Our areas of action
Our mission
Prevent before, support during and after, change laws and practices: our action covers a survivor's entire journey.
PREVENT
Run campaigns, workshops and conferences to raise awareness as widely as possible.
We reach out to people in schools, neighbourhoods and the media to act ahead of gender-based violence, through information and dialogue.
In practice
- Awareness campaigns
- Workshops in schools and neighbourhoods
- Talks and media appearances
- Information
- Dialogue
- Proximity
SUPPORT
Provide psychological, medical or legal support to anyone who needs it.
Everyone we support receives listening in complete confidentiality and guidance toward the psychological, medical or legal resources suited to their situation.
In practice
- Confidential listening
- Referral to psychological and medical support
- Support with legal procedures
- Trust
- Solidarity
- Compassion
- Tolerance
ADVOCATE
Advocate for legislative change and public policy against violence.
We carry survivors' voices to institutions to advance Congolese laws and public policy against gender-based violence.
In practice
- Dialogue with institutions
- Proposals for legal reform
- Monitoring public policy
- Justice
- Commitment
- Perseverance
TRAIN
Train professionals (doctors, police officers, etc.) responsible for supporting survivors.
Doctors, police officers and social workers are trained to receive survivors with dignity, so every intake matches what they are going through.
In practice
- Training health workers
- Training law enforcement
- Training social workers
- Trust
- Solidarity
- Respect for everyone