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Confronting rape as a weapon of war
Here is a good article about some work that Women for Women International is doing in Congo to combat rape, through a program aimed at focusing on men’s roles in preventing it.… more →
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Confronting rape as a weapon of war
fmccongo wrote 4 months ago: Here is a good article about some work that Women for Women International is doing in Congo to comba … more →
'Mama Africa' and Congo's orphans of war
fmccongo wrote 6 months ago: Here is a CNN story about a Congolese Red Cross volunteer who has been taking care of orphaned and a … more →
Life of a Displaced Woman
fmccongo wrote 7 months ago: Here is a short video from MSF documenting the living conditions of a Congolese woman in an IDP camp … more →
Is This Good?
fmccongo wrote 8 months ago: Here is a powerful article written by Food for the Hungry worker Lindsay Branham about her time in … more →
Congo Student Will Put Degree to Work Back Home
fmccongo wrote 10 months ago: Here is an inspiring story about Sarah Thontwa, a Congolese student at North Park University who has … more →
DR Congo doctor is 'top African'
fmccongo wrote 10 months ago: A doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo who treats women raped by combatants in the war-torn … more →
Report from the Masisi Area
fmccongo wrote 10 months ago: Here is an article from the Irish Times detailing the work of Concern, an Irish NGO working in the M … more →
"Manna from Heaven"
fmccongo wrote 11 months ago: Here is a January 2 press release from World Relief detailing the relief work that has begun in the … more →
Christmas massacres 'killed 400'
fmccongo wrote 11 months ago: More than 400 people have been killed by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo in attac … more →
Still room in the inn: Grassroots hospitality in eastern DRC
fmccongo wrote 11 months ago: In a world that at Christmas remembers there was no room in Bethlehem for the holy family, it is the … more →
Amnesty International - Write-a-thon
fmccongo wrote 11 months ago: Click on the picture above to be linked to their website in which you can find out more about the ca … more →
Informative Multimedia Presentation on the Recent Congo Conflict
fmccongo wrote 12 months ago: International Crisis Group has released an informative multimedia presentation on the recent conflic … more →
Reuters Articles
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: Here are a couple of recent articles from Reuters. Congo rebels withdraw from town on Uganda border … more →
Timeline: Democratic Republic of Congo
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: Here is a great feature from BBC News that breaks down the timeline of DRC and how things have happe … more →
Recent Picture Gallery
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: Here is a picture gallery from BBC News titled “Working to Heal DRCongo’s Wounds” … more →
Ben Affleck At It Again in DRC
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: Ben Affleck is currently in DRC touring refugee camps and trying to raise awareness for the crisis a … more →
BBC Breaking News - UN Sending 3,000 More Troops
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: The United Nations Security Council has voted to send 3,000 more troops to the troubled DR Congo fol … more →
Rutshuru under Rebel Rule
fmccongo wrote 1 year ago: Here is a BBC news article about the current situation in Rutshuru, since the rebels have taken over … more →
