Stop Genocide NowFar, far away… 10:30pm With each new leg of our trip, we keep getting farther and farther away from the world I’ve lived in. N’Djamena was a pretty radical departure to start with. The whole city has an atmosphere of palpable unease. Then we jumped to Abeche, which does not have one paved road. Donkeys […]
We’ve been uploading daily video feeds all the way from the eastern side of Chad. I’m still amazed that we can do it! So, why only send 8 minutes per day? Well, a couple of reasons. Number one is money. The cost of uploading video files through a satellite modem is extremely high, especially for […]
Tomorrow, we will show you life in Abeche. This city has grown tremendously due to the influx of NGO’s coming to work with the Darfur refugees. The hope of employment here brings people from all over Chad to this town in the sand. Among these job seekers, we found Akaye, our translator. He will travel […]
If someone could volunteer a little time, I have the following request that will help everyone reading this blog, and me, put things into context. I would like for someone to do a little research on Chad. It does not have to be extensive, just some of the basics, some bullet points on poverty, health, […]
11/21 For my paying job, I work with abused children and their families, doing in-home therapy. We are trained to look at risk factors and have a very low tolerance for anything that endangers a child. Seeing some of the poverty here (and I know that I only saw it through the window of a […]
It feels just a bit unreal to be sitting here in N’djamena, Chad. The hotel is next to a dark water lake, where you can see fishermen on their boats and, on the shores, farmers taking care of their tiny fields. On the other side of the lake, there are huts that seem to be […]
As I am writing this, Chris and I are onboard an Air France plane to Chad. We are over Northern Africa, about two hours away from landing. We have a busy next couple of days in N’djamena coming up. We have to connect with the different agencies and organizations that will make it possible for […]