March 2012

Since the early 1900s countries around the world have celebrated International Women’s Day as a time to recognize the role of women in society and mobilize against injustices specifically impacting half of the world’s population. At Enough, rather than confining our commemoration to just one day—March 8—we’re giving a special focus to women all this week, to highlight how the conflicts we’re working to end affect women and girls, and to recognize the work of heroes advocating on their behalf.

For Day 2 of our International Women’s Week coverage, Meghan Higginbotham of Enough’s Darfur Dream Team profiled one of the inspiring young teachers she met in a refugee camp in eastern Chad.  Read More »

Invisible Children's latest film, KONY 2012, premiered online today at 12 p.m. PST. It will serve as the cornerstone of a new joint campaign of Invisible Children, Resolve, and the Enough Project to make this year Joseph Kony's last as the leader of Africa's longest running insurgency. This Q+A with Invisible Children's Jason Russell, written by Krista Morgan, is cross-posted from IC's blog.  Read More »

At 1:20 p.m., on February 29, oil technicians who had just arrived at El Nar oilfield in South Sudan were thrown into a momentary state of panic by a round of bombings that South Sudanese leaders allege came from the Sudanese army. Journalists, Enough, and staff from the petroleum ministry in Juba were shown three craters left by the impact of the bombs, in sites approximately 10 to 15 kilometers from the North-South border, on a recent trip sponsored by the South Sudan government.  Read More »

New York City Fashion Week is always filled with the latest styles, hottest designers and the who's who in the fashion industry. So when Gen Art asked me to host its fashion show this spring, I saw it as an opportunity to promote emerging fashion artists, and support a cause that has been very close to my heart—the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's largest nation.  Read More »