(VIDEO) Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization.
Concern is one of only two aid organizations ...
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Uplifting documentary about the positive impact of humanitarian efforts in Congo. This story presents a favorable profile of Concern, a humanitarian group that delivers food to villages affected by the recent rise in food prices. I like the way they follow a one sack of dried peas on a three-day journey by bicycle to its final destination, 100 miles deep into the interior of Congo. The reporting is factual, well-researched, insightful and well-presented. A few more independent perspectives would have helped provide more context about this otherwise outstanding work of journalism.
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