One week and one day away before we depart for DRC, and already we are facing the problems...On May 11th I received word that we would most likely have to re-route our trip LAX-Dubai-Bujumbura due to social and political unrest on the ground there...Today, I got confirmation; we will now be flying into Kigali! Once we reach Rwanda we will overnight there, hopefully meet with UNHCR, … [Read more...]
TRP’s Newest Project: A REEL Media Project 2015
Due to the most recent influx of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), it has been brought to our attention that there is still great need for an information campaign to put a voice to what has been happening. The REEL Project's (TRP) newest project, "A REEL Media Project," will be a research-derived media project, interviewing displaced and returnee populations in Kalemie and surrounding DRC … [Read more...]
Today We Pack, Tomorrow We Settle
From 1998 to 2003, The Second Congo War had consumed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hundreds of thousands of Congolese people - forced to leave their homes - fled across international borders. Among those who fled were the thousands of people from Katanga Province. They went south into Zambia and were placed into two refugee camps, Kala and Mwange, where they existed for nearly a … [Read more...]