Top Ten Things I Learned on my 21st Trip to Refugee Camps

by Gabriel | Apr 30, 2015

(in no particular order) TAKE ACTION: RESTORE 2100 SIGN The petition to President Obama and UN Ambassador Samantha Power. LEARN More information about food insecurity can be found on our virtual Refugee Rations report. GIVE To support our Little Ripples’ efforts...

Gabriel’s Top 10 Things Learned from i-ACT20

by Gabriel | Jan 30, 2015

Top 10 Things I’ve Learned By Gabriel Stauring This blog is part of i-ACT Expedition 20. Read more about the entire trip here. [new_royalslider id=”56″] Your time, resources, and knowledge are crucial to keep our soccer programs running and expanding...

Watching Football, Dreaming Peace

by Gabriel | Jun 5, 2014

In 2005, I headed out to Darfuri refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border with a little camera and a very naive heart and mind. I was going to go put a face on the numbers of dead, raped, and displaced that were being reported from what was being called, “hell on...

Beyond the Scoreboard, Beautiful Moments

by Gabriel | Jun 1, 2014

After the game, our Darfur United players looked tired and upset. They went against a strong tournament favorite, Padania, a region of Northern Italy. It was painful to lose 20 to 0, no matter what we told them about how improved they looked from two years ago and the...

The 15

by Gabriel | May 20, 2014

Darfur United 2014 Thanks You from i-ACT on Vimeo The 15 come from Darfur, but they were children when they left their homeland. They now carry a label that does not define them: refugee. The 15 players of Darfur United are individuals, complex and fascinating, and...