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ABOUT THE BOOK:
ENOUGH TO GO AROUND
SEARCHING FOR HOPE IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN & DARFUR
New book by Chip Duncan explores the
human toll of disaster and conflict in South Asia and Africa
Finding
hope in the face of international crisis isn't easy to do,
but award-winning filmmaker and journalist Chip Duncan discovers
just that in an engaging new account of humanitarian efforts
in the world's most challenging and deadly trouble spots.
Duncan
chronicles his travels to some of the most heartbreaking and
desperate places on the planet. He introduces us to displaced
inhabitants of refugee camps in Darfur, homeless children
and widowers following a devastating earthquake in Pakistan,
and the strong survivors of a generation of warfare in Afghanistan.
What Duncan finds are compelling and hopeful stories of people
who defy the word victim while embracing the future.
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Author Chip Duncan at
the Zam Zam clinic in Darfur.
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Duncan
visited Afghanistan in 2005 with a team from Save the Children
(SaveTheChildren.org)
along with acclaimed actor Ben Kingsley and fellow volunteer
Mike Speaks. On behalf of the international humanitarian group
Relief International (RI.org), Duncan, Kingsley and Speaks
visited Pakistan in early 2006. Their goal was to document
the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that killed more
than 75,000 people and left as many as 2 million people homeless.
Following their trip, Duncan and Kingsley embarked on an extensive
fundraising trip for Relief International that included major
events in California, Wisconsin and New York. In January,
2008, Duncan visited North Darfur, Sudan for Relief International.
He is also a member of the Relief International Board of Directors.
For more information on the work of Relief International,
please visit RI.org.
Enough
To Go Around also includes stories behind work Duncan
has completed in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Attempting
to rise above the often-irrational fear that arose as a result
the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 Enough
To Go Around shows the pitfalls of ignoring history
and dehumanizing entire populations. The end result is not
only a moving portrait of displaced people and humanitarian
aid workers, it's an examination of how many in the West fail
to see the hope and beauty of the developing world. With respect
to two decades of experience in the developing world, Duncan
says, "While we have much to share and teach, we also
need to listen and learn. Empowerment is a two-way street,
and enlightenment can be found anywhere."
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Author Chip Duncan walking
with children in Afghanistan.
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As
much art as it is an impassioned plea, Enough To Go
Around challenges readers to live up to the responsibility
that accompanies privilege by reaching out in a spirit of
compassion and collaboration.
The
foreword for Enough To Go Around was written
by New York-based philanthropist, Jennifer Buffett. Ms. Buffett
is an inspiration to many and a leading voice around the world
on issues related to the empowerment of girls and women.
This
book was made possible, in part, by the generous support of
Colleen & David Martin, M•CAM (www.m-cam.com),
Charlottesville, Virginia and by Cook & Franke SC, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and by Michael Skipper, New York City.
Enough
To Go Around: Searching for Hope in Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Darfur (ISBN 978-1-59079-198-1; $34.95 US), published
by SelectBooks, Inc., is available in bookstores in October
2009.
Enough To Go Around can also be purchased here
Learn more
about Relief International
For
more information on Chip Duncan, please click here
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