In the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, 26,000 Sudanese volunteers risk torture and death to deliver food and medical care to millions. Their grassroots network has become a lifeline, and a target.
Nicholas Kristof’s 2025 giving guide highlights nonprofits responding to Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, preventable tropical diseases, and vision impairment in U.S. schools.
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb has been awarded the 2025 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity for keeping Al Nao Hospital operating as one of the last functioning facilities in greater Khartoum despite bombardment, shortages, and Sudan’s collapsing health system.
International Medical Corps is delivering lifesaving aid in Chad, where refugees fleeing violence in Sudan are seeking safety and care.
For more than 30 years, physician Jill Seaman has treated infectious diseases through South Sudan Medical Relief in one of the world’s most remote and conflict-affected regions, saving thousands of lives in conditions most would consider impossible.