eci is the only u.s. based grant making organization entirely focused on working with and for the people of eastern congo. and area that carries the distinction of being the deadliest and most volatile region of the country and one of the most deadly in the world. estimated 1.7 million people have been displaced and lead to over 1,000 rapes being committed every month. 5.4 million people have lost their lives in the conflict since 1998. many of these deaths were children under the age of five. not all were killed in combat. but perished due to other causes such as illness. the efforts that help protect the most vulnerable among the population including child soldiers, survivors of sexual violence. eci works closely with groups. i thank you for your attention to congo and for holding this important hearing on behalf of eci i request to submit a written statement for the record. this hearing occurs on the anniversary and i think it is appropriate to call attention to the suffering of women and girls in east

affleck, you know that you've been to and eci actually aids heal africa. could you provide some additional insights into the work of heal africa and other like minded ngos and hospitals that you've supported. >> sure, sure. unfortunately, not many hospitals in that part of the country. and we're initially tracked with them. because of course they're congolese-run and based and that's the kind of organizations that we want to be supporting. sometimes we support grassroots organizations that don't have that level of infrastructure and you know high level education but these people are -- they're congole congolese-run hospital. started out very small. primarily -- of course fish toola repair. because the need for fish toolas are so urgent there and they have grown they've grown because of their skill, their talent what they're providing and who is doing the work. and it's one of the few that actually has attracted a decent amount of attention from people and they provide just top-level -- i mean, obviously this emergency care. i have visited them when some me

eci is the only u.s. based grant making organization entirely focused on working with and for the people of eastern congo. and area that carries the distinction of being the deadliest an most volatile region of the country and one of the most deadly in the world. estimated 1.7 million people have been displaced and lead to over 1,000 rapes being committed every month. 5.4 million people have lost their lives in the conflict since 1998. many of these deaths were children under the age of five. not all were killed in combat. but perished due to other causes such as illness. the efforts that help protect the most vulnerable among the polation including child soldiers, survivors of sexual violence. eci works closely with groups. i thank you for your attention to congo and for holding this important hearing on behalf of eci i request to submit a written statement for the record. this hearing occurs on the anniversary and i think it is appropriate to call attention to the suffering of women and girls in eastern

eci is the only u.s. based grant making organization entirely focused on working with and for the people of eastern congo. and area that carries the distinction of being the deadliest and most volatile region of the country and one of the most deadly in the world. estimated 1.7 million people have been displaced and lead to over 1,000 rapes being committed every month. 5.4 million people have lost their lives in the conflict since 1998. many of these deaths were children under the age of five. not all were killed in combat. but perished due to other causes such as illness. the efforts that help protect the most vulnerable among the population including child soldiers, survivors of sexual violence. eci works closely with groups. i thank you for your attention to congo and for holding this important hearing on behalf of eci i request to submit a written statement for the record. this hearing occurs on the anniversary and i think it is appropriate to call attention to the suffering of women and girls in east

eci has been very good at ben's leadership, on picking and choosing things that are so important.hat today we'll have an opportunity to bring this to the attention of capitol hill. >> easterncongo.org is the website. >> we'll get that up on our website. before you go, ben, i have to ask you about your buddy, matt damon. dissing the president last week, saying he misinterpreted his mandate. is that your view, too? >> matt was talking specifically about education. you know, matt's mother's a teacher. it's something he cares about deeply. you know? so, he was vocal about it. i'll come back on the show, down the road. we'll talk about it. >> okay. thank you both for coming on this morning. very important topic. we'll get that up on our website today. good luck on capitol hill. >> thanks very much. >>> when we come back, the secrets to living longer. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> who doesn't

is, you cut taxes on the people that own the businesses, when you do that, you can actually pick an ecy