Monthly Archives: August 2008
Vocational Training in the DRC – from Jon Thiele, Economic Development Specialist
My task here is to help the DRC Chapter build a program that will help the women earn a living. To do this, it is very important that I learn about the women and the facts of their daily life. … Continue reading
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Judithe Registre’s Journal: Behind the Scenes with 60 Minutes
In early November 2007: Women for Women International received a call from CBS’s 60 Minutes notifying them that they would like to do a piece on the epidemic and effect of rape on women in the Democratic Republic of the … Continue reading
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Letters from the DRC – Economic Development Specialist
Democratic Republic of the Congo Toward the end of a workshop about good nutrition it was time to distribute the letters from sponsors. Francoise got one; it was the fourth her sponsor had sent, and the other women were a … Continue reading
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Update – The Doll
The little doll in the picture was made by a woman with a horrific story. Jeanette Mbango, a mother of five girls, was raped in 2002. As the second rapist stepped up, her husband broke free of his bonds and … Continue reading
Update from the DRC – from Jon Thiele, Economic Development Specialist
Walungu, DRC I met with a group of graduates to ask them about the results of their work in our program. Murista opened by talking about how she used the equipment and vocational training your sponsorship funds provided to make … Continue reading
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Updates from Rwanda – from Jon Thiele, Economic Development Specialist
Gitarama, Rwanda It is graduation day in Gitarama. 120 very enthusiastic women from six groups are gathered around a large tree on the edge of this small town in southwest Rwanda. Non-stop singing and dancing, drums, your correspondent pulled from … Continue reading
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