RESOURCES

ABOUT THE PEACE CORPS

• See many links in Slideshare presentation
• Learn about volunteering - the world is waiting
• Facts about the Peace Corps (PDF)
• PBS Newshour covering the Peace Corps
• Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook (PDF)

ABOUT THE CONGO

• CIA World Fact Book
• BBC DR Congo Profile
• National Geographic DR Congo Travel Guide

BOOKS ON THE CONGO

• All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo by Bryan Mealer
• In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz by Michela Wrong
• King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild
• King Leopold's Soliloquy by Mark Twain (links to free PDF download)

DOCUMENTARIES AND WEB SITES - ABUSE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE CONGO

• DVD Lumo: A documentary on one woman’s struggles and triumphs in Congo
• The Greatest Silence documentary resources on Women Make Movies (includes purchase of DVD)
• Pushing the Elephant Interactive Timeline
• DVD The Rape of a Nation
• The ENOUGH Project: Eastern Congo
• Women left for dead—and the man who’s saving them by Eve Ensler in Glamour Magazine (Eve Ensler is author of the Vagina Monologues)
• Covering the War in Eastern Congo: A special report (Child Soldiers)
• DVD Children of Congo: From War to Witches
• Women for Women International - serving women in DR Congo
• Past Campaign: Raise Hope for Congo
• NPR Documentary Pushing the Elephant
• City of Joy - New hope for Congo's brutalised women