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Laptops, cell phones fueling rape and war in the Congo?

World Vision has endorsed the Conflict Minerals Trade Act, a House bill introduced by Representative Jim McDermott of Washington State to stop the trade in conflict minerals such as coltan, tin ore, gold and wolframite which are fueling a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more...



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Children carry belongings and each other while fleeing the intense fighting in eastern DRC.©2008 Kevin Cook/World Vision

A child suffering from malnutrition receives nourishing food at a World Vision nutrition center near Ruthshuru, eastern DRC.
A child suffering from malnutrition receives nourishing food at a World Vision nutrition center near Ruthshuru, eastern DRC. ©2008 Kevin Cook/World Vision

A World Vision vehicle passes a rebel soldier while en route to Ruthshuru to distribute food at a nutrition center.
A World Vision vehicle passes a rebel soldier while en route to Ruthshuru to distribute food at a nutrition center.
©2008 Kevin Cook/World Vision

A young girl carries a child at the Minova camp in eastern DRC where World Vision distributed familiy kits to 3,000 families.
A young girl carries a child at the Minova camp in eastern DRC where World Vision distributed familiy kits to 3,000 families.
©2008 Chris Webster/World Vision


With child malnutrition on the rise in eastern DRC, this child receives nourishing food at a World Vision nutrition center.
With child malnutrition on the rise in eastern DRC, this child receives nourishing food at a World Vision nutrition center.
©2008 Kevin Cook/World Vision		A line of women carry bags of non-food items at the Shasha camp where World Vision distributed materials to 300 families.
A line of women carry bags of non-food items at the Shasha camp where World Vision distributed materials to 300 families. ©2008 Anna Ridout/World Vision

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