Dear Partners, We are pleased to invite you to an  online dialogue  in February bringing together local women leaders, young women peacebuilders, and a researcher, to reflect on the evolving security situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo , following the recent December peace agreements and Minerals Cooperation between the US government DRC and Rwanda. This timely conversation will move beyond headlines to examine: how the agreements are affecting communities on the ground,...

When I left the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the United States, I believed I understood resilience. I had lived through power cuts that stretched for days, political instability that reshaped daily life, and economic uncertainty that required constant adaptation. In Congo, endurance was not a concept, it was a condition of life. Resilience was embedded in routines, relationships, and faith. What I did not anticipate was that resilience would need to be relearned. Migration does not...

Chaque année, les 16 Jours d’Activisme contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles rappellent une réalité encore trop présente en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Les violences basées sur le genre prennent des formes multiples, visibles et invisibles, physiques et psychologiques, hors ligne comme en ligne . Dans un contexte où le numérique occupe une place croissante dans l’éducation, la communication et l’expression citoyenne, les violences se déplacent aussi vers les...