"They are working for peace, equality and trying to build a broader understanding between people that have been engaged in conflict against each other for such a long time.
[citation needed] Ghazi Mohammed Abuzied, a chemical engineering student, "joined Girifna on Facebook before the elections and offered to volunteer his time," according to The Washington Post.
He now "coordinates the movement's activities in Khartoum, arranging when volunteers go to markets and bus stations to speak and hand out leaflets.
[4] After the 2010 elections, Girifna shifted its objective; its present goal is to overthrow the ruling NCP through non-violent resistance and replace it with a "democratic nation-state.
"[1] "In the aftermath of the elections," the Open Democracy website has stated, "Girifna continued to push forward and organize for regime change."
"[5] One source describes Girifna as "a very modern organization" that has "no leader, only members" who have no office headquarters but instead "gather in each other's houses."
[1] The organization seeks to educate the Sudanese public, especially young people, about their rights and about the "methodologies of non-violent resistance movements."
It has held educational campaigns, public forums on economic and political issues, and art exhibitions, and its events "have addressed such issues as corruption, economic disparity and poverty, the limitation of political freedoms, and emphasized citizen participation through voter registration and voter education."
"They have tried everything from using humour through a 'soap ad commercial' where al-Bashirs picture is washed from a dirty shirt, to training people how to demonstrate and protest.
It also seeks to communicate with rural audiences via poems, songs, music videos, advertisements, and audio interviews.
[1] Girifna members have reportedly been subject to harassment by Sudanese security forces, and have been described as operating "in an extremely restrictive and dangerous environment."
They were charged with inciting violence against the state and threatening public safety and "were beaten and coerced into agreeing to spy on Girifna for the government.