Region: Sudan, Africa

Main Areas Of Interest: human rights, peace-building

Fellowship Period: November 2006 - January 2007

Keywords: sustainable development, internally displaced persons, psychosocial support

Biographical Profile:
Adeeb holds a bachelors degree in education. Since graduating he has worked with the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO). SUDO is a national non-governmental organization working with rural communities to promote sustainable development and human rights in Sudan.

The organization also provides human rights training to internally displaced persons (IDPs), psychosocial assistance to victims of rape and other violence and runs a vibrant peace building program targeting both victims and perpetrators of the violence in Darfur. Adeeb currently serves as Head of Office in West Darfur. Adeeb has been a champion in promoting human rights in Sudan from the time he was at university.

Following the gross violations that followed the rebellion in Darfur, he played a key role in creating awareness of the plight of Darfurians to the outside world. Due to his human rights activities he was detained twice and suffered torture whilst in detention. Adeeb's main goal during his fellowship at SoT was to understand more about tolerance education and how it could be incorporated into SUDO's human rights and peace building program.