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iACT’s New Partnership with Dana Abraham, a children’s author
by iACT | Feb 9, 2020
Cleaning Revolution
by Katie-Jay Scott | Jan 23, 2020
…the core of our work: investing in the people themselves to increase their agency, voice, and ownership of their lives. This objective is the same everywhere. Our approach is the same everywhere. This week, it is what sparked a CLEANING REVOLUTION.
To Be Heard is to Unbury Your Own Empowerment
by Katie-Jay Scott | Jan 16, 2020
My hope is that the time we spend working together toward a common goal—a better future for all of our children and community—will also create peace and joy in their hearts and daily lives.
Let There Be Peace: a message from our friend Sara
by Katie-Jay Scott | Jan 13, 2020
When we asked Sara what message she wanted to share with the world, it was simple: “For the world, I tell them to let there be peace, no violence, and no racism.”
Kellie’s 2020 Goals: A Year for Impact
by iACT | Jan 11, 2020
…author Frederick Douglass said it best: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.” I want to help iACT continue empowering refugee youth, which will in-turn create a generation of activists breaking cycles of violence.
Danielle’s hope for 2020 impact: A community of iACTivists
by Dani Kercher | Dec 29, 2019
My goal for 2020 is to build a community of iACTivists. People who, not only feel a shared sense of responsibility and want to act, but who also share and continuously develop their own qualities of open-mindedness, curiosity, creativity, comfortability with uncertainty, and a practice of relational attunement.
Katie-Jay’s Hope for 2020 impact: Return to Greece
by Katie-Jay Scott | Dec 27, 2019
With more than 70 million people on the move worldwide, Sharvan and Leila’s story is no exception. He, like so many in his generation, is growing up in displacement where all too often strengths are dismissed and futures buried…
Gabriel’s Hope for 2020 impact: Return to the Central African Republic
by Gabriel Stauring | Dec 27, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, all of us at iACT have a simple theme we’ve been focusing on for 2020: impact. For us, “impact” is so much more than numbers. It’s about dignity, respect, and true opportunity for each individual that is touched by iACT’s work.
The first iACTivist: A Mindful Humanitarian Pathway Retreat
by Katie-Jay Scott | Dec 12, 2019
“An inspiring and educational weekend that helped me truly understand the complexities of humanitarian work and the urgent need to disrupt and transform the current system.”