NEWS AND UPDATES
Honolulu Galaxy is our first Sister Club!
We are extremely excited to announce a Sister Club partnership between the Honolulu Galaxy Futbol Club and the Refugees United Soccer Academy in Darfur (RUSA-Darfur) refugee camps in eastern Chad. For the past several years, Honolulu Galaxy has supported RUSA-Darfur...
Update from Camp Goz Amer
We’re back in refugee camp Goz Amer, eastern Chad this week. Today we were able to spend time with the Soccer Academy coaches Souliman, Sadiya, and Issag. They gave us an update of their Soccer Academy—they currently have 670 children registered! The coaches conduct...
Refugees United Soccer Academy
iACT is proud to announce our most recent expansion of the Darfur United Soccer Academy to the Refugees United Soccer Academy. The Darfur United Soccer Academy is a comprehensive and replicable child development soccer program that trains and employs refugee men and...
A Golden Goal for Refugee Youth Soccer Academies
On May 21st, over 180 people gathered for One Strong Kick to celebrate the success of iACT's sports programs: the Darfur United Men's Team and our five Darfur United Soccer Academies currently serving up to 10,000 refugee boys and girls in eastern Chad. The event...
Goals for Darfur
by guest contributor Hugh Biggar Want to combine your love of soccer with a good cause? Consider one more assist each time your team scores. iACT is looking for help in supporting its work in refugee camps in eastern Africa. The camps are home to nearly 400,000 men,...
Inspiring quotes from the new DUSA Camp Kounoungou Coaches!
The four Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) coaches for camp Kounoungou have been selected! The Kounoungou academy marks the fifth DUSA to open in refugee camps along the Chad-Sudan border. The program is now 20 coaches strong and provides up to 10,000 displaced boys...
Darfur United Night at LA Galaxy: April 10 vs Portland Timbers
iACT is extremely excited to announce that we've partnered with LA Galaxy for an evening benefiting Darfur United. The game, against the 2015 MLS champions, will likely sell out! Reserve your tickets with Bart (info below) as soon as possible. Individual and group...
Darfur Refugee Family Portraits
We visited two Darfuri refugee mothers in camp Kounoungou. It was Felicia and I, and we had no translator. It was such a joy, combined with some sadness, to have them welcome us and show us their homes. One mother found us walking and immediately gestured excitedly to...
Unexpected Traffic at Tryouts
You don't see this everyday during tryouts! Unexpected Traffic at Darfur United Academy Coach Try-outs from i-ACT on Vimeo.