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Hi everyone,
I am writing this out of absolute desperation for a young transgender woman who is currently fighting for her life. She is a refugee who recently fled to South Sudan after surviving a brutal mob beating in Kenya that nearly killed her. She came here looking for safety, but instead, she is trapped in a living nightmare.
Right now, she is severely sick. She is suffering from a severe blood infection, pneumonia, and constant, painful hiccups that won’t stop. Because she just arrived in the camp, she is not yet registered. In South Sudan, being unregistered means you do not exist to the system she has zero access to public services, clinic care, or aid distribution.
On top of being dangerously ill, she has absolutely nothing. She has no shelter to protect her from the elements, no clothes other than what she escaped in, and no food. She is sleeping exposed, which is making her pneumonia rapidly worse.

The Reality for LGBTQIA+ Refugees in Gorom Camp
Gorom Refugee Camp is heavily overcrowded and is not a safe haven for queer people. LGBTQIA+ refugees here face daily violence, stoning, death threats, and a complete denial of basic medical care from the surrounding community and fellow refugees. Because the camp cannot guarantee their safety, many are left completely isolated without proper protection.  

The Legal Danger in South Sudan
To make matters worse, seeking help from local authorities is impossible because her very existence is criminalized. Under Section 248 of the South Sudan Penal Code, consensual same-sex acts (termed "unnatural offences") carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Furthermore, Section 379 (Vagabond law) explicitly criminalizes any male person who dresses in the fashion of a woman in a public place, carrying a prison sentence.  
Because of these laws, she cannot turn to the police or local systems for protection. Doing so risks imprisonment or further state-sanctioned abuse.

Photo description.
Image one; shows the unregistered transgender being talked about, laying on bare ground where she sleeps, while so weak, covering her self with a red cloth, she is dressed in very old red shirt and blue trousers, she is laying on cut old sucks, her face is covered with a transgender flag emoji for her own security.
Image two; shows the transgender in question laying on a bed in a clinic where she was rushed on drip or in (treatment)

How You Can Help Save Her Life
She has survived a mob attack and a dangerous border crossing, but she will not survive this medical emergency without immediate intervention. We need to raise €650 right now to secure private medical treatment, antibiotics, decent clothes, and a safe, temporary space for her to recover.
Every single euro goes directly toward her medical treatment and survival needs. Please, if you can spare anything at all, donate today. If you cannot donate, please share this post so it reaches someone who can.
**Donate here to help save her⬇**️🏳️‍⚧️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Hi everyone,
I am writing this out of absolute desperation for a young transgender woman who is currently fighting for her life. She is a refugee who recently fled to South Sudan after surviving a brutal mob beating in Kenya that nearly killed her. She came here looking for safety, but instead, she is trapped in a living nightmare.
Right now, she is severely sick. She is suffering from a severe blood infection, pneumonia, and constant, painful hiccups that won’t stop. Because she just arrived in the camp, she is not yet registered. In South Sudan, being unregistered means you do not exist to the system she has zero access to public services, clinic care, or aid distribution.
On top of being dangerously ill, she has absolutely nothing. She has no shelter to protect her from the elements, no clothes other than what she escaped in, and no food. She is sleeping exposed, which is making her pneumonia rapidly worse.

The Reality for LGBTQIA+ Refugees in Gorom Camp
Gorom Refugee Camp is heavily overcrowded and is not a safe haven for queer people. LGBTQIA+ refugees here face daily violence, stoning, death threats, and a complete denial of basic medical care from the surrounding community and fellow refugees. Because the camp cannot guarantee their safety, many are left completely isolated without proper protection. 

The Legal Danger in South Sudan
To make matters worse, seeking help from local authorities is impossible because her very existence is criminalized. Under Section 248 of the South Sudan Penal Code, consensual same-sex acts (termed "unnatural offences") carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Furthermore, Section 379 (Vagabond law) explicitly criminalizes any male person who dresses in the fashion of a woman in a public place, carrying a prison sentence. 
Because of these laws, she cannot turn to the police or local systems for protection. Doing so risks imprisonment or further state-sanctioned abuse.

