Ben will not be acting as a reporter, nor will he be associating himself with a particular charity or relief organization. He just wants to raise awareness and hopefully inspire others to reach out and help.
Ben said of the approach, "I don't think people respond particularly well to being hectored, or being made to feel guilty, or being made to feel as though they're kind of callow or insensitive for the life they've been leading up until then."
1200 people die each day in the country due to the conflict and conflict-related causes.
Ben Affleck will be part of a special edition of Nightline airing tonight. Ben approached the program to cover a trip he was taking to the country, which has been riddled with war and hunger over the past decade. He has made three trips to the Congo in the past year, and Nightline producers took some convincing before opening up to the idea.
Ben will not be acting as a reporter, nor will he be associating himself with a particular charity or relief organization. He just wants to raise awareness and hopefully inspire others to reach out and help.
Ben said of the approach, "I don't think people respond particularly well to being hectored, or being made to feel guilty, or being made to feel as though they're kind of callow or insensitive for the life they've been leading up until then."
1200 people die each day in the country due to the conflict and conflict-related causes.
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