May 2015 Update: DU Academy in Camp Djabal

May 2015 Update: DU Academy in Camp Djabal

i-ACT recently returned from our 21st trip (i-ACT21) to visit Darfur refugee camps in eastern Chad and we have some heartening and humbling updates for you! While checking in on the Darfur United Soccer Academy in camp Djabal, we had many conversations with the four...
Introducing Darfur United Soccer Academy

Introducing Darfur United Soccer Academy

Introducing the Darfur United Soccer Academy in Camp Djabal from i-ACT on Vimeo. Rachael Rapinoe, the first Darfur United Coach Ambassador, meets with prospective DUSA coaches to introduce herself and express her hopes for the program.
On the Road to Another World Cup

On the Road to Another World Cup

Remember how exciting and inspiring it was to get the Darfur United team to Iraqi-Kurdistan to compete in the VIVA World Cup!? Well, we get to relive this excitement and inspiration again this year, as we prepare the team for the ConIFA World Championship in Sweden!...

“I’m here as a humanitarian”

Read about Darfur United’s very own athletic trainer Alexandra Nuttall Smith in the October issue of National Athletic Trainers’ Association News! In the article “Donating to Darfur: Sports Medicine for Refugee Athletes”, Alexandra explains how she got involved with...