Reproductive Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the Project #63398

Support the reduction of abortion stigma Goma DRC

by Collective of Youth Organizations for Solidarity in DRCongo (COJESKI/DRC, Coordination of North Kivu

Project Report | May 11, 2026
I wanted to remove this pregnancy but I failed

By Kulihoshi M | Coordinator

Distribution of food and other items to victims

She feared losing her life that is why she carried the pregnancy after rape by Mobondo Militia Group.

Find more here in this link: https://cojeskidrcongo.org/rape-and-sexual-violence-in-kwamouth-territory-maindombe-province/

Our meeting with Anita in IDP setting in Maluku-Kinshasa on April 22^nd 2026 when we offered them food and support to her Twins.

“ I still remember, it was a Sunday at night at around 2am, as I was deeply sleeping I had my parents shouting, at first I thought it was dream but the noise continued, I woke up and as I wanted to leave my room armed people grabbed and as I fell down they started raping me to the point I lost conscience and for a while I did not know what happened. When I woke up as I gain some energy in the morning, I found dead bodies of my parents and the whole village was empty because most of the people ran away. I was the only left in the entire village wondering what to do, then around 9am I decided to leave the house and took the direction towards another village, where I got some people who came back to pick their things and that is how we moved together up to this camp.

Now, on the way I had so much pain, and I could not get where to get treatment, so I was only suing cold water early in the morning. So when I reached here in Maluku still I did not have where to go for treatment that is how I started using harbor medicine.

I did not know that I was pregnant, you are the first one to inform me what to in case of rape, but when I discovered the pregnancy I felt too bad, imagine these twins here who are the result of rape and I do not know their father. At first I wanted to commit suicide, and then I wanted to use Salt mixed up with Soap and other things which I was told can terminate Pregnancy but I feared because we did not have Hospital to go to in case I had problems, and secondly I was sleeping alone in isolated place because according to the culture I was supposed to be treated like that.

If I had a chance to come near a hospital I could have removed this pregnancy, but I failed. I just too young to have two children now. Now thank you for coming and for helping, at least now my children have where to sleep and be protected. Those who preach against abortion have never come her to help, I’m here suffering alone for a pregnancy which is the result of violence”.

Various things for women including sanitary pads

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Jan 19, 2026
Women dying in silence due to unsafe abortion in DRCongo

By Kulihoshi M | National Team Leader

Sep 26, 2025
Sharing information to save lives of women

By Kulihoshi M | Coordinator

Community engagment of matrenal death in Kalemie

Unsafe abortion is key for maternal death in Kalemie in particular and Tanganyika in general

In this province people are highly involved in sexual practices because of two factors: The exploitation of minerals in various places and the fishing activity which is the main one for the economy of the province. People come from various corners in order to these activities and therefore the need for sex practices. Young people are generally the most active and in this young girls and women have lost their lives when they try to terminate pregnancies.

The Province of Tanganyika is still behind in so many things which need community education and access to information, and people are really affected by cases of unsafe abortion which cost regularly the lives of women.

The common practice when a girl or a woman gets pregnant is to remove the pregnancy through local and traditional medicine which is not clear and tested, information about terminating the pregnancy is less available and actually criminalized, this has forced women especially to hide and therefore caused more deaths.

The Tanganyika Province has also 18 Internally Displaced Persons Camps and currently with the cutting of relief aid, sexual activities are the easiest ways for women to survive with all the consequences related to risk of pregnancy and other forms of sexual transmitted diseases.

We have so far identified the following:

Lack of information about Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights,

Lack of information about issues around abortion,

Criminalization of abortion which makes it become unsafe,

Lack of post-abortion care services,

Interventions which are needed may include:

Survey and documenting unsafe abortion cases,

Collecting necessary information and disseminate it to members of the community about abortion,

Have in place community information sessions on abortion and sexual activities,

Provide care for women who have been victims of unsafe abortion,

Among others,

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