How The People Of Congo Are Creating A Better Future

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 How The People Of Congo Are Creating A Better Future By Ryan Gosling And John Prendergast On our second trip together to Africa last Thanksgiving, we decided to go to the place where the deadliest war in the world was occurring: the Congo. The entire time we were there, we traveled with an extraordinary Congolese guy named Fidel Bafilemba. His video profile is the first in a new video series being launched by the Enough Project, called I Am Congo. My Year At The Shelter SLIDESHOW: 5 Inspiring Facebook Organ Donation Stories Mama Hope, African Nonprofit, Addresses Africa Stereotypes With 'Stop The Pity' Campaign Service Dogs Help Vets Battle PTSD When Meds Can't Siblings Form Superhero Group To Help Brother, 8, Fight Fatal Disease BLOG POSTS Lauren Bush Lauren: Silent Emergency Hunger is often called in the humanitarian aid world a 'silent killer.' Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and TB combined. It goes without saying that food and water are the most essential things needed to sustain life. Kristi York Wooten: Global Motherhood: Improving Maternal Healthcare, One Song at a Time Did you know that every 90 seconds a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes? Every Mother Counts is dedicated to increasing education and support for reducing maternal mortality through programs around the world. Abdel Alzorgan: You May Say I'm A Dreamer I might be a dreamer, but a person without dreams and ambition is just breathing, and life is more than oxygen. We are here to achieve our dreams: a green planet and a place of the " global dream." Craig Juntunen: Courage in the Adoption Waiting Game Today, courage and strength have replaced love and desire as the most important characteristics for people who take on the international adoption process. The expected 18- to 24-month adoption process has turned into a maddening and unnecessary four or five year ordeal. Chai Ling: Chen Guangcheng's Escape: What China Is Trying to Hide From You With the eyes of the world watching, China must allow Chen and his family to live in freedom. Critically, the nation must also heed widespread calls to repeal the One-Child Policy, whose victims are largely voiceless.

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