‘What You Wish For’ Book to Raise Funds for Libraries for Darfuri Refugees
Plans are in the works to build libraries in Darfuri refugee camps, thanks to an initiative by the Book Wish Foundation. All the proceeds from a new book, What You Wish For, will support the work of...
View ArticlePalm Beach Students Raise $22,000 for Darfuri Refugee Schools
After hosting its Fifth Annual Evening for Darfur on October 24, Palm Beach Central High School became the highest individual fundraising school in the Darfur Dream Team, or DDT, Sister Schools...
View ArticleVideo: Darfur Dream Team’s Meghan on Her Way to Darfuri Refugee Camps
Two days ago, Darfur Dream Team Program Assistant Meghan Higginbotham began her journey to eastern Chad to visit Djabal and Goz Amer refugee camps for the first time. Before she left, we recorded a...
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Meet Seven Stand-Out Darfuri Students from Goz Amer Refugee Camp
Last year, I met amazing students in Goz Amer refugee camp in eastern Chad, and we’ve now created profiles for seven of them so that we can continue sharing their stories.Alfadel, Alhaphis, Ali, Arafa,...
View ArticleTake the Summer Service Challenge in Honor of World Refugee Day
Did you know that most Americans don’t know what it means to be a refugee or that there are more than 10 million refugees worldwide? We at the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program want to change...
View ArticleStanding Tall to Help Children: Prioritizing the Right to Education Worldwide
“You never stand as tall as when you kneel to help a child get an education.” Chernor Bah, a Sierra Leonean youth leader, shared this quote during the recent launch of Education First, a new initiative...
View ArticleDarfur Dream Team Heads Out on Visit to Refugee Schools in Chad
As I begin my journey to visit the schools in the Darfuri refugee camps Djabal and Goz Amer, what I am looking forward to most is reconnecting with old friends, making news ones, playing games with the...
View ArticleEducation Without Limits: Reflecting on Visit to Darfuri Refugee Schools
During my recent three-week trip to eastern Chad to visit the Darfuri refugee camps Djabal and Goz Amer, I had lots of conversations. The meetings under trees, in classrooms, and community centers...
View ArticleDarfur10: Mark the Anniversary with 10 Days of Action
The conflict in Darfur began 10 years ago.Just a few months ago, I sat outside a classroom in Goz Amer refugee camp speaking with Umda Tarbosh and Youssif, two Darfuri refugee teachers. We talked about...
View ArticleWhy Support for Darfur Refugees Is Needed Now, More than Ever
Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared on TakePart.Ongoing violence in Sudan’s western Darfur region has driven more than 271,000 civilians to flee their homes and temporarily resettle in...
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