There is a lot you can do by being informed, keeping in mind that there is almost nothing you can do besides be informed. It depends on what your goals are, what what you feel ‘doing’ means.

The following is a list are a preliminary list of resources that may come in handy in helping you decide what ‘doing’ means to you.

Books

Sierra Leone

• A Long Way Gone
• Blood Diamonds
• We Did Nothing

Africa

• What is the What
• The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
• 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa
• Eco-Imperialism
• The Trouble With Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn’t Working

International Development

• Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor
• World Cities beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality
• Three Cups of Tea
• The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity

Film Media

• Blood Diamond
• Hotel Rwanda
• The Constant Gardener
• God Grew Tired of Us
• Yesterday
• Africa: The Next Chapter