It feels a little strange to say that I have come here five times now in less than two years. Even though my gut told me differently, my mind and heart truly wanted to believe that by my fifth trip, we would be walking across the border, back to Darfur, watching our friends return home […]
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Every i-ACT, the team asks ourselves how we can create a personal connection between Darfur and the individuals of Darfur and you. How do we deepen your relationship? How do we give you the tools and resources to create the a personal relationship between your community and the survivors of Darfur? For the next 10 […]
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The Journey Continues
Today we fly from N’Djamena to Abeche. On the small prop planes you are only allowed a total of 15 kg’s (33 lbs) of luggage per person, and that includes whatever personal bags you bring with you in the cabin. Four of us flying together = 60 kg’s (132 lbs)… we had closer to 160 […]
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Eric’s Travel Journal – 1
During this flight I have been trying to imagine what it will be like for us in the camps and I’m coming up blank. I feel like we are about to be dropped into the pages of a history book… into a section that should have never been started, a section that is running on […]
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Let Us Open Ourselves
Tears almost instantly begin to gather on my lower eyelids when I think of the chance to see Dajhima, Achta, Amhoush, and the other women of Darfur. I can see their eyes so clearly in my mind – when they smile and when they speak of the horrors they have survived. They are survivors. Strong, […]
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Join Us. Be i-ACT.
Dear Friends and Family, Tomorrow I board an Air France flight to Paris, then N’Djamena, and within a few days will reach Camp Djabal. I feel rather calm in our preparations for this trip, although I may be leaving many things unfinished. I think mostly I am simply beginning to protect myself because I know […]
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One Voice: Fatna’s Story
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 […]
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Mother’s Day Actions
Mother’s Day is a day we honor the mother’s, especially our own mothers, for their love and devotion to their children, and in many cases to the community around them. For the past six years the mothers of Darfur have struggled to remain strong in the face of violence, towards them and their families. Many […]
These are example letters from mothers, daughters and sisters from around the country. Keep in personal. If you want to refer to specific things that the Obama’s can do for Darfur, please use ENOUGH Project’s recent President Obama and Sudan: Blueprint for Peace. From a Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Daughter in Tuscon, Arizona: Being a […]
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Darfur Fast for Life: Excerpts
Below are a few excerpts from participants of Darfur Fast for Life. Please consider joining the hundreds of fasters around the world this Mother’s Day, May 10th to honor the survivors of Darfur. Mia Farrow on Day 5: I awakened from a light sleep feeling somewhat faint but I drank water and am better now. […]