How You Can Help Save Her Life
She has survived a mob attack and a dangerous border crossing, but she will not survive this medical emergency without immediate intervention. We need to raise €650 right now to secure private medical treatment, antibiotics, decent clothes, and a safe, temporary space for her to recover.
Every single euro goes directly toward her medical treatment and survival needs. Please, if you can spare anything at all, donate today. If you cannot donate, please share this post so it reaches someone who can.
Donate here to help save her⬇️🏳️‍⚧️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Hi everyone,
I am writing this out of absolute desperation for a young transgender woman who is currently fighting for her life. She is a refugee who recently fled to South Sudan after surviving a brutal mob beating in Kenya that nearly killed her. She came here looking for safety, but instead, she is trapped in a living nightmare.
Right now, she is severely sick. She is suffering from a severe blood infection, pneumonia, and constant, painful hiccups that won’t stop. Because she just arrived in the camp, she is not yet registered. In South Sudan, being unregistered means you do not exist to the system she has zero access to public services, clinic care, or aid distribution.
On top of being dangerously ill, she has absolutely nothing. She has no shelter to protect her from the elements, no clothes other than what she escaped in, and no food. She is sleeping exposed, which is making her pneumonia rapidly worse.

The Reality for LGBTQIA+ Refugees in Gorom Camp
Gorom Refugee Camp is heavily overcrowded and is not a safe haven for queer people. LGBTQIA+ refugees here face daily violence, stoning, death threats, and a complete denial of basic medical care from the surrounding community and fellow refugees. Because the camp cannot guarantee their safety, many are left completely isolated without proper protection. 

The Legal Danger in South Sudan
To make matters worse, seeking help from local authorities is impossible because her very existence is criminalized. Under Section 248 of the South Sudan Penal Code, consensual same-sex acts (termed "unnatural offences") carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Furthermore, Section 379 (Vagabond law) explicitly criminalizes any male person who dresses in the fashion of a woman in a public place, carrying a prison sentence. 
Because of these laws, she cannot turn to the police or local systems for protection. Doing so risks imprisonment or further state-sanctioned abuse.

How You Can Help Save Her Life
She has survived a mob attack and a dangerous border crossing, but she will not survive this medical emergency without immediate intervention. We need to raise €650 right now to secure private medical treatment, antibiotics, decent clothes, and a safe, temporary space for her to recover.
Every single euro goes directly toward her medical treatment and survival needs. Please, if you can spare anything at all, donate today. If you cannot donate, please share this post so it reaches someone who can.
Donate here to help save her⬇️🏳️‍⚧️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

We are living in Gorom camp in South Sudan, and for those of us in the LGBTIA community, especially our transgender sisters and brothers, the situation has reached a breaking point. We fled our homes seeking safety, but here, we face a different kind of hardship.
Being transgender in this camp means living in constant fear. We are often excluded from community food distributions or bullied at water points. Privacy is impossible in shared shelters, which makes us easy targets for harassment and physical violence. Many of us stay inside all day just to avoid being attacked. When we get sick with malaria or other infections common in the camp, we are often too afraid to go to the clinics because of the stigma we face from staff and other patients.
We are tired of hiding, and we are tired of being hungry. We are a community of human beings who deserve to live without the constant threat of violence.
What We Need Most Right Now

To survive this week and the months ahead, we urgently need support for:
• Safe Shelter: We need funds to secure private housing where we aren't at risk of being attacked in our sleep.
• Daily Food: Most of us are eating once a day, if we are lucky. We need basic food supplies to stay healthy.
• Medical Treatment: We need funds for medicine to treat malaria and for transport to clinics where we won't be discriminated against.
• Trans-Specific Health Needs: Access to hormones (HRT) and dignity items like binders is essential for our well-being and mental health.
• Sanitation: Basic hygiene kits including soap, clean water, and clothes.
• Protection and Resettlement: Assistance with the legal fees and documentation needed to move to a country where we can live openly and safely.

How You Can Stand With Us
Every bit of help goes directly to our survival. It pays for a meal, a dose of medicine, or a safe place to sleep for someone in our group.
Donate here⬇️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Image description
• Image 1 This photo serves as verification of presence within the Gorom Refugee Settlement in South Sudan. A hand holds a piece of white cardboard in front of the official settlement signpost. The cardboard has the handwritten text "I am 256ugft Survival in color." The background sign includes the UNHCR logo and the flags of supporting nations and organizations.

