Our 4 Greatest Accomplishments of 2014

Our 4 Greatest Accomplishments of 2014

Editor’s Note: This blog was originally posted on iactivism.org. By i-ACT’s KTJ (Dir. of Operations and Community Involvement): I can’t believe 2014 is almost over. What a year! With your support, our impact has been greater than it has ever been. And I...
Darfur United ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 Press Coverage

Darfur United ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 Press Coverage

Check out the recent media coverage on Darfur United’s journey to the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup in Ostersund, Sweden: Recent Press Darfur United Pure I Profughi Hanno Un Team La Gazzetta dello Sport, December 23, 2014 From Genocide to the World Cup: The...
They Are Strong

They Are Strong

The members of Darfur United share the hardships of any international athlete: long flights to a foreign country followed by new foods and unfamiliar playing fields. But unlike star athletes from professional leagues, they arrive malnourished, dehydrated and...
The Result Isn’t Always What is Important

The Result Isn’t Always What is Important

I’ve been trying for a week now to put into words exactly what it has been like to be on this journey with the Darfur United men’s soccer team, and the only word I can come up with to describe it is amazing.These men are fighters and have a never give up...
Never, Never, Never Give Up

Never, Never, Never Give Up

I suspect that the player’s spend a lot of time in the refugee camps “imagining…..” Imagining what it’s like “out there” in the World as we know it. The camps are a dark place at night, with limited electricity…there’s not much to do but imagine….I wonder where their...