The "Hope and Resilience" project supports 40 women survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) from the M23 conflict in Rutshuru and Lubero, DR Congo. Over three months, it provides psychosocial support, vocational training, and start-up kits to help survivors rebuild their lives. The women will be trained in income-generating activities such as tailoring or soap-making and receive ongoing mentoring. With a budget of $6,750, the project promotes healing, economic and social independence.
The project seeks to address the deep trauma, poverty, and social exclusion faced by women survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) linked to the M23 conflict in Rutshuru and Lubero. These women often lack access to psychosocial support, vocational skills, and economic opportunities. The project aims to help them heal, regain dignity, and achieve self-reliance through emotional care, skills training, and small business support.
The project will resolve this problem by providing group psychosocial support to help survivors process trauma and rebuild confidence. It will offer practical training in income-generating activities tailored to the local context, such as tailoring or agriculture. Finally, each woman will receive a starter kit to launch a micro-enterprise, enabling her to earn income, regain independence, and reintegrate into the community with dignity.
In the long term, the project will empower survivors to become economically self-sufficient, emotionally resilient, and active contributors to their communities. It will break cycles of poverty and dependence, reduce vulnerability to future violence, and foster a supportive network among women. The community will benefit from increased stability, strengthened social cohesion, and locally driven development led by empowered women.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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