gorilla.cd
Protecting the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga
A Calm Night After All
After all the rumor and gossip it turned out to be a quiet night in Goma and not a shot was heard, at least from where I live. There are lots of reports on the local radio stations about the violence up in Kiwanja, about 75km north of here. Displaced people are still heading for Goma in the thousands.
Diddy has just heard from Justine, his wife. She managed to find a motorbike driver willing to take the 4 youngest kids to Nyamilima so they are now safe and sound. Now she and the 2 eldest daughters will continue the walk to rejoin the others. Apparently it is pouring and they don’t have any food so it is still desperate, but Diddy is relieved that the family are gradually inching toward safety.
We will keep you posted.
Leave a Reply
-
RECENT DONATIONS
- 03 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 50
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 02 Sep 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 15 $ -
02 Sep 2010Open donation
Caroline 50 $ -
02 Sep 20104 x Briquette Program
Brenda W 120 $ -
02 Sep 2010Open donation
Ryan B 40 $ - 02 Sep 2010Patrol Rations
Unregistered Donor 15 $ - 02 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 178
Unregistered Donor 25 $ -
02 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 57
Zoe M 25 $ - 02 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 116
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 01 Sep 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 01 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 10
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 01 Sep 2010Patrol Rations
Unregistered Donor 15 $ -
01 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 1
Rosemary M 25 $ - 01 Sep 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Rosemary M 10 $ - 01 Sep 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 01 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 11
Unregistered Donor 25 $ -
01 Sep 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Gemma 10 $ - 30 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 45
Pascal 25 $ -
30 Aug 2010 Multiple items
Alexandra S 60 $ - 30 Aug 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 25 $ -
29 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 212
Helmut Albert P 25 $ - 29 Aug 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
28 Aug 2010Open donation
Juli&Family R 10 $ - 28 Aug 2010Briquette Program
Liz W 12 $ - 28 Aug 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
28 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 211
Louise M 25 $ - 28 Aug 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
28 Aug 2010Open donation
Vikki W 10 $ - 28 Aug 2010Ranger Patrols
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 27 Aug 2010Patrol Rations
Caroline 15 $ - 27 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 20
Jessica 25 $ - 27 Aug 2010Salary Supplement for a Ranger
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 27 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 179
Caroline 25 $ -
27 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 71
Bernard B 25 $ - 27 Aug 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 26 Aug 2010Fuel for Patrols
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 26 Aug 2010Briquette Program
Unregistered Donor 20 $ - 25 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 141
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 25 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 206
Ryan B 25 $ - 25 Aug 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 25 Aug 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
25 Aug 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Brenton H 10 $ -
25 Aug 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Theresa S 10 $ -
25 Aug 2010Ranger Patrols
Janie P 25 $ - 25 Aug 2010 Multiple items
Unregistered Donor 107 $ - 25 Aug 2010Protecting Park Area 22
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 24 Aug 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 24 Aug 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 24 Aug 2010 Multiple items
Unregistered Donor 95 $ - 23 Aug 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $
- 03 Sep 2010Protecting Park Area 50
-
-
News from Congo- Suspected rebels rape over 240 women in DR Congo: NGO - AFP
- Congo Mass Rape Numbers Rise To 240: UN Report - Huffington Post (blog)
- Will United Nations Cover-Up Rwanda’s Congo Genocide? - Black Star News
- Soco Falls After Nganga Well Finds Water-Bearing Sands in Congo - Bloomberg
- Congo Gives Rights to Two First Quantum Mines to Hong Kong-Based Company - Bloomberg
- MagIndustries Update on Potash Investment Agreement with Republic of Congo - MarketWatch (press release)
- UN Delays Release of Report on Possible Congo Genocide - New York Times
- UK complicit in bankrolling Congo conflict - The Guardian
- River Of Life - Congo Odyssey - NPR
- Congo rapes worse than reported - Salon
No administration fee is taken for the funds that are transferred through us so that the financial support, net only of bank fees, can go where it was intended in its entirety.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
5 Responses to “A Calm Night After All”
This must be such a relief for Diddy. I trust that they will all be reunited soon. My thoughts are with you all always and as always I wish I could be of more practical help.
Thank you Samantha for the update on Diddy’s family. Glad to know that he has heard from them and the younger kids are some place safe. There’s something about seperating from your kids during a time of crises, that I’m sure adds another layer of stress, but at least he knows they are safe. Hopefuly Justine and the older girls make it soon. I wish I could pluck them out of that situation RIGHT NOW! Walking in the rain with no food or water. It just makes me so mad to know that they are going through this. Any news on Innocent’s parents? I can’t do much in the way of donations at the moment. I’m trying to secure a steady full time position at Children’s Hospital here in Los Angeles, and when I get it, you guys will be getting a regular monthly donation from me. If I get this position at CHLA, I will be working in the foundation department, so I will be learning alot about fundraising. I hope this will help me in my attempt to help you guys. In the mean time, I’m spreading the work on facebook. I’m in the process of creating my own blog to write about saving Virunga National Park and the Mountain Gorilla, as well as the humanitarian crises going on in DRC. You guys are all an inspiration. Keep up the good work. Lisa
Thank God it looks like Diddy’s family will be safe. What a strong woman Justine is! The women who stay home, while their husbands are out trying to protect the animals, make such a huge sacrifice. We must never forget their sacrifice and courage. It is hard to imagine what it must be like to one day have your home and everything you own gone, and have nothing left but the clothes on your back, and having to run for your life, and the lives of your children. I am praying that Innocent’s parents will be safe also.
Since this new violence has occurred, I find myself awakening during the night, and getting up to turn on the computer to see if there is any news. It is amazing how it is possible to care so much about people you have never met, but through blogs and pictures, feel that they are close friends.
Stay strong, my prayers are with all of you.
In solidarity,
Hashi-Hanta
Choctaw
Lisa, I hope you get the job at Children’s Hospital. My son, out in CA is an anesthetist at Kaiser, Sunset/Vermont.
Good luck!!
Thank you Hashi-Hanta, that is very sweet of you. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and should know something soon, I hope. I was just by the Kaiser on Sunset/Vermont last Thursday. : ) Lisa