Los Angeles Thank you for Taking the challenge on September 27, 2008 and joining us at Paramount Ranch!
100 hikers joined our team for a 5k hike and made an impact in the lives of thousands of women and children in Congo and Uganda!
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Missed the event but want to help? It's not too late!
Hike 2 Empower is for anyone who wants to take on a challenge for a great cause and have fun outdoors!
Help International Medical Corps continue their valuable humanitarian efforts which improve the health and well-being of thousands of women and children affected by war and chronic poverty in Congo and Uganda. All donations are tax deductible.
From Relief to Self-Reliance, International Medical Corps is empowering women to rebuild their lives and create a brighter future for their children.
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DID YOU KNOW . . .
- Women and children in Congo and Uganda have been faced with civil conflict for over 20 years.
- Tens of thousands have been murdered, abducted, brutally raped, tortured, and overall forgotten.
- Congo Wars have claimed more lives than any conflict since the end of World War II, yet the crisis has received little attention outside of central Africa. (5.4 Million)
- 45,000 people die in Congo each month from conflict-related injuries and illness
- According to the UN, more than 56,000 women have reported being raped in Congo since 2004 alone, although the real number is likely much higher due to significant under-reporting by survivors.
- Civil conflict has forced 80 percent of Uganda’s population to flee their homes.
- •An estimated 66,000 children have been forced by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) into being soldiers or sex slaves during the conflict.
"The best way for the world to thrive is to ensure that its women have the freedom, power and knowledge to make decisions affecting their own lives and those of their families and communities."
—Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
International Medical Corps. Copyright 2006. All Rights Reserved. Photograph taken by Haris Coussidis.
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