Aminat is a women-led initiative created by Sudanese refugee women in Uganda. Founded by activists Mona and Nusaiba, the initiative responds to the urgent need for psychological support among women who fled the 2023 war in Sudan. Aminat provides vital emotional and mental health assistance to those carrying the trauma of loss, displacement, and exile. 

Among the women it supports is Rayan Nabil, 20, who recalls soldiers interrogating her family at a checkpoint, threatening her mother with sexual violence, and enduring long nights of despair in a refugee camp. For Rayan, coping has meant clinging to small acts, like dancing and writing, that help her survive depression and the heavy silence of trauma. 

Tayseer Salih, a peace activist from Al Gadaref, shares how authorities crushed grassroots peace efforts, branding advocates as traitors. Now exiled in Kampala, she struggles with memory loss, depression, and isolation—a reminder that war continues long after the shooting stops. 

Together, Rayan and Tayseer’s stories reveal what is often missing in coverage of Sudan’s war: the profound ways women’s bodies and minds carry its weight, reshaping their daily lives and identities even far from the battlefield. 

Yet Aminat demonstrates that healing is possible. By offering safe spaces for group counseling, peer support circles, and creative coping practices, it builds resilience in the face of displacement. The initiative also connects women to local Ugandan mental health professionals and fosters solidarity among refugees, turning survival into a collective journey of recovery.