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Eric’s Journal – Day 5
Today is day 5 and I just finished doing some light yard-work at my Grandma’s house. I only worked for a half-hour, and didn’t do anything very intense. I managed OK, but toward the end I could tell that I wouldn’t be able to keep it up for much...
Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 1 thru Day 4
I am now four days into this little journey. I was thinking about perspective vs. sacrifice. It is taking me a lot of sacrifice (at least in my mind) to gain a little perspective on the life of a refugee. Yet this sacrifice, compared to what the refugees live...
Eric’s Journal – Day 3
Today is the 3rd day of my refugee diet. I’m sitting at my desk at work eating my lunch of a 1/2 cup of cracked wheat and a teaspoon of sugar. I cooked it on the stove this morning while I got ready for work, and reheated it in the microwave. This morning I...
Introduction Video
The introduction video to show the daily rations of the refugees living in camps of Eastern...
Seeking Empathy — A One Month Refugee Diet
For most in the United States, November is a month to give thanks. On Thanksgiving Day, we gather at our homes and enjoy great food and the company of loved ones. Refugees in and from Darfur have been deprived of a home; many of their loved ones have been killed; and...
Seeking Empathy – One Month of a Refugee’s Rations.
Empathy: ability to understand and share the feelings of another. How do we achieve empathy for another person? I imagine in certain situations it is possible to share the feelings of another, but to share and understand the sufferings of a refugee, well, that is...
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 ...
November Fast: Jeremiah’s Calorie-for-Calorie Month-long Fast Alongside Darfuri Refugees
For most in the United States, November is a month to give thanks. On Thanksgiving Day, we gather at our homes and enjoy great food and the company of loved ones. Refugees in and from Darfur have been deprived of a home; many of their loved ones have been killed; and...
Camp Darfur Returns to Idaho
Last week the University of Idaho Center for Volunteerism and Social Action got in touch with Stop Genocide Now in hopes of bringing the Camp Darfur tents back to the campus as it was such an eye opening event last year. We arranged a FedEx pick-up and within a...