posted by Ingrid J. Jones at Thursday, December 01, 2005
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead (1901-78)
Vincent at Colombus World, Belgium
Sokwanele - Civic Action Support Group, Zimbabwe
Ed's Across the divide: analysis & anecdote from Africa
Afrol news interactive map of Africa
View short Channel 4 News video "A history of Congo" by Lindsey Hilsum, 31 October 2008
See YouTube video "Demystifying the Congo" from The Frontline Club, London, UK, April 2008
"Before you buy that next piece of gold and diamond jewelry for your loved ones or for yourself, remember these images of the laborers and slaves who suffered to extract, cut, and polish that beautiful jewel from the jungle," writes Bill at Jewels in the Jungle - Diamonds are not a girl's best friend
Help save lives by supporting the rule of law and justice, transparency in the diamond and gold mining industries and trade, fair wages, and humane working conditions for the people shown in these photo essays.
It takes only weeks for a diamond, once uncovered in an African mine, to travel to India to be cut and polished and land in the showrooms of Paris or New York. The journey reveals some of globalization’s greatest fault lines—inequality, child labor, and outsourcing—and the people who too often fall through the cracks.
How to help:
Doctors on Call For Service DOCS, a Christian non-profit organisation working in Africa since 1994.
Child charity work, fundraising & volunteering with Save the Children UK
International Crisis Group Conflict prevention and resolution
The Invisible "World War of Africa"
Seeking Justice: The Prosecution of Sexual Violence in the Congo War
UN reform: Report of the Secretary-General's High-level Panel
George Medal awarded to Colonel Paul Jobbins
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