DRC - Raise Hope, Protect and Empower Congo's Women
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Oct 24 08
Witnessed: 469 times
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
HIV-AIDS, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women
access to medical treatment, armed conflict, DRC, girls, humanitarian, rape, violence, war, women
The Enough Project launches a new campaign and website RAISE Hope for Congo to fight the terrible scourge of violence against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Watch the video. Take action.
[Originally posted by Mark Leon Goldberg here: http://www.undispatch.com/archives/2008/10/help_fight_viol.php]
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