Women in Sudan: Field Report from Women for Women Int'l

[twilight364]

This is sad. Those women...deserve to have the same rights as a man, not to be treated like cattle.

[goinginwater]

im southern sudanese. when i meet lost boys they are so creepy! even in america they cant believe women even have rights. allot of culture shock.

[penischocolate13]

sad how religion and selfishness has blinded people- segregation is evil, and this shows it, these people deserve to be free, not enslaved. People aren't commodities, not objects to be bought and sold- woman or man, we are one and should treat eachother as we would ourselves. Nations are broken because people don't follow morals, but rather follow greed- greed and intolerance over beliefs has broken and killed so many- I hope that good will rule again.

[NimajnebSsor]

This is great.

[SniperSX]

And think this way, if Usa continues with unjustified wars... well, someday the world will turn against Usa, what? The world allready is starting to hate Usa? How can that be possible... They were allies in WW2... Usa helped in the war... what? they are becoming like the guys they hate? And yes cosmo1pug... I know the evil thats out there, and I dont know who is the most evil, Terrorists or Usa? Read history and you will understand some of the motives behind both sides.

[grapatin]

What you are doing right now is a microcosm of what these women are fighting against. The video is about how the women of Sudan are working to improve their lives and communities with the help of donor sisters in the US. Yet all you can do is argue about wars, justified and unjustified, and oil, and the role of the US in each. You have ignored the video, and the women featured in it, to pursue your own agenda. This is what happens all over the world--this is how wars start, justified or not.

[SniperSX]

WE NEED OIL! well... what about BUY IT, thinking that way, I go to your house, I kill you and your family and take all your money, and all because what? I need money! Ok, its good, god will forgive me, is that really what you think cosmo1pug? I cant believe... And yes, its possible to make great cars with renewable energy and all that stuff. Now, in the other hand we have to think as well that oil is what makes the middle east survive... But still, Its their oil, buy it, not steal it. Dumbass...

[shushabina]

Yes war is fought over resources, Cosmo1pug. And we know that oil is not a renewable resource. So why not put our money into development of renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar. Watch something other than mainstream news on channels sponsored by electric, gas & oil companies who have you thinking exactly the way they want you to think, screaming, "WE NEED OIL!!!" Check out Pacifica Radio News, Democracy Now, LINK TV, Free Speech TV, Nation Magazine.

[cosmo1pug]

Listen here all you hippies. War is fought over resources. If they were always available to everyone there would be no fighting. We NEED OIL!!! You fools don't seem to realize how our whole country depends on it. Driving to work, mowing your yard, and oh right our HUGE military. LOL you would probally have the US shrink its military.. HHAHHAH you guys have no idea the evil that is out there. It might by 2008 for you in the US but it is still 1950 (WW2) for everyone else. Start learning chinese

[shushabina]

At this point, if a lot more Americans don't start waking to the fact that the only way to take back control of our government is for everyone to get active, not just by voting but by actively participating, organizing and communicating with each other as we're doing here and through the media...letting elected officials know that what you want them to do and that you're going to monitor their actions on your requests, and are not going to back down, things will continue as usual.

[cosmo1pug]

Ummm. last I checked the president is elected. Every time the senate and congress fumble around issues it is nice to see that a white man still has the ability to control the US and lead it the right direction. By taking control of Iraq we have secured our way of life for many years to come. WW3 is now years away instead of months. Your a fool!

[shushabina]

lysel3, I agree we desperately need more than a 2party system but can it happen before the 2008 election? Maybe we should actually vote lesser of 2 evils, but this time pack on the pressure to whomever wins through our own lobbying groups like MoveOn, SaveDarfur, Earth Action Network, etc. (By "we" I'm talking about humanists, those whose priorities are measured by their human value over their dollar value. What do you think?

[shushabina]

Back to the subject of how U.S. citizens should vote in the next presidential election: lesser of 2 evils, or on principale without much hope of a victory because that would mean voting for the candidate who accepted the least money from weapons manufacturers, oil compnies, car companies, drug companies, etc etc...(too bad we failed to get much done toward campaign spending reform). Too many of us are realizing the implications of that failure too late to effect the next elctions.

[shushabina]

Thank you to lysel3 UDSI72 and KK. It's good to know there are people out there willing to educate themselves on what's happening in the world, and not afraid to stand up for their points of view.

[aquantell]

i agree, most of the women suffer alot...

with alot of stuffs, and its realy nice how others care while others dont....

i feel sorry for this ladies in particular...

