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$1.50 Per Day! Could You Do It? 1 comment

Kai @embraceyoumag wrote 4 weeks ago: Well, aside from the fact that there are millions around the world living on far less to nothing a d … more →

Tags: Lifestyle (2), Sophia Bush, Campaign, Hugh Jackman, Ben Affleck, Live Above the Line, extreme poverty, poverty line, $1.50 a day

A friend of mine, Catie Fowler

yazanfattaleh wrote 1 month ago: One of my counterparts, Catie Fowler, has a great, brief summary on her fundraising page on the situ … more →

Tags: Africa, Coburwas, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Politics, Rape Capital, Rwanda, United Nations

From the Academy to Humanity - Ben Affleck Lives 'The GRATITUDE Life'2 comments

Linda Alberici Eichberg wrote 2 months ago: It warmed my heart to see Ben Affleck’s follow up to his Academy Award for Best Picture. Ben’s movin … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Faith, Family, Human Rights, academy awards, aids foundation, argo, Ben Affleck, Christian

BEN AFFLECK: Shares his Vision, Passion and Purpose behind Eastern Congo

Celebrity Impact Magazine wrote 2 months ago: Congo is a region where generations have struggled under a cycle of violence and poverty, but also w … more →

Tags: Celebrity Charity, World Issues, Non-profit, Ben Affleck, Celebrity, Charity, Giving, Africa, World

WHEN WOMEN WALK, the WORLD LISTENS!!!1 comment

Déborah NK Makuma wrote 3 months ago: If you live in the Atlanta area, I highly encourage that you support the Atlanta Million Woman Walk … more →

Tags: rape, Congo, congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Atlanta, Goma, Africa

On the situation in Eastern Congo4 comments

easterncongoscholars wrote 4 months ago: Open letter to Mr. Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations,  January 14, 2013  Your Exc … more →

Tags: DRC, Experts, genocide, M23, Oxfam, rebellions, Rwanda, Rwandophones, Steve Hege

UN: 126 Rape Cases Amid Eastern Congo Fighting | Essentials

weisfe7dboyd wrote 4 months ago: UN: 126 Rape Cases Amid Eastern Congo Fighting Heavenly witnesses by /\ \/\/ /\License (according to … more →

Tags: Villages, various armed groups, Preliminary investigations, human rights violations

Dr Denis Mukwege returns to Bukavu.

risingcontinent wrote 4 months ago: Dr Denis Mukwege Dr Mukwege escaped an assassination attempt on his life on October 25, 2012 in Buka … more →

Tags: Africa, Amnesty International, DRC, Panzi Hospital, Dr Denis Mukwete, RFI

Congo Rebel Group Demands President's Resignation | Synopsis

utslerbasil wrote 4 months ago: Congo Rebel Group Demands President’s Resignation Congo: Lake Kivu by babasteveLicense (accord … more →

Tags: M32 rebels, demands, fighting, armed group

Orphans and Iphones (or Coltan)

eintention wrote 5 months ago: What do the orphans in DR Congo have to do with the Iphone in your hand or on your person right now? … more →

Tags: Congo, Africa, Orphanages, aid, orphan, orphans, DR Congo, RD Congo, Coltan

Student activism, Stanford STAND, and a brief intro into the conflict in eastern Congo1 comment

Stanford STATIC wrote 5 months ago: by Caity Monroe, M.A. student in the African Studies program This op-ed is by no means a complete ac … more →

Tags: Thoughts, activist event, Stanford STAND, Colonialism, War, Caity Monroe, Stanford African Studies Program, Steve Hege, United Nations

Goma-DRC: They don’t care about us.

risingcontinent wrote 6 months ago: Congolese populations fleeing Bunagana area in the first months of the ongoing crisis in Eastern Con … more →

Tags: Africa, Rwanda, M23, MONUSCO, Goma

Andrew Mitchell didn’t convince his MP colleagues on his reinstatement of aid to Rwanda

risingcontinent wrote 6 months ago: Rwandan president Paul Kagame and former Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mit … more →

Tags: Africa, Rwanda, Paul Kagame, M23, DfID, DRC, UK Parliament, Andrew Mitchell

Reasons to call US authorities about Congo

risingcontinent wrote 6 months ago: By Kambale Musavuli Civilians fleeing fighting in Eastern Congo “Recent M23 abuses in eastern … more →

Tags: Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Barack Obama, UK, US, Joseph Kabila, EU, Kagame

DRC: a controversial Francophone summit

risingcontinent wrote 7 months ago: Kinshasa hosts the Francophone summit from Saturday 13 to Sunday 14/10/12. Congolese protest in Pari … more →

Tags: Africa, Rwanda, France, M23, DRC, francois hollande, Tshisekedi, North Kivu, francophone summit

Raise Hope for Congo

conflictfreetech wrote 7 months ago: http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org Raise Hope for Congo, a campaign of the Enough Project, advocates f … more →

Tags: Conflict minerals, Enough Project, Human Rights, HOPE for Congo, Congolese citizens, .:*Conflict*:.

What is the point of FDLR demobilising?

risingcontinent wrote 8 months ago: Approximate area controlled by M23 – As of September 2, 2012 – Picture HRW Former Rwanda … more →

Tags: Africa, M23, DRC

Behind the Story: TIME's Alex Perry Discusses Rwandan President Paul Kagame1 comment

Kharunya Paramaguru wrote 8 months ago: If you look at a map of Africa you could be forgiven for assuming that the actions of the President … more →

Tags: Africa, Congo, Rwanda, Behind the Story, kigali, M23, Paul Kagame, sorghum

Some reactions on the cutting of Rwandan aid by donors

risingcontinent wrote 9 months ago: Since May of this year, fighting between M23 rebel group and Congolese government forces [FARDC] in … more →

Tags: Africa, DRC, Rwanda, aid, Congo, kivu, Kagame, M23, Afghanistan


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