• Image 2 This photo shows two transgenders (trans man and a trans woman) standing together in the camp, holding a large Transgender Pride flag (light blue, pink, and white stripes). They are holding their inner hands high in the air in a gesture of solidarity. The background shows the living conditions within the settlement, featuring modest structures made of mud and bricks with grass fence.

We are living in Gorom camp in South Sudan, and for those of us in the LGBTIA community, especially our transgender sisters and brothers, the situation has reached a breaking point. We fled our homes seeking safety, but here, we face a different kind of hardship.
Being transgender in this camp means living in constant fear. We are often excluded from community food distributions or bullied at water points. Privacy is impossible in shared shelters, which makes us easy targets for harassment and physical violence. Many of us stay inside all day just to avoid being attacked. When we get sick with malaria or other infections common in the camp, we are often too afraid to go to the clinics because of the stigma we face from staff and other patients.
We are tired of hiding, and we are tired of being hungry. We are a community of human beings who deserve to live without the constant threat of violence.
What We Need Most Right Now

To survive this week and the months ahead, we urgently need support for:
• Safe Shelter: We need funds to secure private housing where we aren't at risk of being attacked in our sleep.
• Daily Food: Most of us are eating once a day, if we are lucky. We need basic food supplies to stay healthy.
• Medical Treatment: We need funds for medicine to treat malaria and for transport to clinics where we won't be discriminated against.
• Trans-Specific Health Needs: Access to hormones (HRT) and dignity items like binders is essential for our well-being and mental health.
• Sanitation: Basic hygiene kits including soap, clean water, and clothes.
• Protection and Resettlement: Assistance with the legal fees and documentation needed to move to a country where we can live openly and safely.

How You Can Stand With Us
Every bit of help goes directly to our survival. It pays for a meal, a dose of medicine, or a safe place to sleep for someone in our group.
Donate here⬇️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

We are living in Gorom camp in South Sudan, and for those of us in the LGBTIA community, especially our transgender sisters and brothers, the situation has reached a breaking point. We fled our homes seeking safety, but here, we face a different kind of hardship.
Being transgender in this camp means living in constant fear. We are often excluded from community food distributions or bullied at water points. Privacy is impossible in shared shelters, which makes us easy targets for harassment and physical violence. Many of us stay inside all day just to avoid being attacked. When we get sick with malaria or other infections common in the camp, we are often too afraid to go to the clinics because of the stigma we face from staff and other patients.
We are tired of hiding, and we are tired of being hungry. We are a community of human beings who deserve to live without the constant threat of violence.
What We Need Most Right Now

To survive this week and the months ahead, we urgently need support for:
• Safe Shelter: We need funds to secure private housing where we aren't at risk of being attacked in our sleep.
• Daily Food: Most of us are eating once a day, if we are lucky. We need basic food supplies to stay healthy.
• Medical Treatment: We need funds for medicine to treat malaria and for transport to clinics where we won't be discriminated against.
• Trans-Specific Health Needs: Access to hormones (HRT) and dignity items like binders is essential for our well-being and mental health.
• Sanitation: Basic hygiene kits including soap, clean water, and clothes.
• Protection and Resettlement: Assistance with the legal fees and documentation needed to move to a country where we can live openly and safely.

How You Can Stand With Us
Every bit of help goes directly to our survival. It pays for a meal, a dose of medicine, or a safe place to sleep for someone in our group.
Donate here⬇️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

