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Written by Maya Kimberley Prabhu
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 07:45 |
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 Maya Kimberley Prabhu, a journalist with The Independent magazine in Uganda, was down the street from the bombing that took place during a World Cup viewing party last weekend. More than 70 people were killed and many were injured. One of those killed was 25-year-old Nate Henn, an American who worked for Invisible Children. Here, Prabhu describes what she heard and initial thoughts on what occurred.
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Written by Evan Davies
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 08:15 |
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If you found out you were helping fuel the bloodiest conflict since WWII, would you do something about it? Nearly 5.4 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died since 1998 due to the consequences of war and we have something to do with it. Congo has been declared the worst place in the world for a woman to live where rape occurs on an unimaginable scale. This joined with endless violence and brutal forced labor makes eastern Congo not too far from hell on earth.
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Written by Alyce Gilligan
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 08:16 |
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 There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers in the rogue military and other armed groups of the world. This tragic truth has gradually gained exposure, stirring hearts and hands to repair this injustice. However, not many realize one-third of these young soldiers reside in Southeast Asia, particularly in Burma, where a shame-based society and government secrecy often overshadow their existence. Project: AK-47 is a grassroots awareness organization dedicated to the restoration of these children.
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Written by Anna Ridout
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 00:07 |
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 Every parent I talk to here in eastern Congo is struggling to feed their family.
Many children are malnourished. Babies have bleached hair caused by malnutrition. A large family of seven is surviving on a handful of sweet potatoes and assistance provided by aid agencies. A young girl has the skin of an old woman.
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Written by Sam Childers
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 07:00 |
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 While no two rescues are exactly alike, this particular trip into the bush has a lot in common with previous operations. I got word of an LRA attack on a village along the road to Pageri about twenty miles away, an hour's drive along the rutted dirt road through the bush from Nimule. After so many years of fighting, large numbers of people who used to live in the countryside have moved closer to Nimule for protection or they've picked up stakes and left the area entirely. As you drive east and north along the road, you can see the population gradually thinning out. Close to town there are plenty of people on the road walking or riding bicycles. The farther from town you drive, the fewer people there are.
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