Golf balls, tennis balls, bouncy balls from the 25 cent machines, large balls tumble from far above, one after another against the tin roof. More, quicker, louder, closer. I’ve fallen asleep at the UNHCR guesthouse in Abeche and awaken to our first encounter with an amount and a harshness of water that will fill one […]
Category: i-ACT 6: August 1 – 11, 2008
Follow Gabriel and Katie-Jay from SGN on their return trip to refugee camps in Eastern Chad to visit with the surviving victims of this genocide and hear their stories. They will there as a part of the Dream for Darfur Switch Over to Darfur program.
Since August 1st, we have been broadcasting directly from Camp Oure Cassoni in Eastern Chad. Catch the latest day’s action here »
NDJ Vibes
From the Paris to N’Djamena flight, I could start to feel a different, more relaxed vibe for the capital of Chad. The plane was full, as usual, but this time it was a very diverse crowd, with children, women, and even two Mexicans (me not included). When we hit the ground, the more-relaxed-vibe was confirmed. […]
Almost a year ago, Beijing began to spread their 2008 Olympics motto: One World, One Dream. Shortly thereafter, a movement began to pressure Sudan’s largest foreign oil investor and UNSC ally, China. Now with the games less then two weeks away, our community needs to turn up the heat, and demand that the Chinese government, […]
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