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What is the program about?

The program will help Sudanese women heal the wounds of trauma and develop resilience for the future. As a Sudanese women who managed to flee to Cairo you endured long and dangerous journeys, witnessed deaths, discrimination and separation from your families. You may be in survival mode, adapting to a new culture while trying to meet basic needs of safety, shelter and livelihood. The laws around visas and residency are constantly changing, making it difficult for you to feel safe and grounded. If you are struggling with the following, then this program aims to help you understand what is going on and help you move through it.

This program will help you address your mental health and well-being, so that you can avoid experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) that can manifest as nightmares, insomnia, severe anxiety, depression and hypervigilance. When untreated these symptoms can make it impossible to go to work, socialize, leave the house or care for yourself or others.

This event aims to provide a safe resting ground for you to be able to resource yourself. Through the tools that will be shared and the community that will be created, you will refuel and approach your situation in a new light. While you are in a holding pattern, unsure when you will return home, this program will help you to accept the transitional space you are currently in and perhaps even use it as a platform for personal growth.

Who is the program for?

The program is for Sudanese women who were recently affected by the outbreak of war in Sudan and are struggling with anxiety, depression, withdrawal, alienation and grief.

If you are struggling with any of the following, this program is for you:

High levels of anxiety
Depression, numbness, withdrawal and sleep deprivation
Feeling unsafe, on high alert, scanning for potential danger. Unable to relax out of fear that something dangerous or bad will happen again
Feeling uprooted and alienated in your new surroundings
Grief from separation from your families and from your country

What will be covered?

You will be staying for three nights in a unique safe and confidential location. During the time there, we will run workshops to help release the trauma from the body and mind.

Group sharing circles. You will share whatever feels repressed or heavy. Sharing is optional, participants share when they feel the desire to
Simple Trauma Release Exercises – These are simple exercises that help you release stored trauma from the body and create space in the body
Gentle Yoga – to reconnect to the wisdom held within the body. You do not need to have any prior experience in yoga
Breathing Exercises – The breathing exercises will help you to manage anxiety and bring the nervous system back into balance

What will I get out of the program?

You will come out of the program with:

Reduced anxiety and a readiness to engage more with life
A renewed sense of hope and resilience
A feeling of belonging and having a community away from home where they feel supported by each other
Feeling safe and regaining a sense of trust in life