Support 150 children of rape victims in three schools in the volatile South Kivu region of DR Congo - an area where many NGOs have left. See the story behind AMCAV, which has been helping and empowering rape survivors and their children since 2000. And the evolution of this educational program for kids attending school for the first time.

1. AMCAV
in
South
Kivu,
Eastern
DR
Congo
Helping
Raped
Women
and
Their
Children
Heal
and
Rehabilitate

2. Meet
Bernade*e
Ntumba
• Director
of
AMCAV
(Associa9on
des
Mamans
Chre9ennes
pour
l’Assistance
aux
Vulnerables),
founded
in
1999
• Head
of
CTLVS
(territorial
commission
on
violence
against
women,
a
fledgling
group
designed
to
coordinate
the
efforts
of
all
the
NGOs
in
the
area,
including
data
collec9on)
• Advocate
for
women,
children,
and
“the
vulnerable”
in
DRC
• Interna9onal
spokeswoman
at
conferences
in
DRC,
Canada,
and
Ireland.

3. The
Big
Picture
“To
integrate
these
women
into
their
communi9es,
we
must
give
them
the
income-­‐genera9ng
ac9vi9es
that
will
help
them
take
charge
so
they
can
avoid
discrimina9on
and
isola9on,
especially
when
they
are
rejected—abandoned
by
their
community,
their
husbands,
and
other
family
members.
These
ac9vi9es
will
help
them
survive
and
pay
for
medical
care,
clothes,
and
school
fees.”
—Bernade*e
Ntumba
to
Anne*e
Scarpi*a
AMCAV
educates
members
of
the
community
about
violence
against
women
and
women’s
rights

4. How
AMCAV
Helps
Women
• Iden9fy
the
level
of
need
of
the
vic9m
according
to
a
predetermined
scale.
• Restore
the
emo9onal
well-­‐being
of
the
vic9m.
This
might
include
reintegra9ng
her
into
her
home
community
and/or
enabling
self-­‐support
for
priori9es
such
as
educa9on,
health
care,
and
family
survival
• Implement
income-­‐genera9ng
ac9vi9es

5. UNFPA
Enables
Socio-­‐Economic
Reintegra9on
In
2010,
largely
through
UNFPA
funds,
AMCAV
provided
100
households
with
small
income-­‐
genera9ng
ac9vi9es
in
agriculture,
animal
husbandry,
and
in
agricultural
processing
mills.
a
community
mill
funded
by
the
United
Na9ons
Popula9on
Fund
(UNFPA)
is
gratefully
received

6. More
Income-­‐
GeneraDng
AcDviDes
of
AMCAV
In
2010:
• 75
beneficiaries
were
trained
in
techniques
for
the
manufacture
of
soap
• 150
packets
of
soap
were
distributed
to
15
most
vulnerable
beneficiaries
• 13
goats
and
8
pigs
were
distributed
• Plot
fields
were
grown
in
3
communi9es.
• 1
ox
was
granted
• 150
at-­‐risk
women
received
clothing
women’s
community
crop
field

7. VicDm
Support,
2010
• 230
vic9ms
were
iden9fied
•
161
cases
received
counseling
sessions
• 30
advisers
were
trained
in
techniques
for
dealing
with
trauma
and
in
Bernade*e
provides
training
in
community
orienta9on
of
the
awareness
on
the
rights
of
women
vic9ms
• 50
teachers
were
trained
as
community
liaisons

8. AMCAV
Staff
evalua9on
mee9ng

9. BernadeJe
with
facilitator-­‐counselor
Jamila
in
AMCAV
conference
room
showing
“1000
Hands”
mural—a
metaphor
for
the
situa9on
of
women
in
Uvira
Territory

10. 1000
Hands:
A
Closer
Look
The
Overloaded
Woman
in
Uvira
Territory.

11. AMCAV:
“The
Focal
Point
in
Uvira”
• AMCAV,
through
the
leadership
of
Ms.
•
Bernade*e
Ntumba,
supports
the
coordina9on
of
[protec9ng
.
.
.
women]
both
with
the
CTVLS
territorial
commission
and
with
her
NGO
group
[AMCAV],
the
focal
point
in
Uvira.
• This
commitment
allows
sta9s9cal
assessments
and
the
implementa9on
of
vic9m
ac9vi9es
as
well
as
for
advocacy.
– Samuel
Zoungrana,
Humanitarian
Officer
to
the
Sub-­‐
Regional
Office
for
Eastern
Africa,
UN
Office
of
Humanitarian
Affairs

