REFUGEE-LED SOLUTIONS.

Help break the cycle of violence for communities affected by mass atrocities. Support iACT’s work to identify new solutions that can be co-created, managed, and led by refugees.

REFUGEE-LED SOLUTIONS.

Help break the cycle of violence for communities affected by mass atrocities. Support iACT’s work to identify new solutions that can be co-created, managed, and led by refugees.

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OUR MISSION

iACT provides humanitarian action to aid, empower, and extend hope to those affected by mass atrocities.

IMPACT

As a result of our programs, hundreds of male and female refugees are trained and employed to adapt and lead education, sports, and human rights programs in their communities.

…are all-refugee women’s and men’s teams that compete professionally through CONIFA and are vehicles for hope and global awareness.

…is a refugee- and community-led play-based early childhood education program that incorporates trauma-informed teaching, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness.

…is a refugee- and community-led soccer program for children and youth that helps develop core soccer skills and incorporates life-skills learning, team-building, mindfulness, and ensures equal opportunity for women and girls to participate.

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FACTS

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17 years

is the average length of stay for a refugee in a refugee camp

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304,650

Darfur refugees living in eastern Chad

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21 million

refugees worldwide

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12

refugee camps in eastern Chad

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Dr. Elliot Salloway Fund for Empathy

Elliot’s Fund for Empathy will support iACT programs that use empathy and compassion as a core principle for social change.

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UPDATES

Musings on mindfulness and refugees

06/18/2019

Each step of the way with iACT has been a full body yes for me. This little powerhouse of an organization has been on my distant radar for a few years now, but just recently we managed to finally cross paths and link missions.

Joy…Not Just for Almonds

06/18/2019

Nduta Refugee Camp, Tanzania—This week I had the absolute pleasure of facilitating a refresher training for Refugees United Soccer Academy (RUSA) coaches in the Mtendeli refugee camp in Tanzania. I knew these coaches from my work in Tanzania last year and was...

World Refugee Day Film and Panel in Washington D.C.

06/05/2019

Join JRS/USA and iACT in Washington, DC on World Refugee Day for a screening of Not Just Football followed by panel discussion and reception.

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