In this image two women return to collect personal belongings during a break in fighting in a town called Kabaya near Rumangabo in eastern Congo, where most of the fighting is concentrated.
The following by Juliana Rincon Parra was originally published by Global Voices Online, a website that translates and reports on blogs from around the world.
“Condition: Critical is a website showcasing the stories of victims of the violence in Eastern Congo coordinated and launched by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing asked Pete Masters of Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders for some more information on the project and then posted his reply:
“Condition: Critical was launched one year ago by Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to bring to the world’s attention the plight of the people living through the war in Eastern Congo (DRC). BUT, rather than MSF at the focal point, it is the people and their stories that take centre stage. In this, the last chapter of the Condition: Critical project, listen to the stories of four people telling how the conflict has affected their lives.
“Bukeni Waruzi, a DRC native who is the project coordinator for the African and Middle East region for Witness.org, writes an article in The Huffington Post about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and also posts a video commentary explaining the political situation, the historical roots for the crisis, and a call to action for all citizens to bring attention to this crisis, and try and force the authorities to intercede in benefit of the civilians taking the brunt of the conflict.”
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