Women's Empowerment in the DRC
WHO ARE WE?
WOMAN POWER DRC is a dynamic nongovernmental organization founded on March 10, 2019, by a group of young women determined to transform the lives of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Based in Goma, North Kivu, WP DRC is dedicated to defending women’s rights and promoting gender equality. The organization is actively engaged in advocacy and peacebuilding, recognizing the essential role of women in building a stable and harmonious society. It seizes every opportunity to influence policies and laws, advancing the rights of women and girls in the DRC to help restore peace.
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Founded on March 10, 2019, by a group of young women determined to transform the lives of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
As part of our efforts to address the issues raised in the survey of women and girls at the BULENGO camp, it was important for us to come together and identify some steps that could help resolve these issues.
Advocacy Roundtable: Results and Outlook After Three Months of Intervention This roundtable marks the conclusion of our emergency project on gender-based sexual violence (GBV) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in the Shabindu camp for displaced persons, supported by UAF Africa.
The project to provide emergency response to the needs of returning women in the area of sexual and reproductive health was successfully completed. On this occasion, we presented and distributed a booklet containing the testimonies of survivors of sexual violence as well as those of women seeking medical abortions. nemo.
Ms. Sylvie MAZAMBI
Thank-you note
Dear readers,
We would like to express our deep gratitude for your unwavering support in the fight against sexual violence against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Your commitment, your time, and your solidarity are essential to transforming the lives of thousands of women who, every day, endure these atrocities in silence and indifference. Our advocacy work, focused on assessing the needs of young women who have returned after the war to the village of Kibumba in North Kivu, is a way for our organization to amplify the voices of those who have been silenced.
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We believe in the unique strength that lies within every woman and girl.
Sylvie Mazambi
Gradys Irankunda
Rachel Haba
Claver Wasingya
Jospin Mwisha
Women's Empowerment in the DRC
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"Women's rights are an inalienable, integral, and indivisible part of universal human rights."