Darfur United Coach Ambassador: Rachael Rapinoe!

Darfur United Coach Ambassador: Rachael Rapinoe!

by | Oct 3, 2013

My name is Rachael Rapinoe, owner of Rapinoe Soccer Camps and retired women’s professional soccer player. I’ve spent my entire life learning and trying to master the beautiful game of futbol, and now I am lucky enough to teach this knowledge to others. I...
Let’s Move Beyond

Let’s Move Beyond

by | Jun 12, 2013

When I mention my work with i-ACT and our efforts to get the Darfur United Soccer Academy established in the refugee camps for children and youth, people often respond with, “Wow, cool” and then, “but why soccer when there are so many other needs in the camps?” Well,...
Ismail

Ismail

by | May 27, 2012

My very first trip to the refugee camps in eastern Chad was in January 2008. There was one particular woman I knew I had to meet. Her name is Fatna and she lives in Camp Farchana. I had first met her through Stacey and Cany, two i-ACT team members who had previously...
It’s more than a game

It’s more than a game

by | May 4, 2012

But it’s also…just a [beautiful] game. I’ve heard too many stories from friends in the camps, how they lost family and friends, and home, and their place. When they tell me that, with Darfur United, “Now we are a part of the world,” I have a...