SFCG D.R. Congo

Projects

Preventing Sexual Violence
SFCG DRC has launched a poster campaign to prevent rape and sexual violence. The campaign communicates core messages about sexual violence prevention. The campaign aims to remove stigma associated with sexual violence, emphasize its severity, and show that real and serious consequences exist for those who decide to commit sexual violence against women. [more]

Democracy and Governance
In the context of the DRC’s new democracy and young institutions, SFCG works towards improving information access and dialogue among Congolese citizens, media, civil society and their elected leaders. SFCG is producing a series of radio and TV programs, training journalists in Common Ground approaches to governance programs and stregthening civil society. [more]

Security Sector Reform
Years of war and insecurity in the DRC, in which members of the various armed forces have committed human rights abuses, have had a negative impact on military-civilian relations. SFCG in the DRC supports the ongoing Security Sector Reform in collaboration with the Congolese army and police .[more]

Repatriation
Since 2004, more than 220,000 Congolese national have been repatriated to the DRC. SFCG aims to provide information that enables refugees to make informed decisions about return and to foster dialogue and collaborative approaches to conflict between returnees and residents in the zones of return.[more]

Social Cohesion in DRC and the region
Years of war and displacement have impacted on the relationships between diverse communities in DRC and the region. SFCG aims to repair these strained relationships through joint activities using media, culture, sports, conflict transformation trainings, festivals and communal projects. [more]

Masculinity and Social Change
The Vrai Djo campaign engages men as positive actors in the in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Asking, "Est-il un vrai djo?" (Is he a real man?), the campaign promotes positive male role models.[more]

Great Lakes Regional Strategy

SFCG has developed a regional strategy in the Great Lakes, taking into account the dual character of the conflicts in the region: both local/national and with regional dimension. SFCG in the region seeks to inspire key people from diverse groups to become actors for social change and actively contribute to both peace and reconciliation in their communities.[more]

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