BUNIA, Congo — Aight, so check it. This Ebola outbreak in the Congo, right? It ain't just 'bout the virus, it's 'bout the whole damn system. This rare Bundibugyo strain out here, no vaccine, no nothin'. And the people? They fed up, they ain't trustin' nobody.

This Red Cross volunteer, Vanny Birungi, tryna do her job, but she gettin' rocked with stones. Real talk, that's messed up, but you gotta understand where they comin' from. Years of colonialism, corruption, and broken promises got these folks on edge. They feel like they been played for too long.

They be sayin' Ebola's a “white man’s invention.” Now, I ain't sayin' I believe that, but I understand the sentiment. When you been oppressed and exploited for generations, you get suspicious of everything. These folks are hurt and mistrustful.

Health centers gettin' burned down. Hospitals gettin' stormed. People are runnin' from aid workers like they the plague. It's chaos, straight up. They feel like they got nothin' to lose. No trust, no hope, just raw anger.

These prevention practices, tellin' them they can't handle their dead the way they always have? That's disrespect, plain and simple. Tradition matters, especially when you ain't got nothin' else. They tryna force changes but not build with the community.

The health workers and families, they the ones on the front lines, riskin' everything. They need protection, they need support, but most of all, they need respect. Show some love, show some understanding, and maybe, just maybe, we can start buildin' some trust.

Heather Kerr from the International Rescue Committee talkin' 'bout trust. Easy for her to say, but trust gotta be earned, not demanded. You gotta show these people you care, you gotta listen to their concerns, and you gotta be real with them. No cap, for real.

Tedros from the WHO sayin' they playin' catch-up. Nah, they been behind from the jump. These outbreaks always hit the poorest communities the hardest because they ain't got the resources, they ain't got the infrastructure, and they sure as hell ain't got the support.

Mado Nditamba watchin' students run away. It's a sad scene, man. These kids growin' up in a world where they can't even trust the people who supposed to be helpin' them.

This ain't just 'bout Ebola, it's 'bout justice, it's 'bout equality, it's 'bout givin' a damn about the people who been left behind. We gotta uplift these communities, empower them, and let them lead the way. Cause if we don't, this cycle of distrust and violence gonna keep repeating itself, again and again.