by Sara-Christine | Sep 20, 2013
In the past couple of decades, the importance of community-based participatory programs have been highlighted through scores of research articles and publications and is now widely accepted as a fundamental principle of good community development practice. The main...
by Sara-Christine | Sep 5, 2013
I recently read an article in the Huffington Post called, “How Do We Get Our Kids to Love Sports Particularly Because They Likely Won’t Be Professional Athletes?” The article discusses the ingredients of success of professional athletes and Olympians. Whether it...
by Sara-Christine | Aug 28, 2013
Remember how exciting and inspiring it was to get the Darfur United team to Iraqi-Kurdistan to compete in the VIVA World Cup!? Well, we get to relive this excitement and inspiration again this year, as we prepare the team for the ConIFA World Championship in Sweden!...
by Sara-Christine | Jul 18, 2013
It was almost a year ago that I first spoke with Gabriel and KTJ about joining i-ACT to help develop and implement the Darfur United Soccer Academy. They enthusiastically explained to me how the idea for the Academy came to be following the success of Darfur United...
by Sara-Christine | Jun 12, 2013
When I mention my work with i-ACT and our efforts to get the Darfur United Soccer Academy established in the refugee camps for children and youth, people often respond with, “Wow, cool” and then, “but why soccer when there are so many other needs in the camps?” Well,...
