by Sara-Christine | Apr 22, 2015
This blog was originally posted as part of i-ACT21 Day 9. What a treat!! As we were leaving a restaurant at lunch located on the main market street, we run into Yaya! Yaya is one of the star Darfur United players. Our passionate forward to be exact. I was caught off...
by Sara-Christine | Apr 17, 2015
The i-ACT team is heading back to camp Djabal! The team will be checking in on the Darfur United Soccer Academy, providing support to the coaches, and getting some insight from the players! It’s been over a year since we launched DUSA Djabal, the first camp to host a...
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...
by Sara-Christine | Jun 20, 2014
Despite the scoreboard, team Ellan Vannin enthusiastically chanted and clapped for Darfur United from the stadium stands—never ceasing or relenting, as if the match was tied and DU was fighting for a win. The next day, when Ellan Vannin won their own match, the team...
by Sara-Christine | Mar 6, 2014
It was so great to get back to refugee camp Djabal in eastern Chad and conduct a 3-month follow up on the Darfur United Soccer Academy. The Academy has been up and running since the end of October 2013, when it was launched with 30 children. Since then, the coaches...
