How To Win Over Entourage's Emmanuelle Chriqui

Now, we realize that talking about sexual violence in Congo while sensually eating blue raspberry popsicles might raise a few eyebrows… That was the idea.

Our new Come Clean 4 Congo video contest with YouTube is intended to raise awareness about the complicated linkages between the illicit trade in minerals in Congo, the violent rebel groups that control the mines, and the cell phones that all of us are dependent on. Sexual violence in Congo today is shockingly common, but a world away in the United States, many of us won’t think about how our everyday purchases – and profit-driven decisions by corporations whose products we buy – affect the lives of people in other parts of the world.

Actresses Emmanuelle Chriqui and Jenna Dewan, who have become celebrity activists for Enough’s RAISE Hope for Congo campaign and took it upon themselves to create this video, certainly make a compelling case that caring about human rights and issues that affect women is sexy and fashionable. Their message – and its provocative delivery – will undoubtedly generate YouTube hits and needed attention that’s needed that will get people talking about what they can do help stop the world’s deadliest conflict.

• Eastern Congo
• Emmanuelle Chriqui
• Sexual and Gender Based Violence