tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post9183046865505317929..comments2024-03-27T12:08:02.812+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: The Women of the CongoTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3411949348622716502009-07-15T09:32:07.072+01:002009-07-15T09:32:07.072+01:00Reading the stories of some of the victims, in the...Reading the stories of some of the victims, in their own words, humbles and horrifies me beyond words. I will head for the actionaid.org international site to pay my paltry bit, but perhaps it is even more important that we keep this issue at the top of everyone's minds.<br /><br />And that, Tania, is why it was absolutely the right thing to write about this in your blog.She Means Well...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-14368982347378857672009-07-14T18:33:13.013+01:002009-07-14T18:33:13.013+01:00I'm ashamed to say that I have not been aware ...I'm ashamed to say that I have not been aware of this issue. Thank you for such an informative and thought-provoking post.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124374747737466986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-82337042548290313712009-07-14T17:50:35.161+01:002009-07-14T17:50:35.161+01:00Conflicted - so delighted you want to donate. Act...Conflicted - so delighted you want to donate. Actionaid have an international site at actionaid.org which should work. Otherwise, you could just Google women of the Congo and you will find quite a lot of organisations that do work there. I endorse Actionaid because I know and trust them, and according to the conversation I had today, I know they are particularly aiming at helping the women and the children. Hope this is of use to you. Thank you so much.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-27535349985966537272009-07-14T17:40:51.976+01:002009-07-14T17:40:51.976+01:00Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do I d...Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do I donate if I'm not British? (I don't have pounds, don't see on the website where I can donate in the U.S.)Conflictedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441045045639242530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-51892424555250146472009-07-14T17:30:08.407+01:002009-07-14T17:30:08.407+01:00Jo - you are an angel. And you are right - the Tw...Jo - you are an angel. And you are right - the Twitterers are all atwitter. I am always too bashful to post links to my own pieces on Twitter, but lovely LLG did it for me, and now people are retweeting it all over the shop. I only posted it an hour ago and already the incredible response from readers like you has made me feel as if today I did something really worthwhile. Which is a gift more precious than diamonds. Thank you.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-27459324582303652332009-07-14T17:25:26.276+01:002009-07-14T17:25:26.276+01:00I would have thought a benefit of blogs is to brin...I would have thought a benefit of blogs is to bring - as 60goingon16 says - wider issues to attentive readers of like mind - much like power of twitter. I certainly think this is an issue that could do with more awareness-raising; the power of the interweb can never be under-estimated. And I shall donate - so that's what the post has done.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002322976940013176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-45179888718976424502009-07-14T17:15:53.806+01:002009-07-14T17:15:53.806+01:0060GoingOn16 - what a lovely comment, thank you so ...60GoingOn16 - what a lovely comment, thank you so much. I am always a little afraid of doing these very serious posts, thinking that a blog should be a light, amusing thing. So I am very glad that you were glad I wrote it.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-37128715730961264022009-07-14T17:04:54.364+01:002009-07-14T17:04:54.364+01:00So glad you posted about the women of the Congo. H...So glad you posted about the women of the Congo. Having worked with and for a good many charities, large and small, over the past 30 years or so, I reckon that a post straight from the heart must count as one the most effective ways of conveying these vital messages to the wider world.<br /><br />Every so often, I too write about the situation of women in one or other of the most economically deprived - and frequently most dangerous - parts of the world. These posts don't always attract a large number of comments but I know, from the number and location of the hits they receive, that they are being read in many different countries. However, it's always encouraging when someone says: "I didn't know about this." And then tells you that they are going to help, in some way or another.60GoingOn16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14216400213406672396noreply@blogger.com