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...

[VIDEO] Darfur United 2014, ConIFA World Football Cup

by Gabriel | Jun 4, 2014

Darfur United 2014, ConIFA World Football Cup from i-ACT on Vimeo. After many obstacles and a long trip from the refugee camps home, Darfur United arrives in Ostersund, Sweden to participate in the ConIFA World Football Cup. What a journey!

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...

Got Stress?

by Gabriel | May 28, 2014

Talk about taking it all the way down to the wire! It’s just over 24hrs from when we have to be at the airport for our flight to Sweden, and the French Embassy here in N’Djamena, the ones processing Darfur United players’ visas, have not been able to...

[VIDEO] GoPro Saleh

by Gabriel | May 27, 2014

Darfur United 2014: GoPro Saleh from i-ACT on Vimeo. We strapped a GoPro to Saleh, who is the most exciting Darfur United player. With Saleh on the field, you get the feeling that magic can happen at any time.