Having read Ruined, this article on Women’s E News caught my eye. In August, Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton visited the Democratic Republic of Congo. Clinton’s visit was a result of a fresh outbreak of fighting, over natural resources in the DRC, which lead to an even higher number of rape victims. While in the Congo, Mrs. Clinton announced that the United States would be giving 17 million dollars in funding for rape victims. The money would go “to train doctors; supply rape survivors with mobile phones and cameras to document violence, and train a special female police force to protect women in the eastern Congo.” Money, however, was not the most important aspect to Clintons visit to the Congo. To the Congolese Women, Clintons position in high power means hope for the rest of them. On the other side, Clinton outright referenced rape as a war tactic, the women who have been severely affected by the sexual violence in the Congo are being recognized. Will Hillary Clintons visit to the DRC affect other countries? Will the US feel more obligated to help other places, such as Darfur?