Education in non-violence against girls

Who are we?

The African Great Lakes Consortium is a union of 11 local non-profit organizations working in solidarity to support vulnerable victims of armed conflict and natural disasters. These organizations have taken the initiative to collaborate to contribute to the socio-economic recovery and self-care of vulnerable groups, including orphaned children and women survivors of sexual violence, widows, the disabled, refugees, displaced persons, and flood victims.

Assignment:

Contribute to the reconstruction of the broken hearts and lives of victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters in the African Great Lakes region by giving them hope of becoming themselves, capable of working to take charge of themselves far from armed conflicts and violence.

Place of execution of activities: DR Congo)

Table of contents of the report:

1. Activities :

A workshop on capacity building for young and women leaders on inheritance rights and peaceful cohabitation was held in Uvira/ DR Congo.18 people including 12 women, girls, 6 young boys and men participated.The topics covered are: Peaceful Cohabitation, Rules relating to the inheritance reserve, Special Rules governing small inheritances, Principles governing the administration of the liquidation ­of the estate.

A workshop on the issue of peace, challenges and perspectives in South Kivu in general and Uvira in particular was held in Uvira/ DR Congo.

21 participants; including 3 women and 18 men from civil society organizations, community leaders and young people. This workshop had the following objectives:Analyze the root causes and current dynamics of the conflicts in South Kivu and Uvira, document and raise awareness of the extent of human rights violations and their impact on local communities, Propose courses of action for Peacebuilding, social reconstruction and community resilience.

2. Finance

Source of funds: Donators

Total donations : 250 USD

3. Security situation in the African Great Lakes Region

Much of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is occupied bythe M23 rebels. This is causing psychosis in Bukavu and Goma because young people are forced to join the rebel army. More than 30,000 refugees in Burundi, thousands of internally displaced people, in Uvira (only in one month, a peak never before reached) to count more than 126 cases of sexual violence and gender-based violence (GBV), committed by armed men, armed groups and thugs (prisoners) released from the Mulunge central prison in Uvira. Another report, investigated from February to May 2025, affecting Fizi , Uvira and Baraka, by women's organizations reports 1,100 cases of serious human rights violations documented. Very noticeable tensions between local communities, mistrust between political parties, fear and traumatic insecurity. In the high and middle plateaus of Fizi, Uvira and Mwenga territories, peace is volatile, insecurity is persistent following daily fighting between local armed groups WAZALENDO supported by the FARDC against the TWIGANEO and ANDROID groups close to M23 sow terror and displacement of populations to foreign countries and neighboring villages; committing summary assassinations, arbitrary arrests and causing thousands of populations to abandon their fields, livestock. Children are forced to cut studies to escape the atrocities, without food and medical care, many suffer from malnutrition and others die of hunger due to lack of food and appropriate health care

4. Recommendations

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