BEYOND SPORT AWARD WINNERS UNVEILED IN JOHANNESBURG
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2014 The winners of the Beyond Sport Awards 2014, supported by Sport Relief, have been announced at this year’s global Summit in Johannesburg, as the three-day event comes to a close. Supported by Sport Relief,...
DARFUR UNITED ANNOUNCES PRE-SELECTION FOR ConIFA FOR WORLD FOOTBALL CUP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Katie-Jay Scott, ktj@iactivism.org, +1 310 738 0285 Download the pdf of this press release here. Refugee Camp Djabal, Eastern Chad and Hermosa Beach, CA – May 15, 2014 – After an intense and emotional three-day tryout period,...
ONE STRONG KICK: PALOS VERDES COUPLE HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL REFUGEE SOCCER BENEFIT
i-ACT, a Hermosa Beach-based grassroots organization, is hosting it’s third annual gala benefit event, ONE STRONG KICK, in support of Darfur United and its children’s Soccer Academy.
Darfur United and Ellan Vannin Become “Twinned” Teams
In what could be seen as an unlikely pairing, Manx Independent Football Association (MIFA) and Darfur United (DU) soccer team have joined in a “twinned” partnership.
UP Soccer Alum Launches First Soccer Program for Girls in Darfuri Refugee Camps
Rachael Rapinoe, graduate of University of Portland and former Pilots soccer teammate, will join i-ACT, CA-based nonprofit, on an upcoming trip to Darfuri refugee camps in eastern Chad. Over the last year, Rapinoe has helped create the core curriculum for the first ever Darfuri refugee soccer academy for girls and boys ages 6-13, Darfur United Soccer Academy. Last year, i-ACT won the Peace and Sport NGO of the Year award in 2012 for its work with the Darfur United (DU) men’s team. Now, they are expanding their work to include the Academy.