The all-refugee Women’s Soccer Team
Their community said women couldn’t play soccer. Now, a group of Darfuri women living in refugee camps on the edge of eastern Chad are forming their own team, and they need your support.
This fall, building on the success of the Darfur United Men’s Team, iACT is creating the Darfur United Women’s Team and giving the women of Darfur living in isolated refugee camps the opportunity to train, compete, and represent their people on the field, and bring new possibilities for women and girls in their community, where few exist today. And we need your help. Support the women and join their extraordinary journey!
Join #TeamDarfurW today!
AN INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE
Your involvement and support is an investment in iACT’s ideas, people, and belief that humanitarian action for communities affected by violent conflict can meet the immediate and long-term needs of refugees while being dynamic, refugee-led, transparent, and impactful. This is why we ensure individuals and groups have ways to be connected and get involved.
To learn more about how you can get involved, email Felicia Lee at felicia@iactivism.org.
Meet the brave women pioneering women’s soccer in their community
Fatna
Fatna likes playing soccer because it makes her feel stronger. She says she teaches children “so that they dream of also being coaches one day.”
Fatna is also one of the coaches at the Refugees United Soccer Academy in refugee camp Farchana, located in eastern Chad. This camp hosts over 27,000 refugees originally from Darfur, Sudan.
Souhaila
Souhaila, 21, lives in Darfuri refugee camp Goz Amer, eastern Chad, and is bold and goofy with an infectious personality. She has great foot skills, too! When Souhaila found out she had been selected to be one of four Refugees United Soccer Academy coaches in her camp, she said:
“I feel so good, and know that I will become a leader in Goz Amer. I hope to travel to other camps one day and help train new coaches.”
GIVE
Giving an easy monetary gift is one of the quickest and simplest ways to ensure the successful launch of the DU Women’s Team!
Sponsor a Player
As an individual or community, sponsor one of the first-ever Darfur United Women’s Team players for $450. You will be providing her with transportation, meals, training materials, and team gear, including a uniform. Our team can help your team execute the best fundraising game-plan!
Donate
Donate any amount to support the team.
Join The Pride
Join The Pride, the Darfur United Supporters’ Club. For $25, connect with players, sport DU gear, and amplify the voice of the Darfuri community.
HOST
There are several effortless events you can host in support of the Women’s Team! These are just a few examples:
Facebook Fundraiser
Start a Facebook Fundraiser in support of the Darfur United Women’s Team. Download digital material (such as photos) for social media use here.
Host a Dinner
Host an iACT Gathering to raise awareness and funds.
Equipment Drive
Organize a new and gently-used equipment drive for:
- new socks
- cleats: women’s sizes 8, 9, 10, 11
- shin guards
- new sports bras
- leggings
- pinnies
- sport hijabs: set of 20
- water bottles: set of 20
- sport duffle bags: set of 20
- first-aid kit
- cones
- size 3, 4, 5 balls
- pop-up goals
- ladders
SPONSOR
Sponsor #TeamDarfurW as a founding Global Community member
$5,000: Referee Level
At this sponsorship level, your (or your company’s) name will be acknowledged on the Darfur United website, on all Darfur United social media, and on all journalism exposure; and your name/company logo will be in the official media kit.
$10,000: Team Manager Level
Receive all the benefits in the Referee Level, PLUS advertisement of your name or company in over a dozen email blasts to over 21,000 iACT supporters worldwide. You will also be providing 20 women with the ability to participate in the training camp—the same 20 women who will form the first Darfur United Women’s Team.
$25,000: Assistant Coach Level
Receive all the benefits in the Referee and Team Manager Levels, PLUS your name or company’s logo on the 2018-19 official DU Women’s Team jerseys, your name or company’s logo printed on 2018-19 team posters, and a signed piece of memorabilia from the members of the inaugural DU Women’s Team.
Prepared to support, or have ideas? Contact Katie-Jay Scott at ktj@iactivism.org to get the conversation started!
Sponsors
We’ve done this before…
For an idea of what it’s like to be part of the Darfur United family, watch the trailer of the upcoming Darfur United Men’s Team documentary:
GO SOCIAL
Be part of #TeamDarfurW by sharing the journey of the women, from now through their first training camp this October. Show the women your support by posting a photo of yourself flexing your muscles—or your team, your family, or friends flexing theirs!—and post it with the hashtag #TeamDarfurW.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as #TeamDarfurW is asked to share out, shout out, and take on unique challenges as we approach the first-ever DU Women’s Team training camp!
Using Instagram? Tag us at @Darfur_United
Share this opportunity by inviting others to be part of this extraordinary moment!
Post a photo of yourself flexing your muscles on social media and include this message:
I’m flexing my muscles for the first-ever, all-refugee @DarfurUnited Women’s Soccer Team! Will you join me? Find out how you can Go Social, Give, Host, Sponsor at bit.ly/TeamDarfurW #TeamDarfurW #withrefugees #WomeninFootball @iact
It’s time to shine the spotlight on the women of @DarfurUnited so the world will know their leadership, spirit, and resilience. Support the first-ever, all refugee DU Women’s Soccer team: Go Social, Give, Host, Sponsor: bit.ly/TeamDarfurW #TeamDarfurW #WomeninFootball @iact