Fundraiser for Sudanese Girl With Cancer

Leen | August 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

This Monday, a group of Nasawiyas organized a fund raising dinner in Walimit Warda to gather money for a Sudanese girl living in Lebanon and being treated from cancer. This event follows a series of fund raising and solidarity events planned in Washington and Khartoum after the initial fundraiser 2 months ago in Lebanon.

Back then, the Sudanese community in Lebanon organized a fund raising event on a quiet Sunday in Ouzai for 4 Sudanese children who suffer from cancer and reside in Lebanon, one of which has already passed away since then. Mid way through the event, the Lebanese GSOs raided the placed, assaulted everyone, cut the event down, hit people, insulted them, swore at them and practiced racism in its rudest forms.

This is why alternative fund raisers needed to be done, not only to get money raised but to highlight the urgency on this issue and how it relates to all other oppressions in Lebanon. What the Sudanese community faced on that day is part and parcel of a whole system that other marginalized communities in Lebanon face on a daily basis in different forms.

The event included live performances by Ahmad Kaabour, Issa Ghandour and Masrah AlDouma. Dr. AbdelMeneem, a Sudanese community leader and refugee in Lebanon for 2 years and Aimee Razanjay, a Madagascari community leader residing in Lebanon for the past 12 years shared their stories and gave witness reports on their activism and all the hardships it entails throughout their stay here.

Through the generous donations of people who attended the night and those who supported without coming, we were able to raise 1894$ for the girl.

A big thank you to every person who worked on making this event a success.