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May 21, 2012
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May 21, 2012
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May 21, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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May 18, 2012
VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
"Jambo, Ben Affleck"
"Actor Ben Affleck has just launched a new charity that aims to bring attention and funding to community groups in eastern Congo, including local organizations that aid survivors of sexual violence. That's good news in this conflict-ravaged region where atrocities are committed daily against women and girls, perpetrators go unpunished and prospects of stopping them are daunting. 'Jambo' (welcome) Ben!"
-- IRC vice president Anne Richard, in The Huffington Post, applauding actor Ben Affleck for joining with the IRC and others who are working to prevent and respond to sexual violence in eastern Congo.
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Here in Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Here in Cincinnati, Ohio USA I, with the help of 50 women, created a quilt to bring awareness to the rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I travel to speak and show the quilt to ask for funds to bring medical,
mental and educational help for these abused and devastated women. Please send new reports of your findings in the area so I have recent information for my public. I am at your service.
Gwen Peerless, thanks very
Gwen Peerless, thanks very much for your comment and for your efforts to raise awareness of the brutal attacks on women in Congo. I hope you find the following resources to be helpful:
- IRC Congo crisis reports
- The IRC's work in Congo
- The IRC's gender-based violence work
- IRC DIY fundraising tools
- Kate Sands Adams (blog moderator)
Thank you very much for your
Thank you very much for your efforts for helping the people in my country. we really need attention for this and the IRC is doing a great job.
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