The heat and dust are relentless but the streets around Sudan's Defence Ministry are lined with people from all walks of life offering not only their time, but also water and food
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“When I arrived here the first day, we weren’t expecting many people to show up - but I was shocked and equally buoyed when I saw the numbers that had turned up.” He has been at the protest every single day since.Five days later on April 11, Omar al Bashir, with his iron-fisted autocracy of nearly 30 years was ousted from office. With his stepping down one would have thought the people’s demand for change was satiated, but for thousands like Beeko this was just the beginning of that change.
Protesters have volunteered for menial jobs at the site, from cleaning up the area and picking trash, to handing out tea and water. Volunteers from various student and professional groups are on a security roster - frisking every person entering and searching bags, confiscating pockets mirrors, glass bottles and other items that could be used dangerously.
Mohammed, 32, has been running a tent that distributes free basic food from large cauldrons to hungry protesters. Inside, a group of ladies are making tea and distribute it on trays. When asked if they weren’t worried for their future as young graduates, they reply: “This here is the beginning of our future.”
Sunset each day sees the crowds swell with more families with children coming to be part of the protests.
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