OVERVIEW

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in an unimaginable humanitarian crisis for decades. Plagued with fighting, sexual violence, and disease the conflict in the Congo has claimed the lives of over 5.4 million Congolese since 1998. Women are at the forefront of the brutality of the war, 2 out of 3 having been subjected to extreme sexual violence and rape. With the lack of healthcare facilities, schools, and being denied the ability to earn an income, millions of families are displaced and torn apart, left without a means to survive. Thousands of children are recruited to become soldiers and millions of other congolese people are torn from their homes and placed in overcrowded camps or with host families.