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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. His idea is that he wants to recreate, in reverse, the walk that he made from Sudan all the way through Congo and into Zambia. What advice do you have for them? It had been bombed. He had no idea where his family went.

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Live The Questions Now

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He kept probing and soon discovered a system of forced labor in the Belgian Congo that would become one of history’s notorious humanitarian crises. Zen Buddhism describes this idea as “ Beginner’s Mind ”?—?the You don’t have to have Leonardo’s mind to do this. Looking for a way to get started?

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mashable has dubbed it one of the best places to watch great minds in action. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice. It's called Why Congo Matters. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.). They also have a Fellows program - Nathaniel Whittemore has the scoop.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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What advice do you have for people to navigate those growing pains? And mind you, they weren't all women who wanted to be journalists. If someone is in there own community and wants to do a training for journalists within their community, whether it's internationally or here, what advice do you have for them?

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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That’s when they decided that youth, who are idealistic, energetic and open-minded, would be the engine to peacebuilding to ensure that genocide does not go unchallenged. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada.

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