Reuniting with Adam from i-ACT on Vimeo. I don’t have to wake up until 7am, but I open my eyes at 4, and I can’t go back to sleep.  Sure, there’s a crazy rooster yelling his lungs out, but that’s not it.  I’m excited that today I finally make it to refugee camp Goz Amer. We are now a short thirty minute drive away, but it took us two weeks to get here from the time we left Los Angeles. I’m happy that we’ll get to do the work we’re here to do: launch the first Little Ripples (

I write this with a pounding, lack-of-caffeine headache, combined with jet lag, making it difficult to concentrate enough to type this first sentence. It’s hard to explain how different, in all kinds of ways, it is here and in the camps from back home, the beaches of Southern California. For starters, it’s only 9:30am, and it’s already 95 degrees here. Secondly, they don’t have diet coke or diet pepsi at this moment in this hotel in the capital. By this time, I would have alr

Bashir and Bashar love football (soccer) and are members of the Darfur United Soccer Academy at refugee camp Djabal. Adam is a teacher and ex-refugee that came back from Darfur to meet i-ACT’s Gabriel for a few days. Adam and Hassan, another teacher, took on Bashir and Bashar — teachers vs students. Who wins? Bashir and Bashar vs Adam and Hassan from i-ACT on Vimeo. #Football #CampDjabal #students #teachers #Bashar #Adam #Bashir #soccer

No matter how tiring and stressful a day might have been, it will always be considered a good day—if it also included meeting up with Adam. I woke up before 4am and had to get mentally ready to head to the airport, knowing that our names were not on the list of passengers, and it was too many of us with too much luggage trying to get on a full plane. I’m lucky that over the last couple of years, the hotel we stay at has come to its senses and started selling diet sodas. I had

Yesterday, I received this text message from my friend Adam: Dear Gabriel, I believe that to be hopeful is something great and encouraging. But to wait  for something in the hands of others for unlimited time is an irresponsibility. So I decided to leave the camps and look for the future again in my village. Although there are everyday troubles that we face here,  I feel more hopeful. Thank you. Adam Photo by: i-ACT Adam and his family have been very hopeful, and they have wa

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Dear Adam: I hope you and your beautiful family are well. By “well” I mean much more than just in good enough health. I know that, every time I ask how you are, you tell me: “We are fine, Gabriel. How are you and your family?” From remote, harsh refugee camps, you have always remembered to send me messages of friendship and support, and you worry about us. I am humbled. In all these years since we first met, you have never asked me for anything, and I know that your family go

Thank you so much for the appreciations from the members of STF about my acceptance to be one of the teachers for the human rights. I believe that when there is hope to have the world of freedom, justice, and respect of others rights the dawn will break.Then the history will remember those who fought for that precious goal of the peaceful world of love, development and friendship. I promise to keep fighting with you all my life time. Best wishes Adam Mussa Refugee camp East

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Dear Gabriel, here is the report about the women’s rights in my community. Women in my community suffer discrimination, negligence and injustice, although she is the most productive part of this community. From the first day of her birth to the family, some families have not celebrate as they do for the baby boys. After she got seven years old, she stands with different responsibilities. Most of them have no chances to schooling as boys have. In her teens, the family will be

#DjabalCamp #ValentinesDay #Darfur #peace #Adam

I’m Adam Moussa from west Darfur state.  My village was called Bendis. It’s horrible to flashback to my childhood. It was full of sorrow and bad luck. I grew up an orphan child with none to help. I suffered hunger and malnourishment. Our father died when I was seven years old; my brother was four years old, and our sister was in her teens. Mother was poor, and she was hardly able to secure one meal for us all the daytime. So I decided to go to school hoping that I could be ab

I’m Adam Moussa from west Darfur state.  My village was called Bendis. It’s horrible to flashback to my childhood. It was full of sorrow and bad luck. I grew up an orphan child with none to help. I suffered hunger and malnourishment. Our father died when I was seven years old; my brother was four years old, and our sister was in her teens. Mother was poor, and she was hardly able to secure one meal for us all the daytime. So I decided to go to school hoping that I could be ab

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Then I asked my 12 years old daughter, Why you are going to school every day? She answered, Because I want to learn French and English. I asked why, and she said, I want to go to America. I asked why, and she answered to study there. I asked why you want to study, and she answered, if you are educated you will have many things like money to buy what I want. I asked what you want to do for the women in DarFur, and she answered: educate them. Adam #school #refugees #Adam #Chad

You inquired in one of your messages about our religious and national celebrations. We have a lot of such celebrations, and since such celebrations are commemorates certain events. I suggest to the DarFuri refugee in their camps to celebrate donkey’s day because what this friendly animal did to these people is above any imaginary. It had been used on evacuating children, old people, loaded with food and water for the fleeing convoys of the refuge seekers of DarFuri out to Cha

The picture shows my little son enjoy the christmas holiday here in his refuge in east Chad. I feel sorry for him to begin his life without homeland. Adam #refugees #Home #Adam #homeland #soccer #Education

It’s Christmas day here in the refugee camp in east Chad. I wanted to know what dreams my seven children have and want to be realized. My elder son said that he needs education; when I asked why he answered to be a man and lead abetter live. I asked what is abetter live in your point of few. He answered, to avoid wars problems. The next question to his younger brother, if he want to go back home. He answered, no. I asked why, and he said because there is no good education. I

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]It has been amazing to be here to watch things fall into place. While here, I have paused