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Thu, Jun 18th 2009, 10:49
McGrady Funds School Serving Darfuri Refugee Children
In honor of World Refugee Day, basketball star Tracy McGrady has made a donation to the Darfur Dream Team’s Sister Schools Program to support a Darfuri refugee camp school for one year. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, will use McGrady’s generous donation to begin building and rehabilitating a school this fall serving Darfuri children living in a refugee camp in Chad.
The U.N. World Refugee Day seeks to call attention to the plight of millions of refugees around the world with its theme, “Real People, Real Needs.” More than 250,000 people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Darfur, Sudan. Children make up more than 60 percent of the population in the Darfuri refugee camps and are facing major educational challenges, including a shortage of qualified teachers, poorly built school buildings, and lack of supplies.
McGrady’s donation will support the Ocampo School in Djabal camp, located in southeastern Chad, near the border with Darfur. Ocampo School is one of 12 refugee camp schools that the Darfur Dream Team aims to support in the 2009-2010 school year, at a cost of $57,000 per school. In addition to McGrady’s donation, more than 30 American high schools, middle schools, and universities recently joined together to raise funds to support a second school.
“I’m thrilled to join all of these U.S. schools in the effort to raise money so that students in the Darfuri refugee camps will have better facilities, teachers, and more supplies,” said McGrady, who visited schools in the Djabal refugee camp during a trip to Chad in 2007.
The Darfur Dream Team partners include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); USA for UNHCR, the Enough Project; Participant Media’s Darfur Now Social Action Campaign; TakePart.com, the Education Partnership for Children in Conflict, co-founded by Angelina Jolie and Gene Sperling; Facing History and Ourselves; and i-ACT. The partnership includes several other professional basketball players including Baron Davis, Derek Fisher, Luol Deng, Jermaine O’Neal, and Etan Thomas.
The program aims to improve the education of Darfuri students living in camps, through the construction and rehabilitation of school buildings, teacher training, and provision of sports equipment and other school supplies; and to foster cross-cultural relationships and mutual understanding between American and Darfuri refugee students through letter exchanges and video blogging.
John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project said, “This generous donation is just the beginning for the Darfur Dream Team. We’re seeking the involvement of many more schools throughout the US and Europe as well as many more NBA players to help create sustained relationships with the students in the refugee camps.” Prendergast along with Enough Advisor Omer Ismail traveled with Tracy McGrady to Djabal refugee camp.
The Sister Schools Program’s web site, www.darfurdreamteam.org, includes an itemized registry that allows schools, basketball players and their teams, companies, and the general public to see the resources and supplies needed by Darfuri refugee camp schools and donate toward items of their choice. Items needed range from textbooks to teacher training to sports equipment; individuals can even donate toward the actual construction of school buildings in the camps.
The Darfur Dream Team’s Sister Schools Program links American middle schools, high schools, and universities with schools in the Darfuri refugee camps in eastern Chad. U.S. sister schools will raise funds to improve the education of their Darfuri peers through the construction and rehabilitation of school buildings and by providing supplies, sports equipment, and teacher training. The program will also foster cross-cultural relationships and mutual understanding between U.S. and Darfuri refugee students through letter exchanges and video blogging. The Sister Schools Program is a dynamic partnership involving professional basketball stars Tracy McGrady, Derek Fisher, Baron Davis, Luol Deng, Etan Thomas, and Jermaine O’Neal; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); USA for UNHCR, the Enough Project; Participant Media; TakePart; Education Partnership for Children in Conflict, co-founded by Angelina Jolie and Gene Sperling; Facing History and Ourselves; and i-ACT. The partnership will expand to include additional professional basketball players. More than 100 U.S. schools have signed up to participate in the program. For more information about the Darfur Dream Team’s Sister Schools Program, see www.darfurdreamteam.org or contact Stella Kenyi at skenyi@enoughproject.org.
The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all. We believe that Americans are bound together by a common commitment to these values and we aspire to ensure that our national policies reflect these values. Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress to end crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007, Enough focuses on crises in Sudan, Chad, eastern Congo, northern Uganda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. Enough’s strategy papers and briefings provide sharp field analysis and targeted policy recommendations based on a “3P” crisis response strategy: promoting durable peace, providing civilian protection, and punishing perpetrators of atrocities. Enough works with concerned citizens, advocates, and policy makers to prevent, mitigate, and resolve these crises. To set up an interview, go to www.enoughproject.org, or contact Eileen White Read, 202-641-0779, eread@enoughproject.org.
