Lessons From the Field

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Lessons From the Field

Soccer has been an integral part of my life.  I was – and still am – a tough player.  My coaches nicknamed me “Evil Jay,” since I would pretty much do anything to get that soccer ball away from my opponents.  Although I was never captain, I took pride in being a leader on the [...]

A Chance Encounter

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A Chance Encounter

Many times my friends ask me “what can I do to help?” Many people have great compassion for those that suffer in the world, but not everyone has time or money to give – and those that do are not always convinced they are actually making a difference. This past weekend, I was dealing with [...]

The (Refugee) Social Network

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The (Refugee) Social Network

The code is written and tested, all our servers are upgraded, the picture and video upload is up and running! I slap my laptop closed and sit back with a sigh and a smile. It’s 2am. I hear you thinking “Ah, of course, these geeky software people, they work all night and never see the [...]

The Hearts of Darfur

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The Hearts of Darfur

I have never been to Africa. Yet what I have seen of it I will never forget. A few months ago, I joined the i-ACT team to help manage the many hours of documentary footage the team has shot on trips to the refugee camps in Chad. I’m not sure what I expected to see when [...]

The Little Team That Could

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Last weekend several of the i-ACT team members gathered from around the country. It was amazing to see old faces and connect new faces to the incredible work that the team has been doing this past year. So many ideas, projects and resources came together during our retreat. It was appropriately during Father’s Day weekend [...]

Triangles Of Truth And i-Act Partner To Support Education for Darfuri Refugees

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Triangles Of Truth And i-Act Partner To Support Education for Darfuri Refugees

Boca Raton, FL and Redondo Beach, CA – Triangles of Truth, an international movement of youth honoring victims of the Holocaust by providing assistance to current victims of genocide and mass atrocities, and i-ACT, a global team using state-of-the-art technology to create age-old, person-to-person relationships, commit to assisting in the improvement of education programs and [...]