Stop Genocide Now“We run with only the clothes on our body, nothing else.” I’m trying to go through the day thinking of that first day story I have heard over and over again, the escape from Darfur. Today, I am fasting water-only. The people fleeing their village do not have time to grab provisions for the long […]
We have all been quite active here in Goz Beida, Chad the last few days. Anyone following the website is well aware of the World Refugee Day activities, and if you saw any of the videos, then you might have an idea of the extensive preparations that went into them as well. This has been […]
Today was our last day in Camp Djabal. I already miss them all and it has only been hours. I don’t know when I will be able to come back to Camp Djabal. I fear it will be longer than I want, and that the conditions of the camp will be worse. It makes me […]
Check it out! We’re about to start a 2-way chat with the Obama school children in Camp Djabal!!! Watch live streams there from other refugee camps around the world and learn more about the situation in Chad, Syria and Pakistan.
This environment is unforgiving. I have been in Chad during various seasons, and in June twice. This trip is one of the hottest I have experienced. An almost humid, but also dry heat that you just cannot escape or cool down from. When there is a breeze, you almost always miss it for one reason […]
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write in this journal, but after spending a few days with Katie-Jay Scott, Gabriel Stauring, and Eric Angel, I’m feeling a lot more inspired to share my voice in this arena, and I’m truly moved by their passion and expertise. I’ll start by saying there isn’t one clear […]
It’s 3:26 AM in N’Djamena right now. Today we went to the UNHCR building to submit our paperwork to get all of the stamps and signatures we need to legally travel to the eastern part of Chad. I don’t have anything really interesting to say right now. I’ve just been busy with working on testing […]
i-ACT Team returns to Darfuri refugee camps in Chad. Departing on June 10th, the team will be reporting on a regular basis, with 10 consecutive days of daily video webcasts beginning on June 15th. More details will be posted in the coming days, please sign up on our mailing list (see “SIGN UP FOR UPDATES” […]
Widowed, Mother of 7 I was walking with my husband in the market very early in the morning. First came the airplanes that dropped bombs. Then Arab tribesmen, riding horses and in the backs of pick-up trucks, rode into town shooting. They killed my husband in front me. Gunfire was coming from planes in the […]
Dear friends and family, Watching the slide-show Gabriel put together to conclude this i-ACT, it felt different than at the end of my last trip to Chad. More connected. More a part of the family. Sadder, but also happier. Wanting very much to return soon. Recognizing more faces, and the warmth that comes with that. […]