VOA Congo Story

The Congo Story project is a reporting and public awareness campaign produced by the Voice of America that uses crowdsourcing and co-creation techniques to raise awareness about gender-based violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The goal of the Congo Story Project is to create networks of informed individuals who are actively involved in engaging discussions about what can be done to end rape as a weapon of war in Congo. Through the use of social networking sites Citizen Global, Facebook and Twitter, the Congo Story Project makes it easy for people to get connected to the situation in Congo and to learn of the plight of the victims through the use of videos and interviews that create an oral history. Individuals are encouraged to send in their own media spots showcasing their views on violence in Congo and what they believe should be done to help. By bringing the issue of mass rape in Congo to the world's attention, the Congo Story project makes the sharing of information faster and more accessible to a wide audience interested in creating social change.

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