[IsraeLily]

To a few of the people who wrote latest comments: This is a women's organization and that's why they report about women. It surely doesn't mean they are against helping men and children, they just have their focus like any other charity. I highly doubt there was any underlying malicious intent here...

[grapatin]

They help women because when you invest in men, the men benefit. When you invest in women, the whole community benefits. Women and girls who receive aid money or microcredit loans invest 90% in their families--their entire families. The same rate for men is 30-40%. Women in impoverished countries think long-term; when they are hungry, they learn to fish.

[lysel3]

"Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation"

Arise, then, women of this day!

Arise, all women who have hearts, ...

Say firmly:

"We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies,

Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause.

Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn

All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

[unampuma]

WOMEN, WAR AND HILLARY CLINTON AS PRESIDENT.

What at are going to be the attitudes of Clinton towards war in case she gets to be president? I am convinced she is going to make Bush look like a judicious person. She has to prove that she is as though as any male and that she is a good commander in chief making the US a hypersensitive power.

[lysel3]

I agree with your assessment, and have no intention of voting for Hilary Clinton. She is too shrewd and tricky -- says what she thinks will get her elected. That makes for a dangerous candidate.

IMHO, No one can make Bush look like anything but a dangerous, violent imbecile, who has done more to destabilize the world, than any leader before or is likely to, after ... at least in the "democratic" world.

[shushabina]

True about Hillary. What a huge disappointment. Obama as well. I wish the American public could see beyond physical appearance and vote for Kucinich. I'll take brains and ethics over pretty but corrupted in my president any day. He's the only one who makes sense! Kucinich made every other candidate on that debate stage squirm with his totally unflinching honesty. When are people going to realize that these are times that call for drastically different leadership.

[lysel3]

I totally agree. I will WRITE IN MY CHOICE OF CANDIDATES, regardless of WHO either the GOP or Dems nominate. They do not represent me AT ALL!

Kucinich is the brightest, most honest candidate - and he's not taken seriously by the "media". He seldom gets "air time", and is not treated with respect. He is TRULY a man of the PEOPLE! Read up on his voting record. SEE WHAT HE STANDS FOR!

[lysel3]

Ron Paul, is another honest candidate, who is a strong defender of our Constitution. He too, is opposed to the Iraq War, and wishes to restore rights to the American People.

The rest are SELF SERVING CAREER POLITICIANS, not public servants!

Until we start voting for the candidate of our choice, rather than "the party's" choice, SPECIAL INTERESTS and the corrupt politicians OWNED by them, will be the only winners!

[lysel3]

What do you think will happen, if folks vote independently - NOT for "the lesser of two evils" - but for the candidate they want to represent them!?

Forget what the media pundits say - "third party candidates don't have a chance of winning", they're "spoilers", etc. If we are to be a TRUE democracy, we need more than just "TWO PARTIES" who are more committed to special interests than to the people!

[kksseenn]

luckyvet:

it wasn't that the poor girl was forced to carry water.

it's that she was beaten and raped in the process.

women aren't afraid of hard work--they just don't need their lives to be exploited and wasted in a war waged by men.

your sarcasm about context is very disheartening,

it is those thoughts that keep this nation and the world in general from progressing.

[luckyvet]

Trust me KK, I understand this dilema more than you can imagine.

Women = herd mentality bonding during "perceived" times of crisis.

Men = suck it up and don't say anything despite suffering 80%+ of the attrocities.

This nation is regressing because of the "new" matriarchy.

[lysel3]

"Men = suck it up and don't say anything despite suffering 80%+ of the attrocities."

AND STARTING 100% of the WARS WHICH CAUSE THAT SUFFERING and COMMIT THE ATROCITIES!

We have NOT been a matriarchy AT ALL ... Men CONTINUE TO BULLY and RULE WITH VIOLENCE & "MIGHT", seldom using diplomacy. Look at the news the past 10-15 years ... Hell, look at history.

[unampuma]

Women are very ungrateful beings and God forbid something makes them uncorfortable. They want their cake and eat it too (and not getting fat in the process). They want the benefits wars brings, but they want none of the costs; the costs? those are better borne by their men.

[lysel3]

"They want the benefits wars brings" ... and what might those be.

I personally see more benefits from PEACE; stability, strong economy, domestic improvements such as education, medical care, well maintained infrastructures, etc.

[unampuma]

"War is the continuation of politics by other means" as such there will winners and loosers in this political process and it is just natural that EVERY war will bring benefits. For example, the US embarked in a preemptive war in Iraq obstensibly to increase the security at home, in this case the men AND women that live in the us benefit from the war in Iraq (well, that is the idea anyways).

