Basketball stars Tracy McGrady, Derek Fisher, Baron Davis, Luol Deng, Etan Thomas, and Jermaine O’Neal have joined together to launch Darfur Dream Team’s Sister Schools Program.  And they have 2 main goals: (1) to provide a quality education to every refugee child from Darfur; and, (2) to develop connections between students from Darfur and the United States and promote mutual understanding.

The Sister Schools Program connects American middle schools, high schools, and universities with schools in 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 as well as providing teacher training, sports equipment, and other school supplies. 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‘s web site 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.

takepart by getting involved with the Sister School Program.

Here is a trailer of “3 Points,” a film which chronicle’s Tracy McGrady’s journey to Chad. Video courtesy of Josh Rothstein.