We spent most of the day yesterday with Jimiya, Khaltouma, Rahma, Ali, Murtada, and Raouda. In the morning we trained them on CommKit. They picked it up quickly, just like our kids back home in CA can figure out the games on on my cell phones quicker than me (Reason #38)! It was so great […]
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Camp Kounoungo
There are about 8 cars in our convoy to Camp Kounoungo this morning. Ten people in our Toyota which has a sign that says 13 could fit; I doubt it. The scenery on the drive is all so familiar. Camp Kounoungo is the very first camp that I every went to almost a year and […]
Tonight we expressed OUTRAGE @ LA Federal Building. People from all over California and Darfuris living in Arizona gathered – shouted – died in during red lights – and made noise for Darfur. During the event we got word that President Obama has taken the first step for Darfur by appointing a Special Envoy for […]
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Our Global Community: Humanity
I can remember the two days we spent with Amira so well. It was burning hot and very dry for the middle of the rainy season. Oure Cassoni had seen only two days of raindrops, hardly enough to refill reserves for the rest of the year. Her skin was so radiant, voice confident, and she […]
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100 Day Fast for Darfur
We allow multiple fasters for each day, so if you would like to fast for Darfur send us an email at fast@stopgenocidenow.org to be added! Day Date Name City, State Country Pledge Amount Pledge To 1 April 7 Gabriel Stauring Redondo Beach, CA USA $25 WFP Amber Garrow Clackamas, OR USA $25 WFP Malik Abdulrahman […]
Well, we have reached the end of one road and found ourselves at the all important beginning of another. As we headed to board the plane that would take us back to Abeche we received the sad new of another attack on a camp in Guerreda. Two refugees were killed. We had tried so hard […]
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Celebration!
11/19 10:10pm Today was good. What would seem an insignificant event back home, becomes a monumental success in N’d. We were able to send e-mail from our laptop, through the satellite modem, to Yuen-Lin in Palo Alto, CA. It was exciting! The champagne would have been flowing, if we had any. Yuen-Lin, our tech guru […]