UPDATE: French authorities have recently confirmed that demolition of the camp will be taking place within the coming weeks; the end date is set to be October 31. Around 2000 shall remain in the camp. Stay up-to-date with the coming blogs to find out what this means for the camp’s residents. Near Calais, one of the Northernmost cities of France, there is a scrap of land that was formerly used as a landfill site. In addition to dunes and a lot of sand, this means a more or les

i-ACT has joined the Amplify Refugee Education Challenge, in order to contribute to solutions for improved learning opportunities for refugees around the world. In partnership with UNICEF Innovation and UNHCR, Amplify is asking people and organizations around the world to design education solutions that help refugees learn new skills and gain access to quality education. In doing so, Amplify is first compiling pre-challenge research until April 21st, to learn from educational

Editors Note: Originally posted on www.DarfurUnited.com by Sara-Christine Dallain. Words spoken today by our Chadian friend and UN colleague Amos when he was proudly pointing to the Darfur United card sitting on the shelf in front of the TV in his home. He said, “See my Darfur United card! Gabriel gave it to me years ago. I still have it!” To give you a little background on Amos – he was born and raised in Ndjamena, Chad. He speaks French, Arabic, English and 3 tribal languag

Editor’s Note: This post, written by Sara-Christine Dallain originally appeared on DarfurUnited.com Day one in Ndjamena. The place is starting to feel familiar to me. It’s only my third time here, but the Ndjamena experience seems to always be a bit the same each time. I’m sitting in an air conditioned car, hiding from the heat, dust, and sunshine outside, with a UNHCR driver and Rachael, as we wait for Gabriel to exchange money. We’re in a bustling market place. I’m just sta

i-ACT’s Gabriel Stuaring, James Thacher and the Little Ripples team are in eastern Chad documenting the stories of Darfuri refugees and opening the first Little Ripples’ center. This trip, i-ACT #16, coincides with the 10th anniversary of the start of the violence in Darfur and the more than 300,000 newly displaced in the region. [divider_2] Only 76 steps each lap, so I ran quite a few laps during my 30 minute jog around a tiny small space inside the UNHCR compound that is ou

Eight years in the refugee camps in Chad. The refugees are from an Arabic and English speaking nation. Chad is a French speaking country. The communications between UNHCR and the refugees is only through the interpreters. Refugees education is the Sudan education system. The refugees thought that their children must study Sudan education hopping that the Darfur problem may be solved soon, to be home and that will be helpful for the children to resume the education at home. No

The Team has made it to Goz Beida, the closest town to refugee camp Djabal and their home for the next few days. Here are the first images from the UNHCR compound and Djabal itself. You may spot some familiar faces. [image title=”” size=”large” align=”center” lightbox=”true” group=”djabal” link=”” width=”524″ height=”0″ autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″ frame=”true” link_class=”” underline=”false”]https://www.iact.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_1015.jpg[/image] [image title

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[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] A day in the capital does a job on you.  Fighting the jetlag and tiredness from having spent 24hrs making  the journey here, we then spent a whole day doing final touches on permits, getting a cell phone (actually, service for two cell numbers — always good to have a backup!), and exchanging money.  A small stack of one-hundred dollar bills turned us in to millionaires in Chadian money! We’re ready to head to the