1.  Volunteer to join or run a divestment campaign

We are always interested to hear from people looking to join an existing campaign or start a new one.  We can offer advice and practical support. If you are based in the UK, then please contact our UK Divestment Co-ordinator, Victoria Pearse for more information by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . For all other countries, please email Shoshana Bloom, our International Divestment Campaign Leader, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2.  Lobby the government for targeted sanctions

Targeted sanctions include travel bans for war criminals, and asset freezes for individuals and companies responsible for bankrolling the killings.

You could request a meeting with your elected representative to express your concern about the crisis in Darfur, ask what the government are doing about it, and request that they pass on your concerns to the relevant departments with a proposal that they introduce targeted sanctions against Sudan (as outlined in the points below).

Or you could write to the international relations or foreign affairs representatives in your country. A personal letter, rather than a standard form letter, is the best way of achieving this, but try to include the following points:

• Express concern that at least 200,000 people have been killed in Darfur and that 2.5 million are now displaced and relying on international aid to survive.
• Mention that the Sudanese government, as documented in many NGO reports based on evidence from survivors, is behind large scale human rights violations against its own people in Darfur, including mass murder, rape and the destruction of villages.
• Point out that the UN’s International Commission of Inquiry evidence of large scale crimes against humanity and war crimes and passed evidence about 51 people, many of them in the Sudanese government, to the International Criminal Court.  Arrest warrants have already been issued for the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmed Haroun.
• Propose that your government support an Oil Trust Fund for Sudan.
• Request a response to your letter and thank the person for their time. Let us know if they reply.

3.  Join or set up a Darfur advocacy group.

For a list of existing Darfur advocacy groups please visit www.globefordarfur.org

If you would like to set up your own group please email Shoshana Bloom, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it who will be able to provide practical assistance.

4.  Write to the Chinese Embassy

China is one of Sudan’s staunchest allies. Through state owned oil companies, China provides much of Khartoum’s revenues. China have issued numerous loans to the Sudanese government and, as one of the five countries with veto power, they are blocking action on Darfur at the UN Security Council.

We are asking people to write to the Chinese Ambassador to their country, through the Embassy, to encourage China to engage Sudan on the issue of Darfur. The embassy address should be easily found through a simple internet search.

Stock letters are very easy for an embassy or government to ignore, whereas more personal letters often get a response. With that in mind, rather than including a stock letter here, we are asking that people write a letter that includes the following points:

• Expresses concern that at least 200,000 people have been killed in the Darfur region and that 2.5 million are now displaced and relying on international aid to survive.
• Mentions that the Sudanese government, as documented in hundreds of NGO reports based on evidence from survivors, has been the orchestrator of horrific human rights violations against its own people in Darfur, including mass murder, rape and the destruction of villages.
• That 51 people, many of them from within the Sudanese government, are being investigated by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and that the Sudanese Minister for Human Rights, Ahmed Haroun, has already been indicted.
• That, as an ally of Sudan’s, and with the unique economic and political relationship they share, China could be vital to ending the conflict in Darfur.
• Ask the Ambassador to pass on your concerns to the Chinese government, with the request that they engage the Sudanese government to a) push for the deployment of 21,600 UN peacekeeping personnel to Darfur as mandated under UN Resolution 1706, and b) request that they stop blocking meaningful action on Darfur at the UN Security Council.
• Thank the Ambassador for his time say that you look forward to receiving a response.

Should you receive a response, please pass it on to us.

Finally, thank you very much. With your help, we will hopefully be one step closer to ending the crisis in Darfur.

5.  Why donate?

The people of Darfur are still dying and subject to human rights abuses every single day. While the humanitarian effort helps to keep those people alive, it does not deal with the root cause of the problem. That’s what we aim to address.

Five years of political pressure alone has done little to curb the activities of the Sudanese government. We hope that the introduction of economic pressure on Khartoum will achieve an end to the murders and displacement, and eventually give Darfuris a chance to rebuild their lives.

But we can’t achieve that without your help. Please give what you can so that we can help to build divestment campaigns around the world.  We promise not to waste a penny of your money.

Thank you.