[lysel3]

In War "there are no winners" -- just the living, and the dead, and those who are left mourning the carnage. Only the bankers and the military-industrial complex benefit from war. The people always LOSE!

NO AMOUNT OF SPIN CAN CHANGE THIS REALITY!

[lysel3]

WWI, is a good example. The Allies "won", but in so doing set the stage for WWII. Both wars created HUGE global debt. The Iraq War is projected to cost the US ALONE - 1.6 TRILLION over the next few years. We are NOT safer; we have made more enemies, we have destroyed the infrastructures and economy of Iraq, & created a tragic refugee crisis.

[lysel3]

It is TOTALLY UNNATURAL for ANY WAR to bring benefits, NOT EVEN TO THE "Victors" -- only LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES such as: wartime debt/destroyed economy; long term health costs for injured/disabled troops; widows & dependent children; scorched earth; damaged environment; destroyed infrastructures, etc., which are often overlooked in favor of what are seen to be "short term benefits".

[lysel3]

War is violence against another country, not always for "political" reasons. Religion, border disputes, ethnic/tribal conflicts, limited resources, such as water/land. A political process, such as diplomacy, brings POSITIVE results. A MILITARY PROCESS brings NEGATIVE results, violence and death.

[lysel3]

Who is kidnapping the BOY children soldiers, and arming them? making them fight. Their mothers??

No one is whining - except maybe you ;)

[lysel3]

If the mothers are educated, they are able to educate their children, since in traditional cultures, the mothers do most of the childrearing. This translates into a benefit for the WHOLE family, helping to raise them out of poverty. An educated people are not as easily exploited -- Hardly ELITIST!

[lysel3]

You sense nothing at all, since you know nothing about me. I don't envy what I don't need. I possess what is necessary, and give away what I no longer need.

I look forward to the day when mankind is willing to give, more than take; share more than hoard; seek justice and truth, more than profit and greed.

[nergumenon]

have you always been a woman?

[lysel3]

Yes, since conception/birth. I am a happily married wife & mother :)

[anorvak]

Let me break the news for you rabid feminists as gently as I can: in times of conflict women get raped AND men get killed (never forget that women are also forced to carry water). Anyhow, my point is that "informing" about the efects of a conflict by narrowing those efects to women's plight is parochial and counterproductive.

[lysel3]

I'm neither "rabid" nor a feminist. I support and defend HUMAN RIGHTS! I am opposed to war, and am especially angry about the Iraq War. Violence against ANY living being is MORALLY WRONG... and COUNTERPRODUCTIVE -- NO ONE BENEFITS, except the war profiteers!

I do not think ANY of my posts are parochial or counterproductive -- but I wonder, WHY have my posts elicited such a "rabid" response?

[luckyvet]

Now that we're at it, lets add boys forced to be soldiers, and most war fatalities (including soldiers) are men.

Its always nice to keep things in CONTEXT.

Oh wait - That POOR girl was forced to carry water.....

[kksseenn]

It's not being forced to carry water--it's being raped and tortured for the pleasure of men in the process.

Your gross understatement of the situation is what keeps this country from progressing.

How is it that you have/had a mother and still feel this way about women and their place in society.

I pity you.

[lysel3]

Western Civilization has brought "enlightenment" to those who WANT IT! but in times past, women WERE oppressed.

In the US, women didn't get to vote until 1920! However, I am grateful to be a woman in the US/West. I cannot imagine being a woman in Africa, Middle East, Asia, etc. All my foreign-born friends tell me how VERY hard it is for women in their countries!

[lysel3]

Wow, what an ignorant post - Where to begin? George W. Bush is a man, and a "leader" ... hmmm, "straightforward"? and "to the point"? His whole administration is founded on LIES, HYPOCRISY, SECRECY, and DESTRUCTION OF OUR CONSTITUTION (just a "God-damned" piece of paper) ... no thanks!

[jakerodely]

freaking crazy mid-east and africa.

[trifidian]

if there was any god, why are these people so condemned, ignored and punished? why i dont understand, they all look so innocent, peaceful, and helpless, where are all these gods?

[trifidian]

sad, what can i do? what can you do? what can we do...

[bassgod89]

You don't just take people out of the Sudan and make them civilized through a seminar founded in ignorant compassion with no respect to your logical facility. People's emotions are what cause the strife. If you want to help these people, teach them Aristotle or the philosophers of the Enlightenment and the rest will follow.

