Greetings SGN community! I am proud to be working with you all. Since July I have been working with the core team and recently have begun traveling with Gabriel and Camp Darfur. My background is in community development and organizing and I am eager to share these skills with you and the community of Darfurians […]
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Welcome to i-ACTzine
Gabriel and the i-ACT team will be giving video updates, giving you an insight to what the team is up to, and to bring you current news from the ground. Please give us any feedback and suggestions to help us give you what YOU want to hear. Subscribe to our RSS feed to get in […]
Here are my long overdue responses to your comments :) Thank you so much for your support, encouragement, ideas and insights. Day 2: Swee Ting Day 4: Gina and Brandon, Teresa, Meron, Lisa, Jia-Li Day 5: Mary Ann, Lisa, Pam, Jia-Li Day 6: Mary Ann and Lisa Day 7: Lisa Day 8: Lisa, Day 10: […]
We are now sitting in the calm of our hotel in N’Djamena. These ten days of i-ACT were so full of experiences and emotions. It is not easy to digest it all. On the physical side, it was exhausting, our marathon of traveling, visiting, editing, writing, and all the rest. In my spirit, though, I […]
Yuen-Lin’s Day 10 journal
Sorry for posting my journal entries late! Over the past few days I’ve posted entries for all days except day 9. Thanks for your support, and here’s my entry for day 10. The past two weeks have given me a lot to digest. Nonetheless, I feel that I have gained a better grasp on the […]
Hi everyone, Gabriel, Connie and Yuen-Lin are on a flight right now. Our fearless field team will be uploading their video and blog entries a little later today. Please check back later. Thanks for following i-ACT, and we’ll see you later today! EDIT: Day 10 is now live! Watch it here.
Gabriel’s Day 8 Journal
Flying, North of Abeche Hello Friends y Familia: You all make me feel supported and loved. I look forward to reading your comments everyday, and I check as often as possible. Each leg of this trip takes me physically farther and farther from what I know and feel as home. I also end up in […]
Yuen-Lin’s Day 7 journal
Pausing for a moment to put oneself in the shoes of another makes a big difference. It’s easy to see or hear something without reaching that point where you know how it feels. We all have empathy, and it allows us to come close to how another feels without being in the exact same situation […]
Yuen-Lin’s Day 5 journal
Today was a dream i-ACT day: we captured almost four great stories in a matter of hours, and in the end had to decide which to use! It was also a special day for me as a tech guy. Right after recording our Ask the Candidate question, we walked to Hamara’s tent to show her […]
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