Sudanese Women’s Network and “Sikka Tasamuh” Celebrate International Day of Peace in Kampala

The Sudanese Women’s Network, in collaboration with the “Sikka Tasamuh” networks, held a commemorative evening yesterday, Monday, to mark the International Day of Peace at Dar Al-Harissat in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, under the slogan “Peace First.”

The evening was attended by a notable number of Sudanese families, youth, activists, and women’s rights advocates residing in Kampala, along with leaders of women’s and civil society initiatives, media professionals, and members of the Sudanese community.

The programme featured discussions, awareness-raising messages, and artistic performances. Peace and Sudan were also reflected in songs performed by young artist Mustafa Bakri, who presented a number of patriotic and peace-themed songs. Through his artistic work, he highlighted the Sudanese song tradition and its connection to community issues, collective memory, and the homeland, drawing an enthusiastic response from the audience.

The event focused on issues of peace and ending the war, the role of women in peacebuilding, as well as the situation of women and children amid war, displacement, and asylum, and the importance of documenting violations against them.

The discussions also addressed hate speech, combating regionalism and racism, strengthening social cohesion and tolerance, and highlighting initiatives led by Sudanese women in countries of asylum.

The event adopted the slogan: “Let us make peace our goal, ending the war our objective, and solidarity and tolerance our means to achieve it,” emphasizing the importance of expanding spaces for dialogue and community engagement and linking calls for peace with efforts to promote coexistence and confront hate speech.

The event was part of the activities of the Sudanese Women’s Network, described as an independent, democratic, non-partisan civil society network established through a general assembly in Kampala. The network focuses on women’s rights, freedom, justice, and equality, as well as integrating the feminist agenda into efforts to end the war, build peace, and restore civilian governance.

“Sikka Tasamuh” operates as a Sudanese community initiative in countries of asylum, particularly Uganda, working to promote social cohesion and combat hate speech and regionalism through cultural, heritage, and national events that bring Sudanese people together and create spaces for communication and peaceful coexistence.

The evening brought together women activists and leaders, human rights advocates, representatives of civil society organizations, media professionals, refugees, families, and young members of the Sudanese community in Kampala. The event was also accompanied by digital broadcasting and coverage through several platforms.