Comments
Lolo#12 | on 13/7/09
T-Mac wearing the #3 in NBA? seems strange but even nba.com have the new so its true.
Personally I don’t like it but will support you.
T-Mac #1
sergio | on 13/7/09
appriciate all that u do i still believe you will be back and donomate
egriff | on 12/7/09
Hey Mac, don’t worry, all of is in Houston aren’t ignorant. We know that if you were there tis season, we would have beat the (F)akers. Whatever happens, come back strong and show’em what your made of. Good luck in the future and good work with Darfur.
fzx | on 12/7/09
Hello Tracy I am very sad that many Chinese media have said that No. 1 jersey to wear Ariza. Please tell me you do on the 1st jersey? Forever NO.1
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Tracy_zhou | on 11/7/09
tracy,you are the best!
i aways remeber the list you said:“i am the one!”
and it is my motto.
i am waiting for you come back.
永远支持你！
chasity clark | on 10/7/09
heyy tmac i hope u are doin good! kinda worried cuz u havent blog yet..and i have been hearin that they are goin to trade you i hope not cuz u belong in houston take care and get well soon!!!
cameron | on 10/7/09
Yo Mac i hope the knee is geting better..Houston is lucky to have one of the best to have ever played..cant wait to watch you dominate kobe and artest next year..good luck with the rehab.
王子华 | on 10/7/09
Hello!My herro!I will support you forever!You are the best!!
ginubrian | on 9/7/09
tracy, it’s been a while. please do another rehab update! thanks. i hope all is well.
mac | on 9/7/09
hey. mac.
we are waiting for you forever
what i want to say is that na natter what others say .i just believe in you .
you are our hero.
Xiaojie Yao | on 7/7/09
Hi,Tracy,because of you,I love,basketball.I love Rockets, I also love you.my friends and I wll trust and support youforever. we are a few of faus of yourchinese funs.go go,you are tracy mcgrady.
kelland | on 6/7/09
Mac,you said you would come to the city of Shanghai and Beijing,China on August,right? Lots of your fans want to see you. Will you come to Guangzhou at that time? If you have time, please tell us the schedule through your blog, OK? We all want to meet our idol.
tmac attack | on 6/7/09
I will support you forever！
Come on tmac!
I miss you!!!
Fans from china!!
妍妍 | on 5/7/09
Hello!My herro!I will support you forever!You are the best!!我永远相信你！支持你！加油！等你回来！！！
Angelika | on 4/7/09
Hi Trae
hope you are doing OK. Have you ever thought about going to Cavs or spurs? I know that it is out of your control, but maybe you should touch base with those teams. You haven’t blogged in a while, so we really don’t know how you are doing. You deserve a ring to go with all the great things you have accomplished throughout your career, on and of the court.
Yours, Angelika
Hao Yu | on 3/7/09
Hi T-mac! I really can’t wait to see your debut for the next season. Really hope you can go in next season and win a MVP and a ring for the Houston Rockets. Its great to see you doing so much charity work and I bet many will be grateful to you.
You’re the best and you know it too!
Sang from Hong Kong | on 3/7/09
Tracy,
u have to have the determination to overcome all the obstacles to success. Right now, Houston looking not good, i still believe in u!!!!!!!!!!!
malick | on 3/7/09
hey tmac. i hope u doing well and i heard that u rehabing with tim that is great!!!! dont matter where u play man just stay helthy and get back the respect that u diserve in this league! the championship will come!
Luis Betancourt | on 3/7/09
hello t-mac hope 2 see you next year healthy n ready to go we dnt have artest but who needs him we got u the best player on the team coming back!!!!! Proving, showing the critics wat u can still do out on the court!!! we have a good team and u saw wat we can do with alot of heart n good effort!! good luck next season i know youll come back btter then ever go rockets!!
fanis | on 2/7/09
hey tmac have a healthy and relaxing summer…good luck with your rehab and remember,,,we will support you wherever you go…but keep playing hard for your name and the ring will come for you…you are the one brother…good luck!!
fanis | on 2/7/09
hey tmac good luck and remember….wherever you go we will always support you…..please play hard and be an all star even if you play for the thunder….for you name tmac and believe,,,ring will come for you….good luck and have a healthy summer
Wang Mengran(Maggie) | on 1/7/09
T-Mac.I will follow you,wherever you go…To the sky,to the universe.