We are living in Gorom camp in South Sudan, and for those of us in the LGBTI community especially our transgender sisters and brothers the situation has reached a breaking point. We fled our homes seeking safety, but here, we face a different kind of hardship.
Being transgender in this camp means living in constant fear. We are often excluded from community food distributions or bullied at water points. Privacy is impossible in shared shelters, which makes us easy targets for harassment and physical violence. Many of us stay inside all day just to avoid being attacked. When we get sick with malaria or other infections common in the camp, we are often too afraid to go to the clinics because of the stigma we face from staff and other patients.
We are tired of hiding, and we are tired of being hungry. We are a community of human beings who deserve to live without the constant threat of violence.
What We Need Most Right Now
To survive this week and the months ahead, we urgently need support for:
• Safe Shelter: We need funds to secure private housing where we aren't at risk of being attacked in our sleep.
• Daily Food: Most of us are eating once a day, if we are lucky. We need basic food supplies to stay healthy.
• Medical Treatment: We need funds for medicine to treat malaria and for transport to clinics where we won't be discriminated against.
• Trans-Specific Health Needs: Access to hormones (HRT) and dignity items like binders is essential for our well-being and mental health.
• Sanitation: Basic hygiene kits including soap, clean water, and clothes.
• **Protection and Resettlement:**Assistance with any advocacy links, organization and activists that can help amplify our voices.
How You Can Stand With Us
Every bit of help goes directly to our survival. It pays for a meal, a dose of medicine, or a safe place to sleep for someone in our group.
Support our community here:
https://4fund.com/sd9trv
Please consider donating or sharing our story. We cannot get through this alone.

The rainy season has started in Gorom camp, and the situation for LGBTQ+ refugees here has become desperate. Most of us do not have proper housing and are forced to sleep in open spaces. When it rains at night, all our clothes, bedding, and personal belongings get soaked. We have to wake up and try to crowd into the few small, makeshift shelters available, but there isn't enough room for everyone. We end up spending most nights standing up or squeezed together in the cold, waiting for the rain to stop.
The rain also creates a major security risk. Local thieves, transphobes, and homophobes take advantage of the noise and darkness of the storms to attack us. Because we are out in the open and distracted by the weather, we are easy targets for violence and theft. We live in constant fear of being beaten or robbed while we are already struggling to stay dry.
On top of the violence and the weather, our health is at serious risk. The stagnant water has caused a massive increase in mosquitoes, leading to outbreaks of malaria. Many of us are also falling sick with typhoid due to poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. We have no access to proper medication, let alone basic necessities like food, mosquito nets, or waterproof tarps. Between the physical attacks, the lack of food, and the spreading diseases, we are reaching a breaking point.
We are asking for any help you can provide. Your donations will go directly toward buying food, medicine, clean water, and materials to build safer, dry shelters. We are just trying to survive a very hostile environment where we are targeted for who we are. Anything you can contribute makes a difference for our community.
Please donate to our fundraiser here⬇️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Image description.

• Image 1 (proof of location): Holding a paper with my account name with a camp view to proof my presence in Gorom camp.
.Image 1 (Exterior): This photo shows the outside of an LGBTQIA+ refugee shelter in Gorom Camp during the onset of the rainy season. The shelter is made of makeshift wooden poles, loose sheets of UNHCR-branded white plastic sheeting, and some grey tarps. A section of the roof has a new blue metal sheet, but large areas are open to the sky, offering no protection from the rain. In the foreground, the ground is completely saturated with deep, muddy water that forms a trench. Trash and debris are visible in the mud. The sky is dark and cloudy at sunset, signaling an approaching storm.
• Image 2 (Interior): This image shows the inside of one of the few shelters that has plastic sheeting over the mud. Two LGBTQ+ refugees are shown inside. The entire floor area a white plastic sheet is flooded with a thick layer of brown, muddy water. One person, wearing a tank top, is wringing out a blue cloth or blanket that is completely soaked. The other person is standing barefoot in the dirty, standing water. The surrounding interior walls offer no privacy and little protection from the elements, as the floodwater covers the entire sleeping and living area. These conditions, combined with the lack of mosquito nets or proper food/medicine, are fueling outbreaks of malaria and typhoid.

