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2017 Darfur United Men’s Soccer Training Camp in Östersund, Sweden

by Katie-Jay | Jul 7, 2017

The annual Darfur United Men’s Team training camp is here! Starting Sunday, July 9, players from Darfur, Sudan will gather in Ostersund, Sweden for 10 days of training, agility, strengthening, and fitness. The 2017 Östersund Training Camp will also include three...

International Human Rights Day Commemoration Darfur United vs. Matabeleland Select

by Katie-Jay | Jul 7, 2017

Following the success of CONIFA’s charity football match in Tottenham on April 9, 2017, during which CONIFA and the World Health Organization advocated to spread awareness and spur action to help end the horrible drought in Somalia, CONIFA has planned its next...

Official Partnership between ÖFK and Darfur United: The Zero Point One Initiative

by Katie-Jay | Jul 7, 2017

Östersund FK (ÖFK), a professional Swedish football club located in Östersund, Sweden, has officially partnered with Darfur United (DU). ÖFK players and staff members have promised to donate a percentage of their salaries to iACT through the Zero Point One campaign,...

Building Soccer Skills, Peace, and Gender Equality

by Sara-Christine | Nov 14, 2016

Here’s an update from refugee camp Goz Amer on the Refugees United Soccer Academy (the Honolulu Galaxy FC Sister Club!).

2016 Training Camp Recap

by Amy Gilmore | Nov 9, 2016

After a week in Östersund, Darfur United ended its 2016 training camp with a plethora of successful accomplishments on and off the field.

Soccer Academy for Central African Republic Refugees Expands!

by Katie-Jay | Nov 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on iactivism.org. iACT is beyond proud to share that the Refugees United Soccer Academy – Central African Republic, located in a refugee site in Cameroon, is growing! This week, they registered another 46 boys and girls to reach a...