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1. Pierre Acy

2.Democratic Republic of the Congo Population: 67,757,577 Economy: Natural resources and minerals $387 income per person Geography: ¼ the size of U.S. in Central Africa 59% school completion rate They have over 200 ethnic groups Multiple religions the highest is Roman Catholics at 50%

3. I used to be paid to mine minerals. Then the Rebels came in and forced us to mine minerals for little or no pay. They then took the minerals and sold them to buy weapons.

4. Raise Hope For Congo organization: [|__http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/initiatives/conflict-minerals__] The Enough Project: [|__http://www.enoughproject.org/conflict-minerals__] Stand Canada: [|__http://standcanada.org/conflict-regions/the-drc/__]

5. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. The government of the DRC does not do good in the department of safety and rule of law. They allow people to come in and force us to mine minerals. They then take the minerals and sell them. With the money they buy weapons. This lets them keep fighting the government.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2.They also do not do well in participation and human rights. They allowed people to come in and force us to mine. The Participation and Human Rights from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation say we as workers have to be treated fair. It also says we should get fair wages. There should also be a minimum work age.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. Another area they do not do well in is Sustainable Economic Opportunity. If we had a fair economy we could make more money. According to statistics the DRC is one of the lowest paid countries. If we had a fair working system we could get farther ahead. For example, fair wages, and no child labor. We would also not be the lowest paid country. Also, they should not force children to work in the mines.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. We are only at a school completion rate of 59%. This could be higher if children were not forced to work in mines. This is because the government lets people come in here and force us and our children to work in mines. Also we can’t develop very fast being paid so little. It is hard to get anything done being one of the lowest paid countries.

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"Conflict Minerals 101: Coltan, the Congo Act, and How You Can Help." //HowStuffWorks//. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2013. <http://people.howstuffworks.com/conflict-minerals-congo-act1.htm%20>.

//Electronics Fuel Congo Conflict//. Npr, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98819209>.

"Geography." //About.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2013. <http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcdrcongo.htm%20>.

//Tech Companies Make Progress on 'blood Phones' and 'conflict Minerals'// Cnn.com, 16 Aug. 2012. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/16/tech/gaming-gadgets/congo-blood-phones-report/index.html?iref=storysearch>.