The rainy season has started in Gorom camp, and the situation for LGBTQ+ refugees here has become desperate. Most of us do not have proper housing and are forced to sleep in open spaces. When it rains at night, all our clothes, bedding, and personal belongings get soaked. We have to wake up and try to crowd into the few small, makeshift shelters available, but there isn't enough room for everyone. We end up spending most nights standing up or squeezed together in the cold, waiting for the rain to stop.
The rain also creates a major security risk. Local thieves, transphobes, and homophobes take advantage of the noise and darkness of the storms to attack us. Because we are out in the open and distracted by the weather, we are easy targets for violence and theft. We live in constant fear of being beaten or robbed while we are already struggling to stay dry.
On top of the violence and the weather, our health is at serious risk. The stagnant water has caused a massive increase in mosquitoes, leading to outbreaks of malaria. Many of us are also falling sick with typhoid due to poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. We have no access to proper medication, let alone basic necessities like food, mosquito nets, or waterproof tarps. Between the physical attacks, the lack of food, and the spreading diseases, we are reaching a breaking point.
We are asking for any help you can provide. Your donations will go directly toward buying food, medicine, clean water, and materials to build safer, dry shelters. We are just trying to survive a very hostile environment where we are targeted for who we are. Anything you can contribute makes a difference for our community.
Please donate to our fundraiser here⬇️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Image description.

• Image 1 (proof of location): Holding a paper with my account name with a camp view to proof my presence in Gorom camp.
.Image 1 (Exterior): This photo shows the outside of an LGBTQIA+ refugee shelter in Gorom Camp during the onset of the rainy season. The shelter is made of makeshift wooden poles, loose sheets of UNHCR-branded white plastic sheeting, and some grey tarps. A section of the roof has a new blue metal sheet, but large areas are open to the sky, offering no protection from the rain. In the foreground, the ground is completely saturated with deep, muddy water that forms a trench. Trash and debris are visible in the mud. The sky is dark and cloudy at sunset, signaling an approaching storm.
• Image 2 (Interior): This image shows the inside of one of the few shelters that has plastic sheeting over the mud. Two LGBTQ+ refugees are shown inside. The entire floor area a white plastic sheet is flooded with a thick layer of brown, muddy water. One person, wearing a tank top, is wringing out a blue cloth or blanket that is completely soaked. The other person is standing barefoot in the dirty, standing water. The surrounding interior walls offer no privacy and little protection from the elements, as the floodwater covers the entire sleeping and living area. These conditions, combined with the lack of mosquito nets or proper food/medicine, are fueling outbreaks of malaria and typhoid.

The rainy season has started in Gorom camp, and the situation for LGBTQ+ refugees here has become desperate. Most of us do not have proper housing and are forced to sleep in open spaces. When it rains at night, all our clothes, bedding, and personal belongings get soaked. We have to wake up and try to crowd into the few small, makeshift shelters available, but there isn't enough room for everyone. We end up spending most nights standing up or squeezed together in the cold, waiting for the rain to stop.

The rain also creates a major security risk. Local thieves, transphobes, and homophobes take advantage of the noise and darkness of the storms to attack us. Because we are out in the open and distracted by the weather, we are easy targets for violence and theft. We live in constant fear of being beaten or robbed while we are already struggling to stay dry.

On top of the violence and the weather, our health is at serious risk. The stagnant water has caused a massive increase in mosquitoes, leading to outbreaks of malaria. Many of us are also falling sick with typhoid due to poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. We have no access to proper medication, let alone basic necessities like food, mosquito nets, or waterproof tarps. Between the physical attacks, the lack of food, and the spreading diseases, we are reaching a breaking point.

We are asking for any help you can provide. Your donations will go directly toward buying food, medicine, clean water, and materials to build safer, dry shelters. We are just trying to survive a very hostile environment where we are targeted for who we are. Anything you can contribute makes a difference for our community.

Please donate to our fundraiser here⬇️

https://4fund.com/sd9trv

The rainy season has started in Gorom camp, and the situation for LGBTQ+ refugees here has become desperate. Most of us do not have proper housing and are forced to sleep in open spaces. When it rains at night, all our clothes, bedding, and personal belongings get soaked. We have to wake up and try to crowd into the few small, makeshift shelters available, but there isn't enough room for everyone. We end up spending most nights standing up or squeezed together in the cold, waiting for the rain to stop.

The rain also creates a major security risk. Local thieves, transphobes, and homophobes take advantage of the noise and darkness of the storms to attack us. Because we are out in the open and distracted by the weather, we are easy targets for violence and theft. We live in constant fear of being beaten or robbed while we are already struggling to stay dry.

On top of the violence and the weather, our health is at serious risk. The stagnant water has caused a massive increase in mosquitoes, leading to outbreaks of malaria. Many of us are also falling sick with typhoid due to poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. We have no access to proper medication, let alone basic necessities like food, mosquito nets, or waterproof tarps. Between the physical attacks, the lack of food, and the spreading diseases, we are reaching a breaking point.

We are asking for any help you can provide. Your donations will go directly toward buying food, medicine, clean water, and materials to build safer, dry shelters. We are just trying to survive a very hostile environment where we are targeted for who we are. Anything you can contribute makes a difference for our community.

Please donate to our fundraiser here⬇️

https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Dear Fellow Activists and members of this community,

I am writing to you as a member of the LGBTQIA+ refugee community currently fighting for survival in the Gorom Refugee Settlement, South Sudan. My name is Pretty Tricia (they,them) and I am part of a group of over 500 queer and transgender individuals who are living in a state of constant emergency.

Our journey to Gorom was born out of desperation. Many of us previously sought refuge in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, believing it to be a place of protection. Instead, we were met with unimaginable brutality. In Kakuma, we were targeted by homophobic arson attacks, systemic violence, and relentless stoning. We lost at least three of our comrades to these targeted killings, and many others sustained life-altering injuries that they still carry today. When the Kenyan authorities made it clear that they had no intention of protecting queer refugees, and as food ration cuts pushed us to the brink of starvation, we were forced to flee once again. We crossed borders into neighboring countries like South Sudan, searching for a place where we wouldn’t be hunted.  

However, the sanctuary we hoped for in Gorom has become another site of struggle. Our situation is being exacerbated by a "generational collapse" in humanitarian funding, largely driven by the massive aid cuts initiated during the Trump administration. These policy shifts have gutted the resources available for marginalized groups, leaving us without consistent food, medicine, or hygiene supplies.

While we recognize that the UNHCR and the Government of South Sudan are doing their best to manage an overwhelmed system, their efforts are crippled by a lack of resettlement slots. The backlog is immense, and as we wait for a path to safety, we are forced to survive in open spaces, exposed to the elements and daily physical assaults. Because of the local social climate, being LGBTQIA+ remains a high-risk identity that invites violence, stoning, and death threats.  

The crisis in Gorom and the failure of protection in Kakuma have been documented by international outlets from Minority Africa and the Washington Blade to official UNHCR reports yet the global response remains insufficient. We are a community of survivors who refuse to be silenced, but we cannot survive this backlog without immediate intervention.

We are calling on you to help us in the following ways:

• Advocacy for Resettlement: Pressure international governments to provide emergency resettlement slots specifically for high-risk LGBTQIA+ refugees trapped in South Sudan.

• Emergency Direct Aid: Help us secure the basic needs food, clean water, and medical care that have been lost due to global aid cuts.

• Amplification: Share this message with your networks to ensure that our struggle is not buried in the archives of a failing humanitarian system.

We are tired of running. We want to live in dignity and safety. Please stand with us as we wait for the protection we were promised.

In Power and Solidarity,

https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Pretty Tricia

Activist and Coordinator

Survival in colors (LGBTQIA+ Refugee Coalition) Gorom Settlement

The rainy season has arrived in Gorom camp, and for those of us in the LGBTQ+ refugee community, it has turned our struggle for survival into a nightly nightmare. Most of us sleep in open spaces, exposed to the elements. When the storms hit in the middle of the night, there is no indoors. We are forced to scramble in the dark, clutching our few belongings as they become soaked, trying to squeeze ourselves into the tiny, overcrowded shelter that simply cannot hold us all. We spend our nights shivering and standing up, waiting for a dawn that feels a lifetime away.

The rain is only the beginning of our fear. Under the cover of the storms. Thieves, transphobes, and homophobes use the heavy rains and the chaos of the night to launch targeted attacks against us. We are at our most vulnerable when we are wet, cold, and displaced, and our attackers know this. We are caught between the violence of nature and the violence of hate, with nowhere to run and no walls to protect us.

