by Bridget Grant | Feb 26, 2016
“Football —to me— is everything. Football is support. Football is health. It means relationships and it means peace.” This morning I listened to these words pour out of Darfur United coach Souliman with such conviction that I had to take pause. This wasn’t the first...
by Sara-Christine | Nov 29, 2015
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...
by Bridget Grant | Nov 27, 2015
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....
by Bridget Grant | Nov 17, 2015
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...