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Day 4: March 27

YL’s journal (day 4)

Dear friends and family, Our journey from Abeche to Goz Beida was a smooth one. At Goz Beida, we received again a very warm welcome from our friends at UNHCR, and were put up in excellent accommodation at a nearby partner agency. To me that means high scores on bathroom and Internet :-) We’ve been […]

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Day 4: March 27

Pictures from today

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Day 3: March 26

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Day 2: March 25

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Day 1: March 24

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

Safe in Chad

Gabriel, Katie-Jay and Yuen-Lin have safely arrived in Chad! Their flight was delayed leaving Los Angeles, which made their transit in Paris very ‘exhilirating’. Their bags haven’t arrived yet though, but they will continue making preparations to head out to camps while they are there.  Read more thoughts from Gabriel here.

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Issue 9: OUTRAGE!

Pictures

Here’s some pictures from the Federal Building in Los Angeles

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

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Help us spread the word about our upcoming i-ACT by displaying our dynamic banners on your website. Banners come in 2 sizes, and will be updated daily with the latest frame captures from our new videos.Copy and paste the code above the banner you’d like and you’re all set!Note: Please do not store the following […]

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Seeking Empathy - A One Month Refugee Diet

End of the refugee fast

Eric and Jeremiah have completed their month-long refugee fast. For Eric, the physical changes he experienced is quite startling: Below are some photos documenting the observable effects of living on a wheat diet of 1,000 Calories a day for just 1 month. The left shows me at 157 lbs on Nov 1, and the right […]

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Seeking Empathy - A One Month Refugee Diet

Daily food intake

Based on what we observed on our most recent trip to Chad, Jeremiah and Eric will try to closely match the daily rations of a Darfur refugee. Cracked Wheat – Daily, 7 oz. (weight not volume) (686 Calories) Farina Wheat Cereal – Daily – 1.17 oz  (weight not volume) (123 Calories) Yellow Split Peas – […]