As international attention finally turns to the devastating conflict in Sudan, AMEL's Sudan Democracy Action Project is already doing the work that any lasting peace will require: training the young democratizers, researchers, and civil society leaders who are the present and future of Sudan. Just as we have done in numerous conflict areas, we have been doing the critical work behind the scenes to prepare young changemakers for leadership.

Over the last few months, the Sudan Democracy Action Project (SDA) has empowered hundreds more democratizers and changemakers from all parts of Sudan through a variety of activities. This includes 261 trained through our online democracy course, bringing the annual total to nearly 650, in addition to 40 changemakers who were trained in research methodologies and public policy writing as part of the SDA fellowship program. This Summer, the top 11 fellows were awarded mini-grants to complete research projects on key democracy topics, helping to inform international discourse and decision-making on Sudan. Meanwhile, our online forum series continued to foster important discussions between the international community and local humanitarian actors, such as members of Emergency Response Rooms, through several convenings.

The impact will continue to grow with ongoing engagement of thousands of alumni, as well as replication of the Fellowship, online courses and international forum series through September 2026, thanks to support from the National Endowment for Democracy.

Read more highlights from the November newsletter here.