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DESCRIPTION:In late January 2007, Muadi Mukenge traveled to her homeland, the 
 Democratic Republic of Congo, to meet with women's NGOs that have been 
 funded by the Global Fund for Women. The gathering brought together 50 
 women activists from NE Congo, the region most traumatized by a brutal 
 6-year war that took the lives of 4 million Congolese. Joining them for the 
 two-day meeting were 6 women from Burundi. The dialogues addressed how 
 women can link efforts to rebuild the region, restore communities, seek 
 justice for the thousands of rape victims, and promote access for women and 
 girls to education and health care. How does a nation rebuild after trauma? 
 What are the building blocks to peace? Congolese women emphasize that the 
 new Congo must uphold equal opportunities for women and not maintain the 
 norms of women as second-class citizens. Elections are just the beginning 
 of Congo’s reconstruction – the hard questions of arms proliferation 
 and inequitable distribution of wealth must also be tackled.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/03/18371907.php
SUMMARY:From Conflict to Peace: Report on Women in the Congo
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/03/18371907.php
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