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Join us tomorrow: Promising Practices in Refugee Education Webinar
Join me tomorrow on a Promising Practices in Refugee Education Intervention webinar highlighting iACT’s early childhood education...
Tools of Empathy at the World Innovation Summit on Education
Last week, Gabriel and I headed to Doha, Qatar, for the World Innovation Summit on Education, otherwise known simply as WISE (check out...
Double Your Impact: Support Refugee-led Programs this #GivingTuesday
Lately, I’ve been getting this question quite a bit: “What makes iACT different?” I don’t have to pause or take a moment to think about...
Fall 2017 iACT Impact Report
You wanted to see your impact so we’re proud to present our Fall 2017 Impact Report. This report delivers a detailed look at how our...
Announcing iACT’s Newest Team Members!
I’d like to introduce the newest coaches of the Refugees United Soccer Academy! These four women and men hail from Darfuri camp Iridimi,...
Solidarity on the Field
When I woke up about an hour before my alarm went off today, I can’t say I was particularly surprised. It happens every time I am more...
What should never be the norm
While we were observing the Academy candidates train, this little girl wandered over to us. You’ll see her try and touch Gabriel’s beard...
Souliman = Leader
I first met Souli in 2012, when he tried out for the first Darfur United team that was to travel to Iraqi Kurdistan to compete in a...
First Impressions
Wow, what a fun first day at Iridimi camp! This was my first time visiting this eastern Chad Darfuri refugee camp, and so far, I’m loving...
Coaches and Teachers
A week ago, I never would have believed that watermelons grew in eastern Chad. I saw the plants’ vines tangled in the sand as we drove...
On the Road, Shaking and Thinking
The car ride from Guereda to Iriba shook me to the bones, especially the ones on my back. It was a bumpy two-hour drive through sandy and...
First, we listen.
This is my first time in Africa, my first time in Chad, and my first time in a refugee camp. As iACT’s Office Coordinator, I’m usually...
Hello from Mile and Kounoungou!
We began our days in camps Mile and Kounoungou with meetings with some teachers and mothers, and after these meetings, we were surprised...
Bringing the Future Back to Life
“For thirteen years, we lost hope. We lost generations, and we lost part of our future. Preschool education is very important because it...
Growing Little Ripples
It’s all worth it. It’s such a long journey to get here, to be walking in a refugee camp in this remote region close to the Chad-Sudan...
Refugee Education Recommendation: Adopt user-centered design and empowering approaches
Recently, our early childhood education program, Little Ripples, was selected by Promising Practices in Refugee Education as one of...
Join iACT in honoring Girls around the world
Today, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, is International Day of the Girl. I’d like you to meet one of our Little Ripples students, Suraya....
Empathy Can End Mass Atrocities, Part II: Creating Change through the Global Sports Community
Part of a three-part blog series by iACT Chief Operating Officer Katie-Jay Scott on the power of empathy to address trauma and empower...
Promising Practices in Refugee Education
Our team has just returned from a long week in New York City where world leaders came together for the United Nations General Assembly....
Meet the Preschool Teachers of Central African Republic
It’s been a privilege for us to get to know the men and women preschool teachers who are participating in our Little Ripples teacher...
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