Waiting for you forever!
Come back my hero!All fans support U.Come on!
Tyler Fisher | on 30/6/09
Hey T-Mac this is tyler and i want to know have you talk to Yao about is foot and what will happen if he cant play again
周杰伦 | on 30/6/09
I was born to adore you ,but long ago .
Uless you will stang up!
徐成 | on 29/6/09
I will support you forever！
come on tmac!
杨颖 | on 29/6/09
I hope you Return of the King next season.
We believe that you
Bless you truly happy day’s.
Jason Lovette | on 29/6/09
Damn T-mac u need to go somewhere and take a pay cut or something man. Yao to miss the whole next season and maybe the rest of his career. U need to come back home with Vince and Howard to win championships to solidify your career man. U got the scoring champs looks like u don’t want anymore IDK why, u got the MIP, been to the all star alot, got the shoe deals and commercials. U need 2 win some rings man to finish off a solid career. Come to Orlando, COME TO ORLANDO, COME TO ORLANDO, THE HOCKEY GUY (WEISBROD) IS GONE NOW MAN U SHOULD STILL BE PLAYING FOR THE MAGIC AND U KNOW IT. Maybe I can meet u one day, I been one of your biggest fans for years my brothers will tell u. I never been able to come to 1 of your games bcuz we never had the money to get good seats except the time when I was in the 8th grade my coach chose me out of the other guys to go watch the magic play in 01-02 with him, but it was one of the games u were hurt so I turned it down. But man I’ll love to see you playing for the Magic again. Peace
Lolo#12 | on 27/6/09
It’s nice to read this. You did a great thing and lot of people will be grateful for this, forever.
I don’t know how you feel right now. Its a shit to read everyday rumors and deal proyects involving you. I’m sure is so hard for you but I hope you come back, I hope come back in Houston but if you finally play in any other team I hope you come back in a contender and show to the world who you were, who you are.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson, from Seville.
Laabi | on 26/6/09
Your friend, Vince Carter goes to orlando, now Turkoglu’s contract will be end and i’m hoping to see you again playing @ Magic with Vince&Dwight Howard.
GO TO ORLANDO PLEASEE... !
Jason Lovette | on 25/6/09
T-mac on the Chron.com it’s an article about the Rockets getting attention from other teams about a possible trade for you. That sucks to hear man, I would love to see you win there in Houston but it looks like you’l’ be with another. And it could be a sorry losing team that don’t have no hope of winning just trying to clear up capspace. If I were you I would not even show up to other teams training camp unless its the Orlando Magic. Those teams just all about them man they don’t care about the fact that you wanna win now so I wouldn’t care about showing up to their practice court. Obviously Yao’s foot has not healed yet and they are looking for more treatment on it. You guys are close than ever to winning a championship but you guys can never stay healthy. If you come back home man u got a solid Dwight Howard who is getting better, I just think this will be a better way for you to win if the Rockets don’t want you.
周晓翠 | on 25/6/09
CHEER UP!
ANAN | on 24/6/09
Long time no see u So I miss U so much How are U recently?
Everything all OK? I know Rockets want to change U to another team,but I believe U can do your best ,let Rockets know U still a great NBA player .All fans support U .
Don’t give up We hope U can come back soon!!
Have a good summer~~~
Angelika | on 24/6/09
Hi Tracy,
hope everything is going well for you. I think it is great what you are doing for Darfur. Here is an idea. I know that there are a lot of children in Darfur that lost their parents. If the government wouldn’t make it so difficult and expensive to adopt a child, I am sure that many couples who weren’t blessed to have children of their own would love to take in a child and give them a decent home and education. Myself being one of them.So I am thinking if there was any way the government would make it a little easier or we could create some kind of Adoption Fund, that would help a lot of children in the Darfur region and all over the world. What do you think about that? People higher up would listen to you, but they sure wouldn’t listen to me. By the way, lots of trade rumors out there. you should play for the Spurs or Mavericks, that way I still get to come to your games and watch you play without traveling all over the United States, like I been doing. Just an idea. Best of luck to you, still a champ in my book.
