Lisa Shannon





Lisa Shannon

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Lisa Shannon founded the first national grassroots effort to raise awareness and funds for women in the DR Congo through her project Run for Congo Women. They have sponsored more than a thousand war-affected Congolese women through Women for Women International. These women are raising more than 5000 children. She traveled solo into Eastern Congo's South Kivu province for five and half weeks in January- February 2007, and again in May 2008. Prior to Lisa's travels through Congo, was named a "2006 Hero of Running" by Runner's World Magazine and O, The Oprah Magazine wrote, "Lisa Shannon read our report--and started a movement." Lisa presently serves as an ambassador for Women for Women International. She previously owned a photography produc...more


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“I don't know how to stop the atrocities. I don't know how to make people care. But looking into my sister's eyes, we seem to have carved out something between us that none of the madness can touch. Invisible threads.”
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

“I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, "I don't think you can be focused on, 'Oh gee, I want to make a difference.' It has to be spontaneous. If it's not...there's some kind of egotistical thing going on. That's a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don't. You're trying.”
Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

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