May 13, 2013
Seraphine Apendeki was born in Kandolo, 150 km away from the town of Kindu, in the Maniema province. Her father is now dead but she still has her mother. She got married in 1996 to Kitoko Siyaminyanga. Her husband is from Katambo, 37 Km away from Kandolo and 187 Km from Kindu.
“I had six children with my husband, 4 girls and 2 boys. At the end of my 7th pregnancy, I gave birth in a local health centre with [...]
April 30, 2013
La semaine du 15 au 21 Avril 2013 a été très active pour les femmes qui sont passées par HEAL Africa pour les soins, après avoir été victimes de violences basées sur le genre et violences sexuelles, qui ont eu la grâce d’aller renforcer leurs capacités auprès de partenaires de HEAL Africa, entre autre :
- Cite de la Joie, financé par Vday et la Fondation Panzi ; et
- Un Jour Nouveau via son partenaire VLISCO.
March 4, 2013
While the armed conflicts continue in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people who have been forced to flee from their homes struggle to survive in camps for the internally displaced around the city of Goma. Among them are several hundred people living with handicaps who have had to walk between ten and fifty miles from their villages. Ndohondi is one of them. She is living in a hangar in Camp Mugunga 3, sharing the space with 38 others [...]
March 1, 2013
Alors que des conflits armés continuent à l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo, des milliers de personnes qui ont été obligées de fuir leur maison, luttent pour leur survie dans des camps de déplacées aux alentours de la ville de Goma. Parmi elles, quelques centaines de personnes vivant avec handicap qui ont été obligées de parcourir des dizaines de kilomètres à pieds depuis leurs villages. Ndohondi Banyanga en fait partie. Obligée de loger dans un hangar qu’elle partage avec [...]
January 15, 2013
Goma, 14 Janvier 2013 –HEAL Africa est profondément choquée par la mort d’une femme,
violée par deux membres de sa famille dans un village au Nord Kivu, à l’Est de la République
Démocratique du Congo(RDC).
Kahambu Buruka Baseme, femme célibataire de 32 ans est morte des suites de ses blessures, après avoir été victime d’un viol dans son village de Kyambiri, le 9 Janvier 2013. Elle a succombé, le 10 janvier, dans un poste de santé de fortune où elle avait [...]
December 21, 2012
On December 17th, the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report outlining the key issues and priorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to date. The full text of the report can be found here: North Kivu Situation Report 18 OCHA – DRC
OCHA highlights and key priorities include:
Concerns for protection of civilians as armed groups reportedly amass in Masisi
Education specialists start rehabilitating 261 schools in Beni territory; 100 schools to receive [...]
November 22, 2012
The HEAL Africa team did a rapid assessment of the situation among the displaced people on Tuesday and Wednesday. HEAL Africa is working in partnership with PPSSP, a Congolese organization with ten years of experience in community development and relief work in North Kivu. They are members of the UNOCHA coordinating committee which will orchestrate the various international development organizations providing relief and response. This complex and constantly changing situation will require a concerted effort to maximize efficiency and prevent [...]
November 22, 2012
Stephane Alimasi, Secretary at HEAL Africa
We have lived this war in a climate of fear. We were waiting for the crackling of bullets, bombs. We stayed in our houses without moving, we were hungry, no market were open to buy food, and until now in the city of Goma there is neither water nor electricity. It is a catastrophic situation which would bring us diseases like cholera and other diarrheal diseases. We are humanitarians, we want peace, and [...]
November 22, 2012
Stephane Alimasi, Secretaire HEAL Africa
Cette guerre nous l’avons vécu dans un climat de peur, on attendait des crépitements de balles, et des bombes, nous sommes restés dans des maisons sans bouger, nous avions faim, il n’y avait pas de marché pour s’approvisionner en vivre, et jusqu’à maintenant dans la ville de Goma, il n’ya ni électricité, ni eau, c’est une situation catastrophique qui peut nous amener des maladies comme le cholera, et autres maladies diarrhéiques. Nous sommes [...]
November 15, 2012
A pouring rain slaps meter-high tents, some of which are covered by white tarp while others are sheltered by only tree leaves. Slippery alleys of mud separate hundreds of these makeshift lodges. Children struggle to find small rocks or scraps of wood for their games. Adults scream neediness to whoever approaches them. A wind of despair permeates the environment; it is the atmosphere of the war. It is here that Alice* lives. She left her village with her four [...]
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