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i-ACT 7: March 23 - Apr 1, 2009

i-ACT 7 extra: Rahma films Gabriel, Ali, and Oumar

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i-ACT 7: March 23 - Apr 1, 2009

Thank you, from Adef and us…and millions more.

It has been more than a year since I met Adef and his beautiful family, but he received me at his home with such joy and recognition that it felt as if we were best friends, reuniting after a short time apart. The smile on my face lasted a few minutes, until he told us […]

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i-ACT 7: March 23 - Apr 1, 2009

Generations of Darfur

by katie-jay scott 3 april 2009 dirty clothes with holes that expose malnourished tummys and our failure as humanity common colds cracked skin and bumps ordinary for children everywhere possibly deadly for those here animal feces, garbage, dead carcasses sprawl the camp paths only a few of many lucky enough to wear shoes families grow […]

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Day 10: April 2

YL’s Day 10 journal

Dear friends and family, Watching the slide-show Gabriel put together to conclude this i-ACT, it felt different than at the end of my last trip to Chad. More connected. More a part of the family. Sadder, but also happier. Wanting very much to return soon. Recognizing more faces, and the warmth that comes with that. […]

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Day 10: April 2

believe, therefore act

Reading again the transcript from Dajhima’s interview brought tears to my eyes. In person, she is one of those people who you instantly connect with. Her arms open, waving her hands, clasping mine and repeating her daughters name, Khadija (also shared by me :), with laughter in between. She repeats the regular greetings, Assalammualaikum, Alhamdulillah… […]

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Day 10: April 2

So many faces.

I have all these little faces floating through my mind. The children of camp Djabal are special, just like my two little ones back home. It’s been a rough, productive, exhausting, beautiful, sad, exhilarating trip. I just saw little Guisma’s face on the slide-show I put together. I wonder if she thinks about her baby […]

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Day 10: April 2

Thirst and Dehydration

Fluids enter the body by mouth but they exit in several ways: urination, sweating, breathing and absorption or elimination by the digestive tract. When there is not enough going in or too much leaving, the effects range from mild to drastic.A shortage of fluids causes the body to immediately conserve whatever is already stored in […]

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Day 10: April 2

Day 10 Actions: Not the Last Day for Action

Even though this i-ACT is wrapping up, our activism cannot. We must continue to be strong through our actions for Darfur. As Suliemen from Djabal said, “We have great CONFIDENCE in you to help us.” We cannot let our friends down. Three things you can do today! 1. Commit to remaining a super activist by […]

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Day 10: April 2

Pictures from today

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Day 9: April 1

Just a bit sad

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed tonight. I have been trying to think about what to write and how to write it for some hours now. I guess I will just let my fingers type and see what comes of it. Tomorrow, we leave after six amazing days in this refugee camp. Six days that […]