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A Familiar Face

Gabriel and the team visit Guisma’s family in camp Djabal. She has grown a lot since Gabriel first met her but is still much too small for a girl of her age due to the meager rations provided to the refugees. thankfully, her knowing smile is as wide as ever. You can learn more about […]

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Meeting Old Friends

Gabriel meets up with Busseina, and Adam! Adam has moved from Camp Kounoungo to Camp Djabal. They talk about progress, unity, and the new Human Rights library.

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Storytelling

I haven’t had much of a chance to write anything since we arrived here in Chad. There has been so much to do, from always trying to get the best shot to trying to effectively convey what went on each day in a 2-minute video that won’t be too expensive to upload via satellite, since […]

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To Camp Djabal!

The team makes it from KouKou to Goz Beida, and finally to Camp Djabal!

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Goz Beida, TD

A short video blog from Goz Beida in eastern Chad.

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An Open Prison

Have you ever had that feeling of being trapped by life? Being in a situation and it seems like no place to go? For most of my life I have always had this feeling of being trapped. I could be in a room full of people, in a conversation, a job, a city, or whatever […]

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They’re Still Here.

Take Action: Post this video’s url to the White House comment page, their Facebook page, or tag them in tweet (@whitehouse).

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Educate and Connect

The i-ACT team spent the last day in camp Goz Amer working on multiple projects that will improve education and connect students from around the world.  

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Refugee Camp Dream

Mothers, fathers, and teachers have been telling me that they can only maintain hope because of the hope their children represent. While in the camps, they want their children to grow strong and educated, so that they can be the future of Darfur. They would tell me this back in 2005, during my first visit, […]

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Our Internal GPS

The drive to the camp is bumpy and slow but not boring. I see women with long faces and wide-awake eyes, wearing bright red and riding on camels. They stare right at me without changing expression, as our car bounces by. I see a family of monkeys, not sure what kind. They arae small and […]