Beyond the Scoreboard, Beautiful Moments

by Gabriel | Jun 1, 2014

After the game, our Darfur United players looked tired and upset. They went against a strong tournament favorite, Padania, a region of Northern Italy. It was painful to lose 20 to 0, no matter what we told them about how improved they looked from two years ago and the...

Signs of Respect and Friendship

by Sara-Christine | May 26, 2014

The team has arrived in N’Djamena and they are all in good spirits! Gabriel and I went to visit them at the compound that is their temporary home for a couple nights. We found them lounging, hiding from the hot sun, and playing cards together. It was particularly hot...

A Pick-Me-Up with Nine Days to Go

by Sara-Christine | May 20, 2014

We’ve been in Chad now for 21 days. Nine more to go. As I write this I’m profusely sweating. The heat has suppressed my hunger, and I can’t seem to quench my thirst. But so goes the Chad experience. As Gabriel likes to say, “We roll with it.” Our mantra and...

The 15

by Gabriel | May 20, 2014

Darfur United 2014 Thanks You from i-ACT on Vimeo The 15 come from Darfur, but they were children when they left their homeland. They now carry a label that does not define them: refugee. The 15 players of Darfur United are individuals, complex and fascinating, and...

True Teammates

by Sara-Christine | May 20, 2014

  Hello from Goz Beida, again! This morning we made it back to Goz Beida by road. The journey was relatively quick and easy. Five of us and all of our luggage, crammed in the back of an old Land Cruiser with a brief stop along the way to fix our flat tire. Minor...