6th Annual Women in the World Summit: A Conversation with Samantha Power and Robin Wright
Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the UN, in conversation with actor and Enough Project upstander Robin Wright, on endemic violence and corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
6th Annual Women in the World Summit: John Prendergast Discusses #BringBackOurGirls
One year after #Bring Back Our Girls — was it just a hashtag? And will the new Nigerian government succeed in finding them? ...
My Night with Robin Wright
In April 2015, CFCI Campus Organizer Corey Jones had the opportunity to attend an event at the University of Florida with actor and activist Robin Wright. In this post Corey reflects on the evening, the power of influence, and his work advocating for peace in Congo ...
Go to the World Premiere of Disney’s Tomorrowland with George Clooney
The Enough Project is partnering again with Omaze and Not on Our Watch giving individuals the chance to join George Clooney, co-founder of the Satellite Sentinel Project, at the Disneyland premiere of his new film, Tomorrowland ...
Activist Brief: Congo’s Conflict Gold Rush
While significant progress has been made towards creating a conflict-free minerals trade in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, gold continues to fund armed commanders. Thanks to on the ground initiatives in Congo, international activist and industry pressure, and federal legislation in the United States, 70 percent of the 3T mines (tin, tantalum, and tungsten) are now free of armed groups and Congo’s army, according to the International Peace Information Service. However, only 35 percent of gold mines in eastern Congo are conflict-free, with abusive Congolese army commanders and armed groups still profiting from the trade ...
Enough Project Lauds Gayle Smith’s Nomination as USAID Administrator
The Enough Project commends the Obama administration’s decision to nominate Gayle Smith, co-founder of the Enough Project, to run USAID ...
New Congo Report: Congo’s Conflict Gold Rush and How to Counter it
A trade in illegally mined and smuggled “conflict gold” is fueling both high-level military corruption and violent rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a new report by the Enough Project. “Congo’s Conflict Gold Rush: Bringing gold into the legal trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” by the Enough Project’s Fidel Bafilemba and Sasha Lezhnev, offers an in-depth portrait of the conflict gold supply chain, from muddy artisanal mines where gold is dug out with shovels and pick-axes, through illicit transport routes in Uganda, Burundi, and Dubai. Based on seven months of field research ...
Breaking: $400 Million Congo Gold Trade Supporting Army Commanders, Rebel Warlords
April 30, 2015 – A trade in illegally mined and smuggled “conflict gold” is fueling both high-level military corruption and violent rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a new report by the Enough Project ...
“RESTORE 2100” Calories Campaign and Refugee Rations Report from i-ACT
Partner organization i-ACT has launched the "RESTORE 2100" (calories) campaign and published their Refugee Rations Report in response to cuts to food rations for Sudanese refugees living in eastern Chad. In 2014, food rations were cut from the World Food Program-recommended 2,100 calories per person, per day to approximately 800 calories per person, per day, which is having dramatic effects on the lives of the refugees ...
Dr. Denis Mukwege Pens NY Times Op-Ed on ‘Conflict Minerals’
This op-ed originally appeared on The New York Times and was written by Dr. Denis Mukwege, the founder and medical director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, and founder of the PanziFoundation USA ...
