Ben Affleck Making 7th Congo Charity Trip in November | Ecorazzi

Ben Affleck returning to the Congo in November to help make a difference for the struggling nation (@EastCongoNews)

Ben Affleck Making 7th Congo Charity Trip in November 0 Tweet by Michael dEstries October 11, 2012 Categories: Causes , People Tags: ben affleck . With news that Ben Affleck is about to undertake his 7th trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, I’m easily convinced that this guy is in the same league as George Clooney and Angelina Jolie in terms of on-the-ground activism. We’ve covered Ben’s trips before, as well as the launch a couple years back of his Eastern Congo Initiative (which supports local solutions to make sustainable communities in the nation), and every time he draws awareness to the country, it’s clear that he’s fully vested in making a difference. “I saw terrible things,” he recently told The Hollywood Reporter . “You know: the amount of sexual-based violence against women; people suffering from preventable disease; child soldiers who needed to be integrate...

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