by Bridget Grant | Mar 10, 2016
The four Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) coaches for camp Kounoungou have been selected! The Kounoungou academy marks the fifth DUSA to open in refugee camps along the Chad-Sudan border. The program is now 20 coaches strong and provides up to 10,000 displaced boys...
by Sara-Christine | Feb 16, 2016
During our recent trip to camp Goz Amer in November 2014, iACT opened the third-ever Darfur United Soccer Academy for refugee girls and boys ages 6-13 in the eastern Chad camps. Over the span of a couple days, Darfur United Coach Ambassador Bridget Grant led a group...
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 | Oct 27, 2013
Today was our third day at camp Goz Amir, and what a day it was. We have been training the preschool teachers at Little Ripples, who are all women and have no previous teaching experiences. So far the classroom settings have gone very well. They’re understanding...
by Sara-Christine | 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,...