This project seeks to save the lives of women in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo who are exposed to the risks of unsafe abortion practices. We intend to provide accurate information to women on issues around abortion, to reduce stigma against those who resort to abortion, reduce deaths and other health consequences of women caused by unsafe abortion and work towards the community integration of women who have been stigmatized over the years. This will focus on women in and around Goma.
With the high presence of Internally Displaced Persons, sexual violence, rape, sexual exploitation, and sex for survival have become part of the current problems affecting women in Goma, the victims has resorted to unsafe abortion methods in order to terminate pregnancy which has exposed them to death and other health complications, because they lack accurate information. Abortion is criminalized in DRC and this has made women to do in secret, this has limited access to information among others.
This project will first of all collect and disseminate accurate information to women in order to demystify abortion, then we shall identify potential service providers where women can access safe abortion, we shall engage of community dialogues, information sessions and public dialogue about abortion in Goma in order to save those who are victims, we shall also work on community integration for those who have been stigmatized over the years and provide legal assistance to the victims.
We shall advocate towards the change of norms, beliefs and the change of legal regime in order to decriminalize abortion and make it part of human rights in DRCongo, we shall promote women rights and the culture of tolerance among others, this will be done through serious research and advocacy for a long period of time.
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