Yours, Angelika
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ravenkey | on 23/6/09
College Enterance Exam is over ,the result meet my will,so next season ,I will support in another city ,but the warming heart is the same . Wish you recover soon . you fans .段雅亭 | on 22/6/09
Come back,my hero.We believe you!
danny | on 22/6/09
i miss you ~so much~especilly on midnight~
Da 1 | on 22/6/09
T-mac ur da best player in my eyes u r da reason i play bball so hard b4 every game i do it 4 u jus do me a favorite an shut da whole world up an show dem u r da best i no u tuk a lot of critism dis year jus shake it off 4get da injurys an remember u do have true fans
Marvin Angelo Oloris | on 21/6/09
Make Rockets go for the 82-0 record.
Caner McGrady Gulcimen Jr | on 21/6/09
T-Mac’ thats cool organisation for our world ,,u r da best ma life… Peace
gaojing | on 21/6/09
tracy, you are most great, you are so caring, you help so many people who need help, you do not include returns, you know? How great do you have, you are great not only in court, but also at the scene, no one person can be compared with you, to know you and support you, like you, fall in love with you, this is a happy thing ah! Fuel, although the difficult road ahead, however, to believe that the world did not cross the threshold of the past do not, I believe you, you will be able to, and refueling, to prove to everyone to see, you still can do everything that the T-MAC ! Refueling, always bless you, support you, I believe you, love you, my faith, refueling and look forward to your return of the king, waiting for you, Come on! ! !
黄颖 | on 21/6/09
Tracy,I’m proud of you all the time.I am sure you’ll be back!I’ll cheer you on.
zichen | on 20/6/09
Mac,you are so kind,we are all proud of you!
There’s no one but you can make us so happy!
I’m so eager to see your game again.
Have a good time with your family and rehab quickly!
Waitting for you!!
QianJiahao | on 20/6/09
Tracy is the best player
chenhong | on 20/6/09
come back,please.the next season is the fight times!!!
Yan CUI | on 20/6/09
support you !
《嘉》 | on 19/6/09
T-Mac Come on
I Believe T-Mac will be back
陈皓 | on 19/6/09
文王拘而演周易，仲尼厄而作春秋；屈原放逐,乃赋离骚;左丘失明,厥有国语;孙子膑脚,兵法修列。 i’m a fan of yours.king | on 19/6/09
T-MAC, I am waiting for your coming. I always trust you no matter what position you are.
Marc | on 19/6/09
NICE T-MAc! But i hope you can come back next season.. i miss your game badly… and maybe you will be as explosive as you been before! ! I wish you goooood luck and enjoy your break with your family!!
郭大伟 | on 19/6/09
I Love T-MAC Frever……
jin | on 19/6/09
Tracy McGrady is the best,he is very good!
dongjia（董佳） | on 18/6/09
Refueling, better hurry up. Wait for you to come back.
zi qian | on 18/6/09
tracy ,please please do not give up,do not care about the media says,in china ,many people love you ,we believe U ,you are the best!!!!!!!!! we love U forever,you fans are most!!!!!!!
momogeek | on 18/6/09
r u going to be out for the beginning of the season
is it true u mite be traded
Culbert张英烁 | on 18/6/09
Hello,how are you recently?
When can you come to China,Dalian?There are lots of fans of you.
Jason | on 18/6/09
IF ONLY WE COULD HAVE MORE CHAMPIONS LIKE YOU
kelland | on 18/6/09
Mac, I am very proud of you ! I will learn from you. Fighting together!!!
ELS | on 18/6/09
Mac: I just donated my first of 4 donations to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and I feel great about it. I’m one of those brothers who likes to talk about holding Africa down, etc., but I don’t do nearly enough. Today, however, I helped make a difference for the children of that continent. Thanks for taking the lead on this.
Godspeed my brother.
ELS
ELS | on 18/6/09
Mac: I just wanted to say, keep shining my man. You continue to amaze on and off the court and because of your lead I am pledging at least $100 to the Darfur Sister Schools program. I’m always talking about it, but now I see it’s time to be about it. Thanks for setting the example.
ELS
yanira | on 18/6/09
i think what you are doing is great you are helping many kids and that is good you are a good person cant wait to see you next season you are number 1 and always will be go t-mac your biggest fan
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