I am now in Uganda and have submitted a proposal to work with concerned citizens who established CCMVs/ACBL (Advisory Centers for better Living) and concerned citizens in North and South Kivu: The submission is titled: “The way the Chronic and Intergenerational transmission (IGT) poverty Cycle can be broken by concerned citizens” It can be viewed and voted for at the link: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/17143

I have also placed another proposal titled: “The way TIDY (Talents Identification and Development for everYone) Centres plan to create employment for everybody”. It can be read and voted for at: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/17657

Sunimal Alles
P.O. Box 7868, Kampala, Uganda.
Mobile: +256773834506

In the more fragile parts of Congo, militia groups have preyed on the civilian population for years.

“It’s the scale and brutality of it,” he said, grasping for words. “It’s the use of it as a weapon of terror. It’s the way it’s done publicly, for maximum humiliation. It’s hard to understand.”

There is no doubt this heinous mass-crime must be stopped. There can be no lasting peace in the Kivus if we don’t address this issue as well.

There is an EU-Africa Summit coming up in December which is the ideal opportunity to increase public awareness about this heinous crime and pressure policy makers finally to do something to stop it. We’re trying to collect as many signatures as possible before that, demanding that the fight against sexual violence as a weapon of war become a TOP legislative and funding priority for the EU.

Please visit http://www.ircuk.org now to sign our petition, and spread the word to your readers.

Thank you very much.

Rick

Je suis retourner au Sri Lanka et trouver que la guerre ici et laisser en place pour que les organisations humanitaires et développement ont besoin de Nourrir leurs travailler et aussi agrandir leurs organisations. Ils trouvent que si en met les CCMV ici dans chaque village et la population devient forte, nous n’allons pas avoir besoin d’eux.

Il faudra dresser une liste des gens et les organisations qui gagnent leur pain a cause de la guerre et vous auront les réponses pourquoi en a besoin de laisser l’insécurité et les déplacer et les pauvres en place. Pourquoi en ne doit pas donner les appuis pour que le population s’organise et devinent fort ?
Je suis en train de chercher de l’argent pour mettre en place les CCMVs ici au Sri Lanka. Une fois que j’ai commence le processus je vais venir a Bukavu pour démarrer le processus pour travailler avec la population et mettre en place les CCMVs pour enlever la guerre pour toujours dans les Kivus : Prier voir Notre Website http://tidycentre.com/web/english/index.htm

Pourquoi je dois fini la guerre dans les Kivus : c’est parce que j’ai deux enfants et ma fiancée qui est a Goma a ce moment.

Et voir les articles que j’ai mit en place pour éduquer la population au Sri Lanka sur les raisons des guerres : http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=4589&PHPSESSID=32982fda499b5bbd8fe62dc17dc40aa9

http://www.aidworkers.net/?q=blog/1194

http://apps.trocaire.org/justworld/sunimala/weblog/288.html
J’ai besoin de prendre contacte avec les individus qui sont HONNET, NEUTRE et concerner sur le situation la bas pour commencer la processus et écrit aux bailleurs qu’ils doivent donner les fonds aux organisations (Gérer par les HONNETTES) locales pour renforcer leurs capacités et mettre en place les systèmes pour éviter le recommencement des violences et l’arrêt d’exploitation des ressources naturelles.

Prier me contacter si vous avez les noms des gens dans les Kivus qui veules travailler avec nous pour établi des réseaux des CCMVs. Et donner les services suivants aux population :

- Dialogue with neglected and fragmented communities in remote, conflict or post conflict areas to gather all citizens.
- Also invite the militants in the area to dialogue a proposal that will benefit everyone
- Have a meeting and establish CCC (Concerned Citizens Committees) with Honest, Neutral and guide them (If necessary- normally not needed) to democratically elect office bearers.
- Establish sub-committees for the different unmet needs including one to set up a conflict resolution unit and early warning system to prevent future conflict. (Some militants in the area could be invited to be members of this sub-committee and take responsibility)
- Have a program to carry out psychosocial and trauma counseling to recover the imbalanced (Human beings need their Emotional, Spiritual, Mental and Physical aspects in life to be in balance in order to function efficiently and in an un-biased manner)
- Establish a center for better living (ACBL) where the following services will be provided
- Identification of Natural Talents (Thought Patterns, Will/Drive and Skills)
- Refining thoughts/will to be sociable and non-violent and polishing skills to be marketable by sensitizing them to realize that “Everyone needs everyone else to enable their enterprises and businesses to thrive” (As everyone in the community has a role to play in enhancing income-everyone is either a client or a supplier/transporter of raw materials or goods) (When we start valuing each other’s contributions to assuring livelihood security, HRV is eradicated)
- Orienting those that are unemployed and militants and child soldiers to professions aligned to their talents and polishing them through entrepreneurs and elders.
- Sensitize and advice on the importance of maintaining democratic governance, transparent accounting and record keeping at a high level, to prevent conflict of interest an corruption.
- Provide BDS services if necessary.
- Advice on starting village level savings and investment and SEAD (Small Economic Activities Development groups)
While the groups are saving and investing, provide guidelines to prepare proposals for accessing grants matched to their savings to increase their working capital. (Either from a bank a MFI or donors) – Lessons learned demonstrates that matching grants can be given in 12 weeks and the communities are able to manage themselves in 24 weeks

Merci.
Sunimal Alles
54 Anura Mawatha,
Dehiwala,
Sri Lanka.
00-94-722826620 et 00-94-112763539

Optimistic because there seems to be a sense of “normalization” across the country – people are fighting over salaries more than ethnicity, teachers’ unions are staging strikes and stopping school from starting, leaders are still making bogus deals and taking bribes… normalization! I am also perversely optimistic because it seems to be – now more than ever – in the interest of those that can make or break our economy (Mining giants) to help stabilize the situation, and effect social change. So there is some small room and opportunity for greatness here.

But I am EXTREMELY worried because that general – and potentially false – sense of “normalization” seems to be covering-up a storm of horrible proportions. There is still a mutual lack of understanding between the East and the West, in terms of their respective history, their influence on power, and their position in our conflicts with our neighbors. And as far as the neighbors are concerned, they never truly abandoned their ambitions in the Congo; they were simply coerced – among others, by the US – into putting them on hold, pending negotiations for the reestablishment of the Great Lakes Community, in which they would have more power and influence than they ever had before. That does not sit well with most Congolese people, and the combination of both external threats and internal frustrations could prove quite explosive and deadly. Moreover, with the heavy involvement of Western companies in shady mining deals, the West may be involuntarily dragged into this much further than they are comfortable, and that would simply be fatal to Congo and the region.

As I said on my blog, I really hope I am wrong, and this is just me over-analyzing.

‘Cher Abonné. Nous connaissons des perturbations sur le reséau aux Nord et Sud Kivu. Veuillez accepter nos excuses pour les désagréments causés.’

(Dear subscriber. We’re experiencing problems with the network in North and South Kivu. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.)