I like food, and I think about it a lot. When I think about it back home, though, it’s not a very mindful thinking, if that makes any sense. It’s more of a gut exploration of what, from the seemingly limitless options, I will chose as my next meal. Out here, the options are very […]
Author: James Thacher
James is i-ACT's web and graphic designer and main video editor. As a full-time staff member, he also does a little bit of everything to keep all the projects running.
The i-ACT 11 team introduces themselves and talks about their mission.
Stuck in the Capital
Despite their best efforts, the team is still stuck in N’Djamena after some airplane trouble. On top of that, it looks like only some of the luggage will make it to Kou Kou the following day. Traveling through Chad can be unpredictable at best and purgatory-like at worst but it pales in comparison to refugees’ […]
i-ACT is departing on its eleventh expedition to Eastern Chad to bring technology, educational materials, and sports equipment to Darfuri refugees living in camps along the Chad-Darfur border. With tensions rising and rumors of looming civil war between Sudan and newly seceded South Sudan, the team faces an uncertain level of danger. i-ACT founder Gabriel […]
Over the past decade, the people of Darfur have suffered through a devastating genocide, have been forced to flee their homes by the millions, and innocent men, women and children in Darfur suffer continuing attacks, many of which are launched by the Government of Sudan. While promising peace talks for Darfur are currently being held […]
Obama: Change our Policy on Sudan
Add your voice to the WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO Change US policy to confront the government of Sudan for ongoing mass atrocities and act to protect innocent civilians Recent events in Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile, Abyei and Darfur prove that the government of Sudan is continuing to use the same deadly methods that […]
September 17, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Saturday said it is determined to crush the rebellion in the Blue Nile state, a day after Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi visited Khartoum in a fresh mediation push. Sudan 1st Vice President Ali Osman Taha in Damazin, Blue Nile state September 17,2011 (SUNA) Last month […]
The Sudanese marginalized movements and organizations representing the marginalized areas of the Nuba Mountains, Darfur, Blue Nile, Abyei, Beja, and Nubia, in addition to activists from The Republic of South Sudan, will present a rally and protest in front of the United Nations building in New York City to bring attention to atrocities committed by […]
Girl Empowerment
I first met Selma in January 2008, on my very first trip to the refugee camps. She was the only girl in the Level 6 class, and she hardly spoke any English. She studied with fifteen boys, and every single one of them asked us for more education. At that time, they were studying at […]
These pictures are reportedly from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing the results of a recent Government of Sudan military offensive. GRAPHIC WARNING. Please be advised that some pictures are very GRAPHIC. Note: SGN cannot verify authenticity of photos. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 […]