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Telling Their Stories
Change is part of life in Congo as it is everywhere else in the globe. HEAL Africa's goals are to train people in Congo, for Congo's future benefit. That began in the hospital, but extends to the community. One way in which HEAL Africa is helping is by providing the medium for Congolese people to tell their stories to the outside world.
| More...Hand in Hand: Gender Based Violence and HIV
Recognizing the correlation between gender-based violence and the transmission of HIV/AIDS among women and children, particularly those living in war zones where extreme violence and widespread rape are common, is a key component in developing successful and sustainable programs to effectively combat both overlapping crises. Lyn Lusi, one of the founders of HEAL Africa, will be speaking to these interrelated issues on the first day of meetings during the XVII International AIDS Conference on Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Mexico City.
| More...Make a Difference
Around the globe, in Goma, DR Congo, the people of North and South Kivu are living with daily insecurity. It has been well documented that women's bodies continue to bear a huge part of the cost of the ongoing war in Congo. Dr. Stephen Lewis recently spoke at the VDay event in New Orleans about the situation and its impact on women.
| More...May 21st: Past and Future
Remember the plane crash in Goma last month? With the headlines in China, Myanmar, Iraq, Afghanistan, it's hard to keep track of trouble in the world. But thanks for checking our website. Nearly a hundred victims were brought to the hospital -- from the plane itself and from the neighborhood into which it crashed.
| More...April 29th: Plane Crash Update
On April 15th, a plane operated by Hewa Bora Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from the airport in Goma, with much loss of life. HEAL Africa took the majority of the casualties and treated them for minor and major injuries.
| More...April 15th: HEAL Africa hospital full of patients from airline crash in Goma
Harper McConnell, volunteer worker at HEAL Africa, is right now trying to get more saline solution and tetanus vaccine for the many patients at HEAL AFRICA's hospital. The plane crash today in Goma has caused many casualties and has flooded HEAL Africa's hospital spaces.
| More...Post-Conflict Rebuilding
The Nehemiah Initiative continues to bear fruit, with over fifty committees now in active operation. Throughout August, new training is taking place across the region to provide encouragement and fresh leadership to the committees. Find out more......
| More...Wiring Up the Hospital
This week has seen the hospital enter a new electronic age! Members of the Upper Room community in Minnesota have been in Goma to install networking and a new server that will better support the needs of the hospital and program teams. Internet and email access is today available only through a very...
| More...In the News: March 2008
This week has seen increased attention on the situation in the Congo and the work of HEAL Africa, with a report from CNN on one woman's plight, along with interviews with Jo and Lyn Lusi in both Australia and the USA.
| More...February Update from Goma
A peace agreement was signed a week ago, yet new conflicts are breaking out and people continue to flee to refugee camps. Judy Anderson, Executive Director of the US fundraising office for HEAL Africa, writes from Goma to describe the current situation.
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