onandrah1

Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.

On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.

UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.

You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.

I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.

Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.

In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity)

Comrades,

First, deep gratitude to those who’ve already shared or donated. Your support $130 so far means the world. In a time of collective struggle, your solidarity is a lifeline.

But we’re still in crisis. I’m a trans refugee in South Sudan, living with three of my trans sisters. We are under direct threat.

Days ago, UNHCR and CRA told us in a public meeting that we must leave the camp within 10 days due to ongoing war “for our own safety” because we are visibly trans. That deadline is nearly up and the violence is escalating.

Three days ago, a group of men armed with sticks, machetes, and stones attacked us. One of my sisters was seriously injured. The rest of us ran barefoot, terrified. We barely survived.

Now we are trying to get to Juba to seek shelter in a guesthouse, but we have no funds.

Here’s what we urgently need:

$100 each for transport from Gorom to Juba

$40/day for food (per person)

$120/night for a safe room (per person

We are scared, displaced, and completely isolated. We are asking for mutual aid not charity, but survival through solidarity.

GoFundMe link is in my profile. DM me for direct support options. If you can’t donate, please boost this. Every share helps. Trans refugees deserve safety. We deserve dignity. We deserve life.