by Sara-Christine | Jul 15, 2016
Last week, iACT team members Gabriel Stauring and Sara-Christine Dallain completed iACT’s 24th trip to eastern Chad and the organization’s first visit to refugee sites in Cameroon. It was a momentous trip for iACT and we’re excited to share the highlights,...
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 | May 12, 2015
It’s difficult to convey what it feels like to see a DUSA come to life. It’s always surreal to be standing in what feels like the middle of nowhere in eastern Chad, near the border of Sudan, as we watch men and women work together to provide a safe,...
by Rachael Rapinoe | Jan 23, 2015
This blog is part of i-ACT Expedition 20. Read more about the entire trip here. This morning was the last Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) Coaches Training session. It’s hard to believe the week has already come to an end. After our training, we asked the...
by Sara-Christine | Jan 17, 2015
This blog is part of i-ACT Expedition 20. Read more about the entire trip here. It’s been just over a year since Gabriel, Rachael and I were in refugee camp Djabal, implementing the first Darfur United Soccer Academy, and I’m so grateful that we are able to...