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Change and Hope: WFWI Chief Information Officer Nicole Weaver’s Trip to the DR Congo and Rwanda
Nicole Weaver is the Chief Information Officer at WFWI in Washington, D.C. She visited Rwanda and the DR Congo this February with several other D.C. program directors. I was nervous crossing the border from Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I … Continue reading
Women for Women International: DRC
WfWI-DRC has the largest program in the Women for Women International network, serving over 7,000 women this year. Looking at a map of the country at large, the areas in which we work seem rather close in vicinity, especially relative … Continue reading
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My Journey Back to the DRC by Judithe Registre
It is strange being back in Eastern DRC. Indeed, it has been well over a year since I last visited our program sites in Bukavu and Goma. Being back feels strange—how little things have changed and yet how much things … Continue reading
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Rwanda/DRC Trip – by Sara Sykes
In the Women for Women International headquarters office in Washington DC, I sit in a small office everyday. I type on my computer. I answer the phone. I rush down the hall, eager to finish a task, brief someone, put … Continue reading
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Congo – IDP Camps – by Sara Sykes
IDP Camp After experiencing the Women’s Rights Training and listening to their stories and shared learning, our DRC Country Director, Christine Karumba, took us to the one of the five IDP camps where these women are all living, some for … Continue reading
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Women in Goma Program Return to Classes
January 22, 2009, Goma – In speaking with staff in our offices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this morning, we have learned that nearly all of the women in our program in Goma have been able to … Continue reading
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Paralyzed by Fear – Women Hope for the Violence to End. News from Women In Goma, Congo.
November 19, 2008, Goma – “I am afraid of the fighting reaching my area. Like all women, I am afraid of being raped,” says Jeanette Yamwerenye, one of the women, who has made it to the Women for Women training … Continue reading
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It Takes Men To Stop Rape in Congo – Christine Karumba, Country Director of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The fact that rape victims are breaking the silence around the horrific sexual violence endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is crucial for building peace and stability in the country. But without involving Congolese men, it will be … Continue reading
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Fear of Rape and Violence Rising – Women for Women Reaches Out To Vulnerable Women in Congo
Washington, DC, November 12, 2008 – Amidst widespread violence and massive human suffering Women for Women International is preparing to respond to the needs of thousands of women who are threatened by the fighting and are in urgent need of … Continue reading
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Ashley Judd’s Journal from the Congo Day 1
You Go Global, Girl! Travels in Rwanda and Eastern Congo By, Ashley Judd Years ago there was an Oprah magazine in a seat back pocket on a flight and I flipped through it. Or maybe I bought it, the issue … Continue reading
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