El Hawadith Street Initiative

El Hawadith Street Initiative (HSI), also called Sharia’ al-Hawadith (Arabic: مبادرة شارع الحوادث), is a Sudanese volunteer humanatrian founded in Khartoum it was established in 2012 by youths in their twenties[1] to support needy patients who can not afford medical treatment, in Khartoum and then to other cities in Sudan.[2][3] The initiatives started with recreational programs for cancer patients to public for the donations of blood, the initiatives was later changed to connecting donors directly to the patients through social media. [1][4][5]

Activities

During the Sudanese conflict, volunteers from the El Hawadith Street Initiative provided humanitarian assistance by helping affected communities access medical supplies and basic health services in areas where healthcare systems had been affected.[6][3]

In March 2025, volunteers from the Hawadith Street Initiative assisted in preparing iftar meals for displaced people in Port Sudan during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmed, Awad Mohamed; A-Rahman, Nada Hassan Ahmed (2015). "Hawadith Street Initiative: A unique Sudanese childhood charity experience". Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 15 (2): 9–15. ISSN 0256-4408. PMC 4958669. PMID 27493430.
  2. 1 2 "Al-Nahda Camp: After the long road, displaced families find fragile hope in Atbara". أتر [Atar]. 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  3. 1 2 ""شارع الحوادث" مبادرة طبية لمساعدة المعسرين في السودان". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  4. ↑ Kushkush, Isma’il (2013-08-30). "As Floods Ravage Sudan, Young Volunteers Revive a Tradition of Aid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  5. ↑ Bashri, Maha (2021-01-01), "Organizational Legitimacy and Communication on Social Networking Sites: A Case Study of Sadagaat and the Hawadith Street Initiative in Sudan", Global Perspectives on NGO Communication for Social Change, Taylor and Francis, pp. 145–159, ISBN 978-1-032-03713-4, retrieved 2026-07-15
  6. ↑ "Young People Uphold SDGs as War Rages on in Sudan". Dabanga. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Hundreds of thousands return home in Sudan". Arab News Japan. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
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