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Top Ten Things I Learned on my 21st Trip to Refugee Camps
(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 to...
Mindful Refuge and the Twins Rematch
These blogs were originally posted as part of i-ACT21 Day 14 on iactivism.org. Mindful Refuge By Felicia Lee So, the bummer news first: today was our last day at the camps. Now, the happy news: we spent our remaining time well, visiting with old and new friends alike,...
DUSA Coaches: Proud To Be Serving Their Community
This blog post was originally posted as part of i-ACT21 Day 13 on iactivism.org. Today we visited refugee camp Djabal and spent time with Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) coaches Ramadan, Leila, Adam and Habiba. This is the first camp to host a DUSA, and these four...
Refugee Camp Walking, Soccer Ball Dribbling Zen
This blog was originally posted as part of i-ACT21. Dribbling a ball across a refugee camp is a very different experience than just plain walking across it. It connects you with the camp and its inhabitants in special and unique way. Today, in what must have been 115...
Yaya!
This blog was originally posted as part of i-ACT21 Day 9. What a treat!! As we were leaving a restaurant at lunch located on the main market street, we run into Yaya! Yaya is one of the star Darfur United players. Our passionate forward to be exact. I was caught off...
i-ACT 21: Heading back to DUSA camp Djabal!
The i-ACT team is heading back to camp Djabal! The team will be checking in on the Darfur United Soccer Academy, providing support to the coaches, and getting some insight from the players! It’s been over a year since we launched DUSA Djabal, the first camp to host a...
Host a Kicks and Hope Tournament: STAND with Darfur United!
April 6 is the International Day of Sport for Peace. April is also Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. This year’s national theme is Moving Beyond Witness. We want to use these two incredible opportunities to help you move your community beyond bearing witness to...
Gabriel’s Top 10 Things Learned from i-ACT20
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 Darfur United....
Safety, Peace, and Leadership: DUSA Touloum Launched
This blog is part of i-ACT Expedition 20. Read more about the entire trip here. Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) Touloum is officially launched! This morning we conducted the pilot Academy consisting of about 15 boys and 15 girls, although we could have easily...