[bassgod89]

This is an ignorant treatment of a complex issue. The people of Sudan aren't depraved and tribalistic because they lack basic life skills, but because they lack the philosophical foundation that Western Civilization has taken thousands of bloody years to achieve.

[UDSI72]

so mr bass it looks like you dont read history or at least watch tv , bloody years i do agree with that , but achieving civilization , i dont think so , modernisation maybe but civilization i think the west is so far away from it .

[trmla2012]

LORD FORGIVE THESE PEOPLE FOR THIER HATRED TOWARDS Zainab Salbi, SISTERS must help sisters look what u men have done to this world ?

[into001]

非洲国家 苏丹支持妇女解放

[Hockeyfan22168]

Too bad this Godless world cares more about the faith of global warming than it does about genuine evil like these people are forced to endure.

[bhaktabill]

We all need to pray to God, Goddess, whomever for help.

[loghax]

what about the men that get there hands cut off because they arent physically able to be slaves? or shot in the back of the neck. what about them?

[mrsmax308]

Maybe those women are content living that way. Why teach them the american woman way? Are american women so happy and so wonderful- hell no. Look at the example. Hates men probably could not control them enough, found some clippers and went the other way, she really LIKES women so much she went global with it WOW that is something

[IsraeLily]

You don't necessarily have to teach them the "American" way but what do you expect people who live in a Capitalistic society to teach them about sustainability? most likely they preach what they know and in the interest of keeping them alive, not preparing them for McDonald's and Sturbucks. At least I hope not.

[UDSI72]

and then why do any body have to teach any body anything , and if its realy the interest to keep them alive women to women shuld work on stop sending more armes sent by ther civilised goverments , and send food and books insted

[IsraeLily]

Thank you for bringing to awareness this important issue. I've had the privilege helping Sudanese refugees gain legal temporary residence in Israel through my community. Still, many refugees face obstacles set in place by governments that fear mass-immigration and it isn't enough to provide them shelter when all they want is to return to their homes. It is a very important job that you are doing.

[UDSI72]

Im sorry but as palastenian i find this funny , very funny

[IsraeLily]

That's if you assume caring about one would negate the other. At this stage our conflict can only be solved by us, and since there is willingness on both sides there's actually a chance that might happen. the Sudan issue could currently improve by political and fiscal pressure on the Sudanese government, which requires global awareness, something the middle east gets plenty of.

[UDSI72]

is there any willingness ? the only one i can see is to capture more land and crieat more refugies" women "of course ,and stop food and fule supplies for them , like in Gaza , i wounder if it is going to end like that in Sudane when they freely and dimocraticly elect an new islamic leaderchip like Hamas , i dont see women to women in Afganistan , Iraq , and Gaza

[IsraeLily]

New peace talks r about 2 start between Israel and the Palestinians, settlements were removed from Gaza, Electricity & supplies decision was designed 2 b a very gradual withdrawal of Israeli sources, not handicapping Palestinians & our supreme court ruled AGAINST it because it wasn't structured enough to prevent further hardship in Gaza. Even before then Olmert has been planning another one-sided withdrawal, from the west bank and Israel has released thousands of prisoners in the last 4 years.

[UDSI72]

talks with who , the group that lost the ellection ? and withdawal of israeli sources without opening the borders of Gaza is not handicapping Palestinians ? and a withdrawal from West Bank to where ? to the new wall border , or to the 1967 one ? and releasing prisoners who already finish there time and belong to Fateh and arresting Hamas members of Parliment is a good will ?!!! last quistion what people chasing you away ? we can hardly diffend ourselfs and hardly live .

[IsraeLily]

That's exactly the point: you think this is about who is "right" and it isn't. the decision about Gaza was OVERTURNED by the courts, so that's a hypothetical. Also, if you go into Israeli newspaper coverage of prisoner releases (again, talking about the last 4 years not 4 months) there are PDF files with names, organizations and convictions of all prisoners being released. See for yourself>>>

[UDSI72]

of course its about who is right cuz we cant be both right and in Gaza we dont have courts thats a Somalie thing we have a political party who won the ellection and about the prisoners i dont have to go to the PDF files i can visit relatives and freinds and its not the numbers its who, about Hamas negotiating yes they did so what do you call stopping of suisiders in Green line and after all its a humanitarian issue isnt that why politions fight cuz of their citizens and their wellfair

[IsraeLily]

UDSI72> pt.2>As 4 the Hamas government, they refuse 2 negotiate & believe in warfare as the only alternative, only to complain they're loosing. U'r presenting this as a humanitarian issue but that's a western perspective. U know the Arab world perceives each withdrawal & concession as weakness & following such actions attacks increase. We can have the "who did what 2 whom" discussion 4ever it won't change a thing.

