Hundreds of women whose husbands were killed or who experienced sexual violence during more than a decade of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have started setting up small businesses to help rebuild their lives.
Some 25 women’s groups in DRC, made up of 1,025 individuals in South Kivu and more than 500 in North Kivu, have launched income-generating enterprises in farming, manufacturing, embroidery, cooking, baking and retail.
Hundreds of women whose husbands were killed or who experienced sexual violence during more than a decade of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have started setting up small businesses to help rebuild their lives.
Some 25 women’s groups in DRC, made up of 1,025 individuals in South Kivu and more than 500 in North Kivu, have launched income-generating enterprises in farming, manufacturing, embroidery, cooking, baking and retail.