Basically, if you don’t know: The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Or the DRC) has been suffering due to big tech companies like Apple, Alphabet Inc., Google, Dell, Microsoft and Tesla. They have been exploiting Congo’s land for their minerals like Diamonds, Gold, Copper, Cobalt, Tin, Tantalum and Lithium. These companies use these minerals to make phones, cars, computers and other technology.
The people of Congo are being treated like dirt, like they worth less than the colonizers stealing from them. The colonizers, which they call ‘Rebels’ have been r*ping, killing brutally, enslaving, and starving them. They are being kicked out of their land because these big tech companies want it. They’re being killed and r*ped because these big tech companies think they have the right.
This isn’t right!! So research what’s going on, tell others, spread awareness. Look up what companies are exploiting Congo and boycott. Don’t buy their stuff, keep using your phone or laptop until it’s broken and unusable.
If you want to know more about it: use this website
[Image ID: Screenshot from GoFundMe with a title that reads "Help My Congolese Family Flee genocide". Attached to it is a picture of a black woman with long hair, with a tree and a building behind her. Enya-Zura Citeya-Kanjinga is organizing this campaign and it has gathered $9,305 CAD from its $20,000 goal as of the making of this post, June 20th, 2024. /End ID]
This GFM was shared by youtubers Tirrrb and Elliot Sang and I would like to bring more attention to it. Please help escape a congolese family from genocide and reunite them with their family members. Donate if possible and share ❤️🇨🇩
Hello! Today I am sharing Mahmoud’s story. He reached out to me via DM, and asked me to share. He is married with 3 kids and his wife is about to give birth to their 4th, they live in the Gaza strip and have survived other past wars. He has lost one of his eyes the other severely damaged, lost some of his fingers, and one of his hands. This current genocide has cost him his home and workplace, his go-fund-me is vetted by @/90-ghost here. If you are unable to donate please reblog or share. They are so far from their goal please do anything that you can.
DONT SCROLL, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO ASK FOR DONATIONS UNTIL ASKING FOR DONATIONS IS THE ONLY OPTION.
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Hello, I am Purity Abdalla 32year old woman living in Gaza tents, I have two children, and I hope you know the current situation very well in Gaza. I have lived with type 2 diabetes since my early childhood age, but I have been managing the condition.
My condition worsened when I couldn't access insulin because of the protracted conflict in my war-torn homeland. I desperately need insulin (Humalog) injection and seek for medical attention which I have not had access to for the last one month, although I am a pregnant woman with type 2 diabetes, and I require a delicate insulin balance.
I feel like I am fighting for my life every single day. I am afraid if I don't receive insulin injection and medical attention i might go to coma and I don't know the state i will leave my young kids. A times I feel like there is no one in the entire world who can help me, but again I feel there are generous people who can come through for me.Anyway I have faced the cruel part of the world and hope well-wishers can come through for me.
I have opted for a fundraising appeal to help purchase insulin, go for medical checkup to ensure safety of my unborn child and for my life wellbeing Any amount will be much appreciated, and it may save my life from going to coma.
TARGET $ 127/$ 1380
BALANCE $ 1253
KINDLY COME THROUGH FOR ME (PAYPAL DONATION LINK) CLICK
PRO PALESTINIANS 🇵🇸 we must also bring awareness to Congo ! They are going through a silent genocide
LINK TO DONATE ⬇️ to fund doctors who will directly help women who are being r@ped daily and help them heal physically so they can have dignity and as normal a life as humanly possible
What is happening is barbaric and disgusting and I’m ashamed that I have only just learnt about this so recently. I’m sure like me none of you knew about this either (in the West) but now we know we have to talk about it. Keep talking about Palestine but talk about Congo too and Sudan
These scams can be under the pretext for *getting medication*/*getting a group of people to a safer location* or whatever new variations that may pop up in the future!
Not all of these are telltale signs that the person is a scammer but just some things I have seen in common
1a. Their accounts are barely a week old and has liked nothing much but posts of people answering positively to their scams sent to your inbox
1b. Only liking/reblogging posts related to the scam they're trying to sell
2. Linking a *go fund me* but it actually leads you to their paypal account under a different name
3. Lack of precise information/vagueness. Their last few lines are always along the lines of; please donate/help where possible because all they care about is money!
4. You've interacted; reblogged/liked/commented with whatever content recently so they send you their stolen paragraph from an actual person who's in need of help. eg. Charity, free Gaza
5a. Inconsistent pronouns being used eg. Sometimes using 'i' and then switching to "them" or vice versa
5b. In addition to inconsistent pronouns, there could also be randomly placed quotation or exclamation marks - meaning they copied it from someone
6. You could also try reverse google searching the images/paragraph they use by simply putting quotation mark followed by the paragraph eg. "paragraph"
7. Copying the paragraph and pasting it on Tumblr search. You'll instantly find proof by looking at others posts
8. Always check against a vetted source to know if their account is reliable
Always report scammers posts and accounts too!
As always, don't be so trusting/gullible of everything you see online! Always check its legitimacy before liking/reblogging or asking others to help them out!
Not everyone is a scammer, but it's important donations go to people who actually need it!!
Reblogs are appreciated to help spread awareness 🙏🏼 With that said, Free Palestine, Congo, Haiti, Hawai’i, Sudan
If you aren't already following her, please do!! This is such an extensive list with resources for many countries. They are an educational-based page, and they share so many donation links for many world issues ongoing -and also amplify Palestinian voices, art, creators, and culture. I love their work/page so much.
They also posted this recently about Palestinian embroidery. I have shared their content here previously, but I wanted to let folks know once again: