Ben Affleck: Call to Action with Hilary Clinton

Ben Affleck gets serious as he speaks at the Child Survival: Call to Action event late last week in Washington, D.C.

The 39-year-old actor and Eastern Congo Initiative founder was joined at the conference by a number of world leaders, including Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

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Secretary Clinton remarked that Ben is “someone whose work has shined a bright light on the struggles facing the people of Eastern Congo, particularly women and children.”

To learn more about the ECI and Ben‘s activism, visit EasternCongo.org.