Blog Post: What is Happening Here? ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies
Over the week I've been in eastern Congo, everything seems to have changed. The headlines proclaim that security is finally within reach. But is that true?
Blog Post: Charlie ›
Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War, Children
I must have had an entourage of 60 children at one point at Buhimba Camp. But one stood out from the crowd: his name is Charlie.
Blog Post: Inside the Green Rope ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies, Environment
It's firewood distribution day here in Buhimba Camp. Hundreds of women, most of whom are elderly, have lined up to wait their turn.
Blog Post: Stoves vs. Guns ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies
Today is going to be a busy day: I'm visiting four separate displacement camps with our environmental teams. But before that, we have to get out of Goma.
Blog Post: Patience ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies
It's 10:30 in the morning, and we're stuck at a military checkpoint. We sit in a line with a couple dozen vehicles from various humanitarian agencies, passenger buses, trucks brimming with commercial goods, water tankers and UN troop transports.
Blog Post: Plans Change ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies
Our departure as part of a caravan of Mercy Corps vehicles headed upcountry was scheduled for 10 a.m., but after a security briefing, things suddenly changed.
Blog Post: Fallen Leaders and Uncertain Times ›
Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War
Today is a holiday throughout Congo to commemorate two fallen leaders: Patrice Lumumba and Laurent Kabila. But, in sharp counterpoint to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., no one is really talking about this occasion's significance.
Blog Post: Just Below the Surface ›
Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War
Goma is proof that appearances can be deceiving.
Blog Post: Tracing History's Route ›
Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Emergencies
Most of the next three days, we will be en route to our destination: the eastern Congolese city of Goma. In my opinion, there is enormous significance in our routing.
Blog Post: Returning to Africa ›
Topics: Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War
There are few places that capture the imagination like Congo — its very name implies unexplored mysteries. But there's very little mystery in what's happened to the place — and especially its people — over the last decade.
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