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第三天
Gabriel, KTJ, Colin, 以及Scott 已經為了往東的旅程做好最後的準備, 對於明天大家都能夠一起離開感到欣喜。手中有著所有必須的許可證, 他們將先到達東部的樞紐城市Abeche; 接著往下前進至Goz Beida, 一個非常靠近兩個重要難民營的城市。小組將用下個星期大部分的時間,在兩個難民營中聆聽他們的故事,一起踢足球,並且建立起新的友誼。 稍晚, 該小組拜訪了聯合國難民救濟總署在N’Djamena的對外關係高級官員Ann。在過去兩年間, Ann與i-ACT團隊合作相當密切; 她深入分析當前在難民營的情況,...
Jour n°4
Scott, Colin, KTJ et Gabriel quittent maintenant N’djamena pour partir vers l’est, destination Abeche. Après avoir reçu leurs différentes autorisations, ils ont rencontré les représentants du HCR et ont discuté de la situation actuelle près de la frontière...
Chad rebels launch offensive, attack Goz-Beida
An alliance of Chadian rebel groups has launched a fresh offensive to overthrow the government of Chadian president Idriss Deby. The rebels requested mediation by France and the EU as a precursor to avert war, but their request was not accepted. Beginning from...
Action: Put on the pressure!
Last time we were in Camp Kounoungo, Adam thanked the American people for taking action, but encouraged us to do more. “We need action,” he said. As we always say at SGN, our leaders will not do the right thing, because its the right thing to do. We need...
Colin’s journal
t’s getting late, and my computer is running low on battery, so I’ll keep this entry short. It’s been a really long day, and the heat has gotten to me a bit, but you’ve heard all the details from everyone else. Although the day started off well with a Celtics victory,...
We don’t want this to become a habit.
14 June 2008, 12:05am Saturday Abeche When I first started getting involved in the Darfur movement, the almost complete focus for everyone that cared was Darfur itself. The experts did talk about threats to the region, if Darfur was left to burn. As months and years...
Scott’s journal
It’s been an eventful, uneventful day. Waking up after a rough night’s sleep, accentuated by the very vivid dreams produced by my weekly malaria medication, I had high hopes that we would soon be finally seeing refugees. Despite hearing the bad news that the Boston...
Grounded in Abeche
The bright morning sun pours through our windows, today we make it to Goz Beida, I thought to myself. The car arrived on time, unusual for Chad, but to great relief since we still needed that one last stamp to board the plane and be cleared to enter refugee camps in...