on March 4 at 12:00pm as two feminist activists from Inter Pares’ counterpart, the Sudanese Organization for Research & Development (SORD), Dr. Asha El-Karib and Ilham Ibrahim, discuss how women in Sudan are navigating the war, and their own organizational and personal survival strategies. The conversation will be moderated by Chair of the Inter Pares’ Board of Directors, feminist activist, Dr. Amanda Dale.

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About the speakers

Dr. Asha El-Karib
Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD)

Dr. Asha El-Karib is the co-founder and Gender Advisor at SORD, formerly based in Khartoum, Sudan. Her work focuses on promoting women’s rights, including women’s access to justice and equality before the law, among other issues. Asha is one of Sudan’s foremost feminist activists, a human rights defender, researcher and devoted grandmother. She began her activist journey as a young woman engaged in the Sudanese Women’s Union, took part in the 2019 Sudanese Revolution, and is involved in several coalitions dedicated to gender justice and democracy. As a researcher and an activist in Sudan, Asha has conducted several studies with special focus on discriminative laws against women and the impact of conflict on gender roles in Sudan. Due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, Asha is currently living as a refugee in Uganda.

Ilham Ibrahim
Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD)

Ilham Ibrahim is a dedicated feminist and human rights activist. She is co-founder of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD) and currently serves as its Executive Director. Ilham holds a Master’s degree in Peace and Development, along with a higher diploma in Development Planning. With over 34 years of experience, Ilham worked with UN agencies and international NGOs before joining civil society organizations. In addition to her role as Executive Director, Ilham actively represents SORD in numerous civil society coalitions and networks.

Dr. Amanda Dale (moderator)

Dr. Amanda Dale is an international human rights activist, scholar and non-profit sector consultant. Amanda specializes in the application of international human rights standards to national contexts, with a specialization in violence against women, access to justice and women's human rights. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, faculty at the Women's Human Rights Institute, and a recognized spokesperson and expert in the way law impacts marginalized people's lives and in women’s rights and violence against women. For three decades, Amanda has remained active in feminist movements contributing to many organizations. She is the Chair of the Board at Inter Pares.