[UDSI72]

and about the Israeli withdrawal tell me plz how did the Arab eorld preceived you going out of Sinai Eygpt and the Jordanian land , after a fair peace agrement , did they increase attacks , and what do you call the hundred thousends of israeli visiting Eygpt and Jordan every year , for vication an business , and about the "who did what to whom" discussion , i belive its very important cuz by real understanding of history we can have a real futcher , and now i do realy thank you very much , toda

[IsraeLily]

UDSI72> I'm not saying it's not important 4 us 2 take ownership of everything that's happened throughout the history of our region & conflict, but that it's important we don't allow 4 that 2 stop us from focusing on the future, which is the only thing we can change. I believe in withdrawing from the territories, but as part of a peace agreement, not 1 sided. Also, I'm not sure what the toda is 4 but shukran 2 u 2.

[UDSI72]

well the toda was for being kind to answer back , and in a polite way i thank u again , and im sorry for not answring u back sooner since i have been visiting the cuntry that started all of our mess , England of cource , lihitraout

[IsraeLily]

UDSI72 (part 2)- If that's not willingness I don't know what IS. You want us to withdraw but when we do you perceive it as weakness and increase violent attacks. People with imperialist aspirations are a fringe minority in Israel, most just want to live in peace. The people who still believe they can chase us away like the colonizing empires are the main force preventing a peaceful resolution, and they are also sadly mistaken.

[laughingkiwi]

Zainab Salbi. She was a keynote speaker at the International Coach Federation Conference I attended last week.

Zainab was so moving I wept through most of her speech, and I promise you I am not someone prone to weeping. Her story and the work she does connecting women with others in war torn and poverty stricken countries around the world is nothing short of amazing.

If you ever get the opportunity to hear Zainab speak about the work Women to Women does, seize it!

[laughingkiwi]

I heard Zainab speak at the International Coach Federation Conference I attended last week.

Zainab was so moving I wept through most of her speech, Her story and the work she does connecting women with others in war torn and poverty stricken countries around the world is nothing short of amazing.

This video does not do Zainab and her work justice. If you ever get the chance to hear her speak, sieze the opportunity!

[UDSI72]

PROPAGANDA . . . . . ITS NOT GOING TO HELP

[lysel3]

NOT Propaganda -- INFORMATION, and that WILL help! although I believe it will take MORE than just that! It is a step in the right direction! Anything that empowers these women, helps their children, helps their village, their families, etc. That is a PLUS!

[UDSI72]

I do agree with you about evrey thing , but why sudan , why now , with all my rispect to you and your westwrn civilistion but all of these NGO,s "knowing or not " are helping your politions how already took the disigon of war , and all of the women and men are going to suffer , and of cource many many young American youth ho realy dont know and care about soudan , but still they are going to be send there for no reason but so some big companeis make some more mony , wish you and all of us luc

[lysel3]

I am OPPOSED to war. Helping the women become educated and improve their lives is NOT a call to war.

I despise the corporations which profit from human suffering. Their injustice will catch up with them! I wish ALL the people suffering around the world the very best. I wish I could do more to help!

[UDSI72]

exuse my bad written english , but lysel3 i wish any body can help , but no one can , this is the story of inplimenting justes in the world , in a world ruled by vishus capitalisatic system ho use dimocracy as a cover ,and bileve me ther are woman suffer more in the west , in different ways ,chek prostitutin traffiking in europ

[lysel3]

You're right, women suffer all over the world, and sadly, judging by some of the posts here, there are a great number of people who remain CLUELESS, and continue with their negative attitudes and disrespect towards women.

I wonder, how the feel about their mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, nieces, sweethearts, etc.?

[anorvak]

Women suffer so much! I am sure Sudanese men are living in a paradise!! With these biased reports, all credibility is lost. I guess they have their target audience who will sheer this propaganda.

[lysel3]

Nothing in the report indicated that "Sudanese men are living in paradise" ... BUT, the women are VICTIMS OF RAPE, FORCED LABOR -- FORCED PREGNANCIES & CHILDBIRTH, often resulting from rape, in addition to the many other hardships they face! GET REAL!

[sasobienchen]

cool cool

[traciebrace]

I think the work being done here is offering to all people what we so desperately need, global awareness and empathy. I do not see, in anyway a favoritism toward these women as if the soldiers and children are not a concern, but simply a group of the many groups chosen to create a focus. One need at a time, one purpose at a time one being at a time.

