OUR WORK
Community-led programs creating safe, joyful opportunities.
iACT partners with refugee and conflict-affected communities to create and sustain programs where children can learn, play, build confidence, and thrive.
REACH & IMPACT
“There are changes in the children’s ability to hope.”
— RUSA Coach, Chad
Research has found that iACT programs do more than create a sense of belonging and build confidence. As children spend more time in our soccer program, they regain the ability to hope — to imagine a future where they can become a doctor, a president, or a professional soccer player. They regain their ability to dream.
Meals & Play
Children consistently share that their favorite things about Little Ripples are the games they play and the meals they are served
Encouragement
Children in the RUSA program across locations share that they receive encouragement from the coaches, and that helps them improve their soccer skills and feel a part of the team.
Confident & Peaceful
100% of caregivers surveyed in camps Touloum, Iridimi, and Kouchagine-Moura reported that the Little Ripples program fundamentally transformed their children’s behavior, shifting them from anxious and isolated to confident, peaceful and school-ready.
WHERE WE WORK
Rooted in hard-to-reach communities around the world.
iACT intentionally works in hard-to-reach regions, where access to aid and humanitarian organizations is often limited. We work alongside communities to build sustainable and accessible programming for children and families.
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
Shifting power creates lasting change.
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IF
iACT shifts power, resources, ownership, and decision-making to refugee and conflict-affected people, then community members will design, lead, and sustain high-quality early learning and sports programs.
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WHICH RESULTS IN
More children experiencing joyful, developmentally appropriate opportunities to learn, play, and develop social-emotional skills in safe, stable environments.
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LEADING TO
Improved child development outcomes, strengthened community leadership and cohesion, and sustainable local systems that reduce long-term dependence on external aid.
OUR PROGRAMS
Programs developed with communities and led by communities.
iACT works in partnership with refugee and conflict-affected communities to create programs that center children, build local leadership, create meaningful employment, and support long-term community wellbeing.
MEET OUR COMMUNITY
Leadership begins within the community.
“I’ve seen the impact that iACT has on a child. We see children very depressed. We see children that are very sad. And once they join the program, they understand that they are valuable. That they are important. And that their life matters.”
Liliana Carlos, RUSA Coordinator, Mexico
