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The teachers tell us that children, from a very young age, play war and are violent. It’s what they’ve witnessed in their recent past....

“After there’s been an event of violence, we notice that the children create guns out of sticks and pretend to shoot their peers.”...

Fr. Joseph, a Jesuit priest and native of the Central African Republic, told us, “People are tired of war. They are so tired.” Innocent...

Today was our first day in Bangui in the Central African Republic, and much of the day consisted of learning more about the context of...

Wow. When Liam Cook and I arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, I can definitely say we were both beyond nervous. I...

Hi, my name is Julia and I have had the amazing opportunity to intern for iACT the past two summers. I live in Hermosa Beach, California,...

My name is Micaela Tomaro and I am one of iACT’s interns this year! I am 17 years old and a rising senior at Mira Costa High School. I...

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...

You always hear people talking about trips that change their lives. To me, I never really understood what a “life-changing” trip would...

To say the team has improved on the field is maybe one of the greater underestimations I may have made in my almost-40 years on this...

Hi! My name is Liam Cook and I am 17 years old and a student at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA. I have been volunteering...

It cannot be a more stark difference. The football that Darfur United has played in the last six days at training camp in Östersund,...

Östersund FK (ÖFK), a professional Swedish football club located in Östersund, Sweden, has officially partnered with Darfur United (DU)....

Following the success of CONIFA’s charity football match in Tottenham on April 9, 2017, during which CONIFA and the World Health...

Who – The Darfur United Men’s Team (DU) is an all-refugee soccer team, originally formed from twelve refugee camps in eastern Chad. These...

My name is Amalia Lohuis, and I am a student embarking on my senior year at Mira Costa High School. Coming into high school I was...

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Hi there! My name is Naomi Neuman. I am originally from the South Bay area, born and raised in Torrance. I recently graduated from...