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Goma
Despite my exhaustion after traveling some 48 hours, I head straight to the HEAL office where my meetings begin. Freddy, the guardian at the front gate greets me in his wife-beater from behind his mirrored sunglasses. At first glimpse of his shaved head and building muscles, one wouldn’t want to meet him in a dark [...]
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The DRC Border Again
11am and I am crossing the border from Rwanda into eastern DRC again. Faces are familiar and I joke about the constantly changing border policy with the woman who checks my passport. This time my $35 buys me a 7 day visa for Goma alone, stamped into my passport. The border activity seems to pick [...]
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International Day of Women – Goma, DRC
Congolese women marching in the rain on International Women’s Day. Goma, DRC. March 8, 2010. Congolese women marching in with anti-sexual violence signs on International Women’s Day. Goma, DRC. March 8, 2010 Congolese women marching on International Women’s Day. Goma, DRC. March 8, 2010
International Women’s Day Parade
International Women’s Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a big deal. The eastern part of the country virtually shuts down, NGOs prepare, and Congolese women mobilize to celebrate their official day. Huge parades are planned and women from all around descend on the town. In Goma, the main roads were blocked off by [...]
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Return to Goma II
A thundering crack shakes me out of my bed. The black sky flashes with light, a rumble and another crack, so loud, my heart races. A cool breeze rushes in, the metal door frames and single paned glass designed for hotter climes. I curl up in my mosquito net, under my single blanket wishing for [...]
Women’s Movements
The Women Women in Eastern DRC are organized. There local, Congolose-based organizations working in almost every aspect of society, assisting war victims, rape victims, orphans, widows, street children, people living with AIDS, and the handicapped. They provide health assistance, legal advise, rape counseling, agricultural projects, small business training and loans. They are further organized in [...]
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Goma, DRC Day 3
2pm on a Saturday afternoon in Goma. Sitting at the Hotel Nyira with one of the city’s most reliable internet connection and a decent cappuccino listening to Barbara Streisand. The rain and the generator simultaneously begin. Rain drops pelting on the leaves of my luscious surroundings, a low hum of a motor, a lone chirping [...]
A quick thought
I apologize in advance for the delayed uploading of these posts… between meetings, travel, exhaustion and incredibly slow internet connections I didn’t keep up. Here are a few images and some words… let me know your thoughts. Life in the DRC
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Goma, DRC, Day One
The border crossing is easier this time. The bureaucrat behind the wooden desk smiling and friendly as he examines my papers – last time he almost sent me back to Rwanda. The sun shines good luck on me, 8 days visa for only $35. This too changes with our bureaucrat’s mood. And I cross. Congo [...]
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Tagged africa, Congo, democratic republic of congo, girl, goma, portrait
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Return to Goma, DRC
An hour after landing at Kigali International Airport, I am flying through the night, down a wide paved road on the back of a moto. The air is cool and smoky, as the Rwandan air always seems to be, and I smile at the feeling of freedom from behind the scratched plastic visor of the [...]
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