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Jour n ° 2: En attente …
Introduction résumée Scott, Colin, KTJ and Gabriel passent une partie de la journée à attendre les autorisations qui arrivent deux après le départ du vol vers l’Est du pays. Le reste du temps ils envoient des vidéos sur internet, ils cherchent un hébergement pour la...
Action: World Refugee Day
In the United States, 2008 is an election year. For the international refugee community, 2008 is the year of Protection. In one week, on June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day, and kick-off a year focused on the theme of protection: \prə-ˈtekt\ to cover or shield...
Letting Go, Looking Forward
Today is a hard day for me. We spent most of the day in the lobby of Le Meridien; waiting for our fixer, waiting for permits, waiting for the video to upload, lots of waiting. As a result, my jet lag has h it me harder than I have ever felt before. Usually there is...
Stuck in N’Djamena
We hoped to be able to leave on a UNHCR plane today to get out to Abeche and the camps, but a series of delays and obstacles has prevented us from doing that. We’ll be in the capital until at least Thursday, and Friday at the very latest. It’s very frustrating to know...
Delays in the Capitol
So today was frustrating, to say the least. We obviously would like to get out to the camps and actually interact with and hear the stories of the refugees. But it looks like we’re going to be in the capital for at least another day. On the plus side, Colin and I got...
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Jour n°1: Retour au Tchad
Aujourd’hui nous avons passé la journée à N’Djamena pour préparer notre visite aux camps de réfugiés. C’est la première fois que KTJ et Gabriel reviennent dans la capitale tchadienne depuis la tentative de coup d’état au début de l’année. Pour Colin et Scott, c’est le...
Action: Lend your voice
After five years, the targeted and calculated violence towards innocent civilians in Darfur not only continues, but is worsening as you watch Stop Genocide Now and i-ACT field team members return to refugee camps in Eastern Chad for the fifth time. Our friends who...
A Day at Le Meridien
8 June 2008 N’Djamena The flight in to N’Djamena was not a good start to our arrival in Chad. We made it to Chad airspace and very close to N’D, but then had to circle around before landing because of bad weather. This going round and round went on for almost two...