[juarezproyecto]

Translation. It is impossible to "create focus" if the suffering of women is not highlighted.

[kittycatknows]

i think the last two comments show just why this is important - apparently NO ONE gives a crap about these women. of course children are suffering...now imagine how a world of safe, strong mothers could change that.

[juarezproyecto]

According to this idea, if women, and specially those that are mothers, were empowered they would be able to stop violence and the suffering of children. I guess that is what happens with the safe and strong American mothers who heartlessly send their sons and daughters to wage wars with false pretenses.

Safe and strong mothers sounds as pure burgeoisie to me and those are the most violent people when they defend their "way of life".

[lysel3]

Please do not lump all women together, as though we are all the same. Many mothers oppose war, and do not send their children to war. I'm not sure what you mean by "pure burgeoise", but labeling people is simplistic and usually inaccurate. Some of the most violent people are illiterate and poor (Third World) -- are they also "pure burgeoisie"?

[juarezproyecto]

"Some of the most violent people are illiterate and poor (Third World)"

Totally true, those savages can and do get very violent and nasty; thankfully, they only can muster machetes, or at most some rusty ak47s. Nothing like the weaponry that the safe and strong American mothers can muster to defend their way of life (fighter jets, aircraft carriers, chemical weapons, m1 tanks, etc, etc)and to proyect power to faraway lands.

[lysel3]

Regardless of the weapon used, violence/death is the end result; the victim is no less dead if killed by a bullet, machete, chemical weapon, mortar, i.e.d, etc. 800,000 dead in Rwanda during the genocide there.

Illiteracy and poverty are often linked to violence. Don't twist what is said to change the meaning of the original post.

Again, American moms are NOT all the same - Cindy Sheehan is a mother, opposed to war, and has paid a high price for her stand.

[lysel3]

Google "Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation"

Out of the carnage of the US Civil War, she wrote this moving piece.

[tehrascal]

Im pretty sure its not just the women suffering there. What about the children, no mentioning that??

[lysel3]

Take care of the mothers, so they are EMPOWERED to take care of their children!

[yapyap66]

--Their are two sides to all wars both sides have their own beliefs and reasons, the men in these wars risk their own lives to protect and to keep what is rightfully theirs including women and children because they care about them. these women carried water and food for the shoulders and did their bit to help "Big Deal" maybe they should have been given a gun and placed in the front line.

she should go and bag her very ugly head and never show it on camera again.stupid cow

[bujjjjju]

GENOCIDE....thats what free Australia did to the Native people long time ago b4 the UN even ,hiden their crime,,, shame on u free countery

[bujjjjju]

Australia is # 2 countery in the world for killing the native ppl in the earth @ big time saving white People killing Native even no more rigth now u can see native walking on the street,,,big time a long time ago,,, read u r h/s,,,Baba

[Mattgleeson]

I think its good they come her, getting all way from the brutality & painful distruction. Australia is a free country all cultures should unit in this country & for those that dont want them you are racist & your the ones that should suffer. its not there fault this has happin its the rebels & the governament all together I beat.

[asddsa12121212]

aaaaaaaaaaa

[shangubi]

MUCH OF THIS STUFF is because in the best interests to fuel fire in between the rivals so that in the end they gain access to that land which is rich in everything. It's a piece of diamond on the surface...

[manque15]

a gang of sudanese boys stabbed another kid to death and they still havent caught them ...now get off your arse and do your own research, im not your friggin mother

[manque15]

Melbourne, Australia has taken in a lot of Sudanese refugees and they are such a problem here now the government has put a stop to any more entering our country and after watching this video I can understand why they have run riot here, we let them get away with murder, literally.

[jnp66]

save women, not so worry man, or chidren :DD

[Budvb]

that what I was thinking how sexist! Why don't they say Individuals saving other Individuals or People saving People or Humans saving Humanity! WTF We as Americans are Divided enough we need to end this Sexist stuff that is allowed!

[horizonlogistics]

Amen.

[evil23and0]

I don't think they get away with murder (where's the evidence of that?), however they don't seem to fit in here. They hold the same weird attitudes towards women, I know some of them who just want to marry a white woman lol and they try to get white girls to hang out with them all the time. I've heard of some guys running round my town as "the sudanese mafia" LOL. It seems like they are more trouble then they're worth.

[Abufanna]

You are such in idiot who believes whatever your government says. They told you in public that they stopped them coming in the country just to gain more sympathy from naive' persons like you for election reasons. Have you ever ask yourself why they did increase their intake in the first place? I don't expect you to know...

