Peace Corps Experiences in the Congo

In celebration of the Peace Corps 50th anniversary I had the privilege of presenting my experiences as a Volunteer in the Congo to a group of Elmira College students and faculty. Below are the Slideshare slides followed by related links that I used for general research, reading, and preparation for the presentation.

RESOURCES

ABOUT THE PEACE CORPS

• Refer to links in Slideshare presentation
• Learn About Volunteering: http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn
• http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/about/pc_facts.pdf
• PBS and Peace Corps Global Café: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/globalcafe/peacecorps This collaboration site between Peace Corps and PBS provides resources, lesson plans, letters and photographs from students around the world, and a forum for students across the globe to engage in discussion.
• Learning Out of Africa: http://abpc21.org/outofafrica.html
• Peace Corps Welcome Manual (Mali 2008): http://www.peacecorps.gov/welcomebooks/mlwb688.pdf

ABOUT THE CONGO

• CIA World Fact Book
• BBC DR Congo Profile
• http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/democratic-republic-congo-facts/
• Interactive Timeline: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/pushing-the-elephant/timeline.html
• Voices on Genocide Podcast: Series on the Congo: http://blogs.ushmm.org/COC2 

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 Ghostby Adam Hochschild
• King Leopold's Soliloquy by Mark Twain: http://diglib1.amnh.org/articles/kls/index.html
• A Thousand Sisters

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
  
• DVD The Greatest Silence http://www.thegreatestsilence.org/
  
• The HBO web site on the Greatest Silence http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/index.html#/documentaries/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/detail/resources.html
• 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
• Run for Congo Women: http://www.runforcongowomen.org/
• Women for Women International: http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-congo.php
• Raise Hope for Congo: http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/
• NPR Documentary Push the Elephant: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/pushing-the-elephant/film.html
• City of Joy - New hope for Congo's brutalised women: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/09/city-of-joy-congo-women-rape