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Our Three Purposes

Awareness

"the world's deadliest conflict since WWII"
"the worst place on earth to be a woman"
"has thus far cost the lives of over 5 million people"
 About Congo

Political Advocacy

“We are calling Christians to address the distinctive problem of
violence that lies beneath so much of the suffering of the poor...
and seek justice on their behalf."  (Gary Haugen, IJM)  

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Welcome!

Welcome to Arise for Congo! We are a community dedicated to building awareness of events in the DRC, pursuing advocacy, and connecting individuals and organizations.

Check our Take Action tab often; we'll update it regularly with advocacy actions to join. Watch some of the videos to learn more about Congo.

We neither solicit nor accept donations. We only ask you to help spread the news about Congo ("likes" of this website are the simplest way) and to frequently take a few minutes to participate in advocacy actions--it can make a tremendous difference! 

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Discover the Missing Piece

The "She's My Sister" project, is deeply invested…

 

Posted by Laura J. Loffredo on May 2, 2012 at 10:30pm

Finally, a bit of good news from and for Dungu,DR Congo

Locals from the Dungu area are reporting that new African Union (AU) troops, together with what they presume are English speaking US advisers, are making a huge difference on the ground already.  The AU soldiers have only recently arrived in the…

 

Posted by Ann Shannon on April 17, 2012 at 12:26am

UN reports: Total of 335,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to LRA atrocities

The articles linked below cite an increase in the number of LRA attacks in recent weeks in the Congo, leading to the displacement of thousands more people.  There have been 33 LRA attacks in north-eastern DRC so far this year. …

 

Posted by Kathy Cordell on April 1, 2012 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

International Women's Day tribute

This link is to an inspiring story about Congolese Human Rights Lawyer Denise Siwatula:  Denise…

 

Posted by Kathy Cordell on March 8, 2012 at 5:36pm

Pictures: The UN's Battle Against Brutality

 

Posted by Anika Cordell on February 19, 2012 at 7:05pm — 1 Comment

Troops, Transport, Intel and Defection Strategy Needed to End LRA War

A significant report has been published by The Enough Project. Their position is that although “This is the best chance in a decade to finally end the mass atrocities of the Lord's Resistance Army”, unless more…

 

Posted by Laura J. Loffredo on February 19, 2012 at 3:02pm — 1 Comment

Report from A Thousand Sisters' first 'Coffee for Congo' event

 

Posted by Kathy Cordell on January 21, 2012 at 7:00pm

Interesting article involving conflict minerals and technology in DRC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16535620

Posted by Christina Voigt on January 21, 2012 at 10:27am

Some Good Things!

This article from The New Yorker reflects on 10 positive news stories from Africa in the past…

 

Posted by Kristy Luther on December 13, 2011 at 11:00pm

Welcome, Special Representative for the Great Lakes region, Barrie Walkley!

Today, a high-level official was appointed to focus on US policy toward Congo.  This is very close to the "Special Envoy" for which many of us have been petitioning President Obama and Sec of State Clinton over the past year.  A Thousand Sisters…

 

Posted by Kathy Cordell on December 7, 2011 at 11:30pm

 
 
 

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