Stop Genocide Nowi-ACT field team makes it to the east, but has to leave quite a bit of luggage behind to make the weight limit. Marco, Suzanne’s replacement at UNHCR, welcomes the team and gives them a debriefing of the field situation.
Actions for Darfur must be made in all different parts of our lives. Today’s actions will help you reconfirm you commitment and take a look at more you can do personally to end genocide. Read more in today’s action
Today we offer you two actions. The first, many of you can complete by following a link and signing a petition. The second is a personal commitment that we are asking you to take with us. Both require you to really look at yourself and the context in which you live amongst humanity. 1. Did […]
Dear friends and family, Today we left N’djamena for Abeche. The day started with some drama at N’djamena airport, where we found that our luggage was way above the weight limit of 15kg per person. Mind you, it wasn’t that we brought a lot of extra items from home – just that with all that […]
We joke around with agencies’ staff, “The rebels wait for us to come, and then they make a move.” For me, sometimes joking and actually saying what I don’t want to happen helps relieve some of the tension, and I’m hoping that maybe it unleashes something of a reverse-jinx! It would be too much of […]
I would love to be taking a nap in the plane right now. We are 23,000 feet above the arid, Chadian desert. Finally, a step closer to the refugee camps. A step that was quite exhausting. But it wouldn’t be Chad if it was easy. After sleeping for about two hours, we abruptly finished packing, […]