Bringing Peace and Ending Violence for Women and Girls

Posted on January 31, 2015 in In The News, Africa, In The News by mindutopia

Deep inside the sprawling HEAL Africa Hospital complex in the Eastern Congolese city of Goma is a small ward where women recover from injuries they suffered during complicated births and violent sexual attacks. When I entered, I first saw Muwakeso, a fragile-looking elderly woman sitting on a chair next to a bed. It took me a moment […]

Healing the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Posted on January 31, 2015 in In The News, Africa, In The News by mindutopia

The news coming out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is seldom positive. “Africa’s World War” has plagued the country since 1960, when the DRC gained independence from Belgium. Through the ensuing decades, Congolese have lived in near-constant fear of displacement, rape, and death at the hands of militias or newly ousted armies. In […]