[manque15]

look in the mirror and repeat that!

[Abufanna]

Hello women, don't just talk abt nonsense here or bring the hearsay gossip on your kitchen table on this video response. Don't you know your local member? Just watch the video again to get the actual message.

[lysel3]

How absolutely condescending! "Kitchen table, gossip, talk about nonsense" ... What do you mean, "Don't you know your local member?"

"Just watch the video again to get the actual message"??? really!?? I got it the first time. Maybe YOU need to watch it again, and have a little more respect for us!

[Abufanna]

Lysel3, take it easy, That message wasn't meant for you.

[lysel3]

ok, ok, I didn't mean to take it personally, but judging by some posters here, who have given my posts a "bad" rating, EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID IS TRUE, I thought I was getting more of the same! ;)

I frequently touch a raw nerve with my observations -- and that's ok.

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell (1903-1950)

[Abufanna]

This bad rating marks are possibly waged by your boyfriend and Co against you. Good luck!

[ericd727]

HEY! I didn't get any cows when I got married. What a rip off.

[ericd727]

Women for Women doesn't sound gay. What if the organization was called Men for Men. Now that sounds gay!

[Kirishita]

Nadur29 watch ya mouth.Africans as a race hating themselves is crap.They are victims of circumstance

[spookfactor7]

Leave God out of it. Real help comes in the form of this great organisation.

Good on them.

[angelfire446]

very very attractive, delicate..

[meeeeerttt]

muha

[nadur29]

Africans are a race that hate themselfs,Rhowanda,Sudan,Zimba­bwe etc and then Whites are accussed of being xenophobic,And when Africa was ruled by whites there was peace,justice,opportunity,educ­ation..Then people ask for America to help.America is busy helping and getting fucked by Isreal.Why can't oil rich Arab counties help? they supply the world with oil.And Africa is their back yard why don't they ever help?? Why does it have to be white countries to help,with Christian values?

[puujdo]

Christian values? well l think US doesn't have reason to 'help' there is no oil,so that notchristian people or( maybe in ur opinion) barbarian) have luck.

[Hunoghun]

You gotta be the stupidest guy ive ever heard talk about this ever. Was it peace when the whites took over africa? are u fucking kidding? Take any country as an example, the "whites" never had peace with the colony. Geez, cant believe people still thing this "small?".

[Hunoghun]

When a country takes over a country, they destroy a lot, and when they leave they usually leave behind a civil war or a lot of shit to be going on. Take Iraq as an example, Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan.

Algeria for example own most of the sahara and they do probably have just about 5times more oil then any country in the world, but how come Algeria so poor? Because of the mess France left behind in Algeria. Africa goes deep in history, u dont seem to know a lot about it.

[ThatNumber3]

Wow, I guess you never heard about 'Apartheid'. Go learn something ya dunce...

[VaFareNelCulo]

HAHA, im pretty sure Americas its pretty busy provinding muslyms with some convenience help..

Anyway the biggest problem of the world since ever is fighting in religions name.

Thats not surprising if those people cannot get any skills or education.. While they fight; other gets the profits.

RELIGION IS FOR RETARDED PEOPLE, i mean, i got nothing against it, but in my opinion everything that´s "extrem" cant be good.. and it´s often against humain primary rights.

[babytg93]

you are the shittiest idiot on earth if am not wrong, where did you grow up, in your mums bottom and lived off your fathers sweat, you should read history and all that education and am even quite sure you are one of those who think Africa is a counrty, stupid, go back to school. there is never peace when someone envades other peoples country and because America always portay themselves as the big super power then let them help when they are needed.

[Abufanna]

YOu sound like a racist with little understanding of the world. whats is the proof that Africans hate more themselves than Europeans did in 20th century? Remember Whites never ruled Africa they come in main cities, ports and markets in search of anything value to loot, in some countries they could find no gold and they instead started kidnapping unsuspecting villagers to ship them away for slavery.

[Abufanna]

FYI, no one asks help for America, they tend to put there long nose every corner of the world as unofficial police world. They should mind their business and leave others alone to decide their future. Africans were seeking fair business dealings at world markets and such opportunity were denied a long time by the west and thankfully, they are getting fair share business from China now. Their fortunes are expected to change for the better in 21st century.

[lysel3]

You are right about America trying to be "policeman" of the world & many Americans are opposed to our foreign policy, as I am. I buy fair trade as much as possible, and support fairness in our policies around the world. Our government rarely listens to us. While you praise China, they are some of the worst abusers of Human and Animal rights. Their own people are suffering terribly!

