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Tuesday, 25 November 2008

YouTube Users Responds to Crisis in the DR Congo

Posted on 23:50 by Unknown
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Since August of this year, the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen 250,000 Congolese citizens forced to flee their homes. As the death toll and refugee counts increase, people on the frontline of efforts to help are utilizing YouTube to speak out against the violence.

Nonprofit organizations are using the site to raise awareness about the conflict and to raise funds that are desperately needed to provide food, medicine and sanitation for the refugees. UNICEF uses video to explore a day on the ground at one of the refugee camps in DR Congo, while Doctors Without Borders depicts the struggles of the displaced through a powerful slideshow. And if you'd like to contribute more than just your viewership, the Disasters Emergency Committee recently posted an appeal on behalf of the UK's 13 leading charities for YouTube users to donate funds:



Individual YouTube users have also been raising their voices to demand that more be done to end the fighting. This UK citizen asked Prime Minister Gordon Brown why he recently spent more time talking about British celebrities than the dire situation in DR Congo.

You can join this important conversation -- if you have thoughts about the humanitarian crisis, please add them in the comments or detail them in a video.

Posted by Ramya R, YouTube Nonprofits & Activism
Cross-posted to YouTube blog

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Les utilisateurs de YouTube répondent à la crise en République Démocratique du Congo

Depuis le mois d'Août de cet année, la guerre civile en République Démocratique du Congo a contraint 250000 Congolais à fuir leurs foyers. Alors que le nombre de morts et de réfugiés s'accroit, les personnes en première ligne des efforts menés dans ce pays utilisent Youtube pour s'exprimer contre cette violence.

Les organisations à but non-lucratif utilisent le site pour augmenter la visibilité au sujet de ce conflit, et pour collecter des fonds qui font défaut afin de fournir nourriture, médicaments, et soins aux réfugiés. L'UNICEF utilise la vidéo pour partager une journée quotidienne sur le terrain dans l'un des camps de réfugiés en RD du Congo, et les Medecins Sans Frontières décrivent les luttes des populations déplacées au travers d'un diaporama. Et si vous souhaitez contribuer plus qu'en simple visiteur du site, le Comité des D a recemment posté un appel au nom des 13 plus grandes associations carritatives du Royaume Uni pour encourager les utilisateurs de Youtube à faire des dons.

Des utilisateurs de Youtube se sont également exprimés pour demander que tout soit fait afin de faire cesser ces combats. Ce citoyen Anglais a demandé au Premier Ministre Gordon Brown pourquoi a-t'il récemment passé plus de temps à parler des célébrités Anglais qu'à parler de la situation au Congo.

Vous pouvez participer à cette discussion importante -- si vous avez des commentaires au sujet de la crise humanitaire, n'hésitez pas à ajouter poster vos remarques ou à poster une vidéo de réponse.

Posté par Ramya R, YouTube Nonprofits & Activism
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