Advocacy - LUMO
DR Congo, HEAL Africa, LUMO - Award Winning Documentary
LUMO - one woman's struggle to heal in a nation beset by war. The agonies of war torn Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In Eastern Congo, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of war. This is the story of 22 year old Lumo Sinai.
"Tells the stories of thousands through the profile of one." - New York Times
If you missed hearing Lyn Lusi (Administrator, HEAL Africa) but would like to host a LUMO evening, contact us. We will also provide information to help you become an advocate for an end to sexual violence in DR Congo. Download a discussion guide to be used with the film for educational purposes. Use the advocacy letter template file on this page to write to your local MP. If you are a high school teacher, how about using the already developed lesson plans around LUMO?
Here are some media reports which highlight the problems faced by the population of Eastern DR Congo:
2009
Recent News - the Guardian's Congo news page
August 21st, 2009 - Hillary Clinton pledges an end to sexual violence
June 27th, 2009 - Sydney Morning Herald - The Ugliest Epidemic
April 4th, 2009 - Times of London - letter to the G20 Leaders
February 21st, 2009 - NY Times - The Invisible War
February 12th, 2009 - Ben Affleck's article in Time Magazine
2008
December 19th, 2008 - NY Times - Congo Warlord Seeks Bigger Stage
December 18th, 2008 - The Economist - Stop Paying for Murder
December 15th, 2008 - NY Times - Can Africa Trade Its Way to Peace?
December 12th, 2008 - NY Times report - Militia in Congo Tied to Governments
November 22nd, 2008 - SMH article - Nowhere for Women to Hide
November 15th, 2008 - NY Times video - The Spoils: The Scramble for Tin in Congo
November 4th, 2008 - International Crisis Group Report
November 3rd, 2008 - BBC News - Jo and Lyn Lusi speak
October 22nd, 2008 - Read and watch the latest campaign, Raise Hope for Congo, on CNN.
October 2008 - Look at Time Magazine photographer, Lynsey Addario's latest slideshow about the suffering in Eastern Congo.
June 20th & 24th, 2008 - Ben Affleck featured on ABC's Nightline.
June 22nd, 2008 - video about coltan, the resource in our phones and laptops
March 27th, 2008 - Britain's Channel 4 latest news story on the plight of internally displaced Congolese.
March 25th, 2008 - The photographer Susan Schulman visited a camp built by displaced people near Kitchanga, Congo.
March 13th, 2008 - Read about China's developing relationship with Congo
March 3rd, 2008 - Connie Levett's article in Sydney Morning Herald
March 3rd, 2008 - Natasha Percy from Sydney Anglican media reports on the LUMO tour in Sydney.
February 21st, 2008 - Richard Fidler interviews Lyn Lusi on the Conversation Hour7
2007
November 6th, 2007 - LUMO on CNN's Inside Africa.
Find out what's happening with the exploitation of minerals in Eastern Congo.