Women dossier

Le donne del Congo orientale hanno vissuto in guerra per oltre 15 anni. La perdita delle persone care, la violenza e la necessità di fuggire e abbandonare le proprie case ha modellato la loro vita. Ma c’è ancora speranza nel futuro. Queste donne si raccontano nel “Dossier donne”.

Slideshow: “We run away to escape our own fear”

27 luglio 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier Uélé , Dossier donne
Slideshow: “We run away to escape our own fear”
This woman had to flee her village, in the middle the night, in the heart of an attack. She ran away with her two children and her sister. At the time MSF medical teams met her, she still had no news from her husband, who ran in another direction during that night. Here is her [...]

“Nobody could take her dignity from her”

27 luglio 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
“Nobody could take her dignity from her”
Fiona Bass is a nurse who worked in the MSF project of Masisi, a town located in the heart of the North Kivu conflict. She tells the story of one patient who was raped by armed men in Eastern D. R. Congo. ”They came for the money. One of the many luxuries a gun affords a [...]

Mother’s time in Masisi, North Kivu

15 maggio 2009
News, Dossier donne
Mother’s time in Masisi, North Kivu
photos © Sarah Elliott/ Future mothers… staying at the “welcome village of Masisi hospital and consulting at Masisi hospital and health centre. They all receive prenatal care in preparation of their delivery. Mother… as a mother cradles her newborn baby in the camp for displaced people of Masisi. In this region, the war has obliged hundreds [...]

“The woman can do anything!”: listen to this song

16 aprile 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
“The woman can do anything!”: listen to this song
Listen to Charlotte Pasapas who sings “The woman is capable”. ”The woman is capable” is the cheerful theme song for a group of volunteers in Doruma, in the Haut-Uélé region of DRC. They are a volunteer group supporting women and girls who have survived from rape and captivity by the Lord’s Resistance Army. [Audio clip: view full [...]

Cooking for pregnant friends in the hospital kitchen

14 aprile 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
Cooking for pregnant friends in the hospital kitchen
Every woman staying at the ‘welcome village’ for pregnant women at Masisi Hospital, which is supported by MSF, may be accompanied by another woman if they wish, whether it be a member of their family, a neighbour or a friend. Among other things, the pregnant women’s companions help with the preparation of meals; as a [...]

Life of a displaced woman

2 aprile 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
Life of a displaced woman
What is life like in a camp for displaced people? Confiance Nyrabazainwa takes you to her hut in Kitchanga, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Confiance is a wife and mother, with five children. At this new ‘home’, she deals with the education of her children, cooks, finds the food and water, [...]

“I despise war”

30 marzo 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
“I despise war”
T. is 70 years old and has difficulty getting around. She has come to the MSF mobile clinic, which is set up twice a week in Bukombo by MSF teams who work in Masisi hospital and health centre. She has been directed to the women’s clinic, where she is being treated by [...]

“For all these years… I really feel weaker”

30 marzo 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
“For all these years… I really feel weaker”
G. is 43 years old. Today, she has come to the women’s clinic, part of an outreach care programme run by Médecins Sans Frontières. “During the 1994 war, people in Masisi district were killed by machetes; others managed to escape. One day, when I was on my way to the fields with some other women – [...]

The penalties of rape

28 marzo 2009
News, Dossier donne
The penalties of rape
Rejected by their husbands or chased away by their families, this is what often happens to women victims of rape in the Kivus. Often, these women will not perceive themselves as victims, but believe they are guilty. As for the rapists, they do not encounter much risk. Impunity reigns and justice does not exist.

“What do you wish for?” Support the women of Eastern Congo!

21 marzo 2009
Testimonianze, Dossier donne
“What do you wish for?” Support the women of Eastern Congo!
The women of Eastern Congo have been living a war for over 15 years. The loss of loved ones, violence and having to flee their homes have shaped their daily lives. But there is hope in the future. These women speak out and tell what their wishes are for their futures. Support these women on Condition:Critical [...]
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