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Bashir and Bashar vs Adam and Hassan
Bashir and Bashar love football (soccer) and are members of the Darfur United Soccer Academy at refugee camp Djabal. Adam is a teacher and ex-refugee that came back from Darfur to meet i-ACT's Gabriel for a few days. Adam and Hassan, another teacher, took on Bashir...
Slideshow: Darfur United Soccer Academy
Photos from i-ACT Expedition 18 taken by Sara-Christine Dallain [new_royalslider id="18"]
Video: Darfur United and Old Friends in Camp Djabal
The i-ACT team has made it to Camp Djabal where they visited the Darfur United Soccer Academy, DUSA coaches, and reunited with many friends. [new_royalslider id="17"]
“Now I feel a new responsibility. I feel like a leader…”
I had the pleasure of spending the day with Leila and Habiba, our two women Darfur United Soccer Academy coaches. They took me to their homes, introduced me to their families, and we just hung out and talked while eating dried dates. Well, mostly I asked a lot of...
We Make it to Camp Djabal and Reunite with Adam
Editor's Notes: Originally posted by Gabriel Stauring on iactivism.org. No matter how tiring and stressful a day might have been, it will always be considered a good day—if it also included meeting up with Adam. I woke up before 4am and had to get mentally ready to...
A source of inspiration for our friend Amos
“When I look at that card, it inspires me.” Words spoken today by our Chadian friend and UN colleague Amos when he was proudly pointing to the Darfur United card sitting on the shelf in front of the TV in his home. He said, “See my Darfur United card! Gabriel gave it...
Video: A Converstion with Darfur United’s Iggy
We met up with Iggy for a conversation in N'Djamena, where he has been studying English for four months before returning to his refugee camp.
Iggy Comes to N’Djamena
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on iactivism.org It was not all bad to have to spend extra time in N'Djamena. By luck, our good friend and 2012 Darfur United player, Iggy, has been here studying English. I asked if he would come meet us at our hotel. I...
The Joys of Travel, Really
Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on iactivism.org I wonder how much these 18 trips to Chad have aged me? I'm sure that, more than the trips, it's the age that has aged me. Life just flies by and…well, I don't want to get into an existential rant, but...