“The primary accomplishment of Lisa Jackson's documentary … is to expose the horrors of what is surely the world's most uneven gender conflict.”
– Darrell Hartman, The New York Sun, April 8, 2008
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Organizations helping women in the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Panzi Hospital, Bukavu
Under the guidance of Dr. Denis Mukwege, the General Referral Hospital of Panzi offers treatment to the victims of sexual violence from all over the Congo. The website includes background information on medical treatment, psychological care, socio-economic assistance, and daycare for children of survivors provided by the hospital.
Women for Women International
Women for Women International helps rebuild the lives of women in war-torn regions through financial and emotional support, job skills training, rights education, access to capital, and assistance for small business development. This Crisis in the Congo page includes links to personal stories of survival, a report on the status of women in the Congo, a fact sheet on the Congo, and updates on programs run by the organization.
International Rescue Committee
This global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers provides access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression. The website includes links to reports on sexual violence in the Congo, descriptions of the group’s humanitarian aid programs, and video and photographic reports from the region.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected for everyone.
The mission is to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.
V-Day
Global movement that supports anti-violence organizations throughout the world
Caritas Australia
Caritas Australia belongs to one of the largest international aid and development networks in the world - Caritas Internationalis - a network of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations working to build a better world, in over 200 countries and territories.
Caritas is distributing food rations in eastern Congo to 64,000 people who have fled their homes to escape escalating violence.
People in Need
People in Need (PIN) is a Czech organization that provides relief aid and development assistance, while working to defend human rights and democratic freedom.
People in Need provides help for the raped women in the Congo.
Georges Malaika Foundation
GMF is committed to solving the education crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and dedicated to raising the literacy rate for Congolese women.
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
SCIAF is the official aid and international development charity of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
SCIAF has been involved in DRC since early 2000 and helps Congolese communities that have endured immense suffering, to rebuild their own shattered lives and communities. SCIAF currently works with partners in the areas of sexual violence recovery, HIV/AIDS, women’s development, education, and peace-building.
Avocats Sans Frontières
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is an international non-governmental organization created in 1992 in Brussels (Belgium) and is mostly made up of lawyers, solicitors and magistrates. ASF acts to promote and to protect civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the most vulnerable groups and/or individuals.
Advocates for Congolese Women
Advocates for Congolese Women is a student organization at the University of California Santa Cruz that is helping to bring economic opportunities to women in rural Congo and advancing awareness of the reaching consequences of sexual violence.