Beyond the physical danger, our health is rapidly deteriorating. The standing water has brought a plague of mosquitoes, and malaria and typhoid are already breaking out among us. Without proper bedding, mosquito nets, or clean medical supplies, a fever can become a death sentence. We are watching our friends get weaker every day, and the lack of basic humanitarian aid is reaching a breaking point. We are humans seeking safety, yet we are living in conditions that no one should ever have to endure.

We are reaching out to the world because we have no one else to turn to. We are asking for your compassion and your solidarity. Whether it is $5 or $50, your donation can provide waterproof tarps, mosquito nets, medicine, and food for those who have lost everything to the rain and the raids. Please, do not look away from us. We are fighting to stay alive, but we cannot do it alone.

Please donate here if you can🙏🏳️‍⚧️

https://4fund.com/sd9trv

The rainy season has arrived in Gorom camp, and for those of us in the LGBTQ+ refugee community, it has turned our struggle for survival into a nightly nightmare. Most of us sleep in open spaces, exposed to the elements. When the storms hit in the middle of the night, there is no indoors. We are forced to scramble in the dark, clutching our few belongings as they become soaked, trying to squeeze ourselves into the tiny, overcrowded shelter that simply cannot hold us all. We spend our nights shivering and standing up, waiting for a dawn that feels a lifetime away.

The rain is only the beginning of our fear. Under the cover of the storms. Thieves, transphobes, and homophobes use the heavy rains and the chaos of the night to launch targeted attacks against us. We are at our most vulnerable when we are wet, cold, and displaced, and our attackers know this. We are caught between the violence of nature and the violence of hate, with nowhere to run and no walls to protect us.

Beyond the physical danger, our health is rapidly deteriorating. The standing water has brought a plague of mosquitoes, and malaria and typhoid are already breaking out among us. Without proper bedding, mosquito nets, or clean medical supplies, a fever can become a death sentence. We are watching our friends get weaker every day, and the lack of basic humanitarian aid is reaching a breaking point. We are humans seeking safety, yet we are living in conditions that no one should ever have to endure.

We are reaching out to the world because we have no one else to turn to. We are asking for your compassion and your solidarity. Whether it is $5 or $50, your donation can provide waterproof tarps, mosquito nets, medicine, and food for those who have lost everything to the rain and the raids. Please, do not look away from us. We are fighting to stay alive, but we cannot do it alone.

Please donate here if you can🙏🏳️‍⚧️

https://4fund.com/sd9trv

Greetings comrades!

Am kindly reaching out to you requesting for both advocacy and financial support, anything small you can donate on our fundraiser so that we buy food water and other basic needs, we are queer refugees trapped in Gorom camp in South Sudan since 2022, the host community is too hostile, homophobic and transphobic so we can not access work due to our sexuality, many of us sleep in open spaces and which has exposed most of us to transphobic and homophobic attacks, we survive on what is donated on our fundraiser to access medical care, food and water, donations will also be used to build more shelters and we are taking our trans sisters as first priority, we have used the previous donations to secure some shelter though it needs to be added some strong plastic sheets than it’s not easily to broke into by attackers, as you in the pictures.

We were initially over 555 queer refugees including transgenders, gays, lesbians plus bisexual's, but so far over 100 have been resettled to Canada, and of recent more 50 have done resubmission from USA since the program was intercepted by the Trump administration, interviews are also going on though at a very slow pace and our numbers are still big, UNHCR is doing its best but the number is big and there seem to be few or no slots to South Sudan, as I said before America had offered slots to take us all but the program was intercepted by the Tramp administration that’s why cases are now being resubmitted to Canada. so we are here trying to survive finding food, water and medication as we wait to be resettled to safe countries, we are living hopeful that one day we will be free. At the moment we need your support both financially and advocacy ways by raising awareness, please write to any one concerned ie embassies, activists, organizations and political figures who can help our voices reach the right corners.

Note1: with few or no resettlement slots, UNHCR plus the government of South Sudan can’t make any proceedings on our cases, that’s why your efforts are needed at the moment, please share this post and those who can share contacts of any kind please my inbox is open.

Note 2:South Sudan has its own political instability that has led it in war year after year, this makes us not viable to stay in this environment

Below is our fundraiser, donate anything small and share it to family and friends.🙏🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🫂

https://4fund.com/sd9trv