As many of you probably know, there has been an ongoing genocide occuring in Darfur. It is as complex as it is horrific – though with one thing for certain: it must be stopped.
The above film was put together by an advocacy group Stop Genocide Now, who are also documenting the journey of humanitarian workers as they navigate the people and region.
I highly recommend checking out their website and joining the movement. As well, Amnesty International has a dedicated campign for Darfur with further information and action guidelines.
Coincidentally, the question “How do we get beyond empty promises for Darfur?” was asked at the recent Youtube debates to the upcoming presidential candidates. Here’s what they said:
Why do you think the Darfur conflict has been largely ignored by the West? What do you think is the best course of action to stop the genocide?
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Ian –
Thanks for your important post on the Darfur crisis.
I hold a Masters Degree in International Development and I am [seriously] thinking about developing an online humanitarian aid site. The project would start off with a small pilot project to try and raise funds for refuge orphans that have been displaced by the crisis in Sudan. All funds that are raised would go towards helping the people in need. If successful, I have a long-term, sustainable project that would be created from the pilot project.
I will most likely create the site using WordPress but if there are any programmers out there that would like to assist me with some end user functionality they can email me at mark_w_hayward[at]yahoo[dot]com.
Kind regards,
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the internation community should be more proactive in dealing with the situation in Darfur. we should not only send food aids but we also need to influence the political policies in the Darfur region
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