NEWS AND UPDATES
The iACT22 Trip: DUSA In Pictures
Also have a look at the Little Ripples pictures from the trip!
Being Present in the World
The Darfur United Soccer Academy in camp Goz Amer is scheduled to begin at 2pm each day. However, everyday, starting as early as 11am, boys and girls come to the Little Ripples School where DUSA is held, and ask if they can register to join. Come 1pm, and dozens of...
Introducing DUSA Goz Amer Coaches!
Our final day in Goz Amer was jam-packed with activities and full of emotion. It was far and away my favorite day of the whole trip. In the morning, we held our final training session for prospective coaches and the group was buzzing with nervous, excited energy....
Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving from eastern Chad! We are so grateful to be celebrating out here, near our Darfuri family. Being daily surrounded by refugees who have been away from their homeland for over a decade certainly reminds us to be thankful for everything we have back...
Adventures in Chad: Interview with DU Coach Ambassador Bridget Grant
Over the past few years of traveling with iACT to eastern Chad, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and work alongside a diverse group of team members. For the implementation and development of our programs, we enlist experts across different fields to join us on our...
Love What You Do
This blog was originally posted on iactivism.org as part of iACT's 22nd expedition to eastern Chad. We have quite literally hit the ground running in camp Goz Amer. On our first morning, we met at the Little Ripples school and began clearing our field to prep for the...
I feel like a new man
This blog was originally posted on iactivism.org as part of iACT's 22nd expedition to eastern Chad. "I feel like a different man...I feel like a leader." These were the words of camp Djabal Darfur United Soccer Academy Coach Ramadan. Powerful to hear from this young,...
Preparing to Launch the 3rd DUSA: Insights from a DU Coach Ambassador
It’s about one week before the iACT team and I set out for refugee camp Goz Amer. It will be the organization’s 22nd trip to the Chad-Sudan border, but my first. I am joining the team to help open the next Darfur United Soccer Academy, a program that trains and...
Cocktail Reception Supporting Darfur United’s 3rd Soccer Academy
What are you doing Wednesday, November 4th from 6-8pm? I'd love for you to join me at Zinc Lounge at Shade Hotel for a cocktail reception to support Darfur United's 3rd Soccer Academy. We still have $6,000 we need to raise before the team departs on November 7th! You...