[RecceMan90]

You couldn't be more wrong! As a vet of the Army I have been all over the world dropped in "hot" zones risking the lives of very brave men to help those who cannot! I have been an uninvited guest as well, but those countries are better off today because of it! Especially WOMEN!

[lysel3]

When I talk about "policeman" of the world, Iraq comes to mind. (Iran too) Regime change and preemptive war is not what the US is supposed to be about.

[lysel3]

We do have some very brave men who help during times of crisis; I am very proud to be an American, when we help those who cannot. But when we come as "uninvited guests", and "overstay our welcome" refusing to leave, we leave carnage in our wake. This does not leave anyone better off -- not us, not the country we are occupying.

Women are suffering tremendously, with the refugee crisis devastating Iraqi families.

[RecceMan90]

Have you been there? Or are you just rereporting what you have been told? I have been there! Women come up to us and tell us all the time! CNN just wont report it!

[lysel3]

Where have you been? Are you talking about Iraq? What do "women come up to us and tell us all the time"?

Please elaborate. I know CNN doesn't report much of anything -- none of the mainstream media does.

[RecceMan90]

Yes Iraq. Bosnia as well! They always tells us how thankful they are that we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for their freedom and they will not let us down!

[holtergutt]

holy shit america and antor contrys need to help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trblselves]

great help for the women some ple r God sent so maybe the women in Sudan prayed day n nite for help and vola someone showed up cos God cannot leave heaven to come down and rescue them a human will always be used to help another God sent...

[kclark89]

wow. america NEEDS to help more

[veronesedissident]

No, kike social scientists have decided that YOU are the bigot whitey!!

[Kitana818]

Thanks for the video.

[RecceMan90]

As a man, I don't understand what makes people want to enslave anyone! Women are as intelligent as men, so there is no reason to deny education, freedom, voting,etc. Also as a veteran I don't view women as equal (cause I don't want to ever see a woman captured and tortured like what happens to men), I tend to think of women in a higher standard...they give life, nuture and can multi-task... I can't. We need ALL women to be FREE!

[bengucci11]

I read your comment, and then come back and read it again. What a beautiful thing. :) You make me so happy with that. sorry for my bad english, I am spanish. Thank you so much.

[blackassfan]

I second this, absolutely !

I wish I could put my skills as a teacher to use for the benefit of those women rather than wasting it on our spoilt kids who do not appreciate my efforts. But I juist cannot afford to give everything up. I admire those that help. God bless them.

[lysel3]

Thank you for your kind and true words. We need more men like you!

"When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace"... ~~ Jimmy Hendrix ~~

[butterflygris]

I Have been seen your videos and I am no surprised by the amazing work you all have done. To bring Hope and Dignity , Respect, Integrity to people's lives, this is the best gift one human Being can give to another, Much much respect for your wonderful work! Namaste!

[Goldedstar]

I ABSOLUTELY admire everything your all doing. I always see a trend in human history of man enslaving women, though it was a woman who gave birth to THEM. I wonder if perhaps that is because man KNOWS OF our TRUE STRENGTH and thus, they are scared of it and feel the constant need to bring us down. Sisterhood, we are all here for each other! Thank you for your videos.

[tukuniata]

about trend in human history it is not the man who enslave the woman but the strong enslave the weak(physically),so it is not about gender it is about physical strength.let us teach our kids against the rule.

[tukuniata]

Goldedstar about trend in human history it is not the man who enslave the woman but the strong enslave the weak(physically),so it is not about gender it is about physical strength.let us teach our kids against the rule.

[lysel3]

Unfortunately, men ARE stronger than women, therefore, women are "the spoils of war", victimized through rape, murder, loss of their children, etc. I agree, we should teach kids to despise war, overthrow warmongers, and demand accountability of their leaders!

[tukuniata]

yes dear Lydia i totally agree with you.just to let you know that when you re back from very hard work more often we reply and forget just one thing in our messages and it changes the all sense of our messages.

the missing word of my message was not only men do enslave. but in the majority of the case we do.

[tukuniata]

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just add this one from the list of the teaching, whatever you are no matter of age, race,gender,religious,..the real strong is the one who help the weak to become like him.

sorry for the minus one i did to your comment it was by mistake i was going to click reply but unfortunately click the wrong one. yes coming from hard work again.

with no offense and respect, have a nice evening dear lady

[luckyvet]

----bangs head against wall....

[lysel3]

WHY?