Several months ago, through Hope Connects, you directly empowered women in DR Congo by generously contributing to the Kibumba Safe House Project. We are excited to provide to you the second progress report for this project! One important concern at the safe house continues to be the safety of the women who come to seek [...]
It’s time to celebrate…we did it! The Kibumba Safe House project has been successfully funded! It’s hard to believe that in this same world, at this same point in time, thousands of women are living in fear that their bodies will be used as a battleground in a war that has hurt and killed [...]
There is a region in the world known as “the worst place on earth to be a woman.” It’s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been described by the United Nations as the rape capital of the world. Over one million women and girls have been raped and assaulted since 1998. Hope Connects and [...]