12. What
Makes
AMCAV
Stand
Out
• AMCAV
stands
out
as
providing
empowerment
to
women
through
socio-­‐
economic
training.
• Go
beyond
short-­‐term
help:
AMCAV
goes
beyond
other
organiza9ons
in
that
they
provide
not
just
a
trip
to
the
hospital
but
training
on
how
to
be
independent
and
informed
about
their
rights
• AMCAV
engages
in
discussions
with
local
authori9es.
-­‐
Sylvie
Maunga,
Fonds
des
Femmes

13. “I
have
known
the
work
of
AMCAV
&
Bernade*e
Ntumba
since
2007.
AMCAV
has
worked
with
children
who
are
“Amazing
abandoned
by
family
members
and
the
job”
community.
These
unwanted
children
are
seen
as
a
curse;
most
of
their
parents
have
been
lost
to
conflicts
while
others
are
abandoned
following
violence
to
mothers…I
do
not
hesitate
to
recommend
AMCAV
due
to
the
amazing
job
[they]
have
done
to
protect
children.”
– Bernard
Londoni,
Africa
Analyst

14. Cedar
Lane
UU
Church
7th
Graders
Making
a
Difference
clothing
distribu9on
from
funds
sent
by
Cedar
Lane

15. GraDtude
to
Cedar
Lane
a
representa9ve
por9on
of
the
239
children
who
received
clothing
from
Cedar
Lane
funds
raised
by
7th
graders
Bernade*e
sent
the
photos
“to
show
people
and
especially
the
7th-­‐grade
students
who
helped
support
the
poor
children
lep
to
their
own
fate.
.
.
.
When
God
gives
you
grace
to
come
here
with
us
you
will
cry
when
you
see
the
condi9ons
under
which
women
and
their
children
are
living.”

16. The
Sign,
Part
I

17. The
Sign,
Part
II
“Dona9on
from
the
Cedar
Lane
church
through
the
students
of
junior
seminar,
session
2,
for
the
women
who
are
vic9ms
of
sexual
violence
and
their
children
in
Uvira,
DR
Congo,
distributed
by
AMCAV
to
[the
towns
of]
Kiliba,
Luberizi,
Rwenena,
Kigurwe,
and
Rusabagi”

18. Apermath
of
Clothing
Distribu9on
Distribu9on
Day
numbered
239
children
affiliated
with
AMCAV.
3
months
later,
there
were
517.
“The
Cedar
Lane
distribu9on
led
to
women
frequen9ng
AMCAV’s
offices
every
day,
asking
for
help
for
themselves
and
their
children.
Of
these,
at
least
10-­‐15
women
and
children
come
every
day,
and
we
are
overwhelmed.”
-­‐
Bernade*e
to
Anne*e,
September
2010
On
May
23,
2011,
Bernade*e
reported
to
Anne*e
that
there
are
971
children.
“The
needs
[of
AMCAV
children]
are
many.
They
need
clothing,
games
to
occupy
themselves,
and
money
for
school
fees.
Others
can
help
with
income-­‐genera9ng
ac9vi9es
with
their
mothers.”

19. In
August
2011,
AMCAV
was
successful
in
submirng
due
diligence
and
raising
more
than
the
minimum
of
$4,000
to
a*ain
project
status
on
the
Global
Giving
website.
AMCAV,
working
with
Anne*e
Scarpi*a,
decided
the
best
way
to
put
funds
to
work
was
by
sending
children
of
rape
vic9ms
to
school.
A
NEW
CHAPTER
BEGINS

20. DistribuDon
Day
Though
children
in
other
villages
(namely,
Kigurwe
and
Rasabagi)
remain
in
need
of
schooling,
Kiliba,
Luberizi,
and
Rwenena
were
selected
as
places
for
a
total
of
150
children
to
a*end
school.
This
project,
available
to
donors
on
GlobalGiving.org,
provides
payment
of
school
fees
and
uniforms
consis9ng
of
blouse
or
shirt,
pants
or
skirt,
shoes,
and
book
bag.

21. before
distribuDon

22. during
distribuDon

24. GraDtude
to
donors
of
Global
Giving

25. Inside
the
Classroom

26. Monitoring
Students’
Progress
at
Rwenena

27. Luberizi
lesson
on
gender:
Madam
Turtle,
why
do
you
walk
slowly
on
the
ends
of
your
nails?

28.
Luberizi:
Suivi
de
l'évolu9on
des
écoliers
dans
les
salles
de
classes
(Monitoring
the
evolu9on
of
school
children
in
classrooms)

29. Maombi
is
making
good
progress
at
Level
3
Maombi
is
making
good
progress
at
Level
3

30. Matumaini
gives
an
example
of
the
feminine
tense

31. The
girls
are
improving
and
adap9ng
in
all
3
schools
and
are
becoming
more
confident
in
their
lives.