Hi everyone,
Another depressing but important article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/opinion/07kristof.html. Hopefully his coverage will raise awareness so that more people will see the need to end the cycle of violence that Congo has been in for over a decade. Intervention is necessary, but it’s not enough – people need to be building productive lives so they don’t fall immediately back into violence as they have done in Congo again and again. The faster WVI can grow, the fewer people will suffer like Jeanne in this article.
Hi everyone,
Here’s a link to an op-ed piece about DR Congo in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/opinion/31kristof.html
A discouraging article, but it emphasizes the importance of the Ruzizi Project. Building a sustainable path to peace is vital, and desperately needed! Working Villages is creating the only oasis of hope in this devastated region, and the faster we can grow, the fewer people will suffer at the hands of the desperate and power-hungry. I hope Kristof’s series of articles can help bring attention to this humanitarian catastrophe, and the need for intervention and peace.
