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YOUNG SINGLE MOTHERS CASESPeace and Conflict resolution (PCR):

is working to support the young single mothers who were the victims of violence, in eastern of D.R.Congo among other groups, but mostly is supporting the young single mothers who have Children parentless, most of

the young single mothers who PCR is helping are under 25 years old, same of them were repad during war that took place in our area, and other groups, in PCR for now we have 50 young single mothers. PCR is already helping same of them to return at school and taking care of their Children in schooling through

sponsorship from the strongest Oak Foundation from Canada, we need more support from you to help more.and PCR is supplying birthing kits and soaps to the Vulnerable women at maternities to clinics and Hospitals in Village and slums areas in Bukavu D.R.Congo, ( we usually receiving Birthing kits for free of charge from

Australian birthing kit foundation) and PCR donate birthing kits for free at Clinics and Hospitals in Kakwende, kalonge. Hospitals: mwenga, Mukongola, injdwi, walungu & Kadutu

MAP OF SOUTH-KIVU PROVINCE IN EASTEN OF D.R.Congo WHERE WE ARE LOCATED

 The history of the conflicts in the DRC (see Background to the

conflicts in the DRC below) by 2008 the war in the DRC had killed 5.4 million people. And mostly in Eastern of D.R.Congo were

infected most, Rape and violence against women and children is a fact of such conflicts. Most of deaths in the DRC were of civilians from side

effects of the military conflict such as dysentery. Major thing causing conflict, is Militias groups, Mineral and ethnics,

and unpaid armies and Police.Background of the PCR

Peace and Conflict Resolution was founded in Bukavu, South-Kivu by Pastor Samuel Muderhwa and his wife Faida in 2004. They both completed a diploma from the school of

Mediation in Nairobi in 2006. This challenged them to continue to expand the vision of PCR, with advance and guidance from Dr. and Mediator David Silvera from Israel

who is among the advance Members of PCR. The people of Eastern D.R.Congo have passed through unimaginable chaos caused by the wars that have taken place in the region. PCR is a humanitarian organization and not a

political one. Its aims to create peace and reconciliation, to bring broken families together, to give vulnerable children

hope, and encourage women who have been affected by the war. PCR activities focus on education to nurture and

promote responsible decision making and problem solving skills. PCR was registered with the division of Justice and human right ministry under this number JUST.G.S.112/S-

KV/2673/ 2008

For now if we may get support: we are focusing to providing houses to the victims of violence mostly in 3 villages and slums; kalonge, Mudaka, Garunva and support the HIV/IDS infected with ARVs and other medicaments with food, in PCR we have a group of 20 people who are infected by HIV and they are not access to Medical and food, and we are need some machines and materials for the young single mothers, and more sponsorships for the young single mothers with their Children in schooling with youths, with assist the Vulnerable women with material to help in maternity sanitary support ( like mosquito nets, paying maternities bill for same who are not have funding, and cloths for the new born) in eastern of D.R.Congo several women having birth for new born at their house without have access to go to hospital because of lacking money to paying the Hospital bills and this causing more death during giving birth at their houses.

VISIONPCR is focused on resolving conflict at community level. We strive to establish a society where people and communities are empowered with the skills to overcome conflict and take charge of their destiny. PCR is

currently based in South-Kivu but envisages reaching other areas in our country in the future

The photo was PCR; Supplied birthing kits at Kalangane village after trained the women at maternity, helped by PCR coordinator Pastor Samuel, Mrs Faida and Doctor Elie Nyange.We usually doing the Training on how to us the birthing kit, PCR usually train the nurses and women who are in the end month before getting a new born,  Bellow is some few example details of single mothers’ cases, but we have several that need support

Identification informationNames: Chance Kalumuna Born in Kasheke 26th June 1988Address: Kasheke slum Bukavu

Family Information:

Family of 7 Children, and all Children still alive and parents all still alive, Father and mother or are jobless.HER CASE:

Was March 2007, she went to the Village to greet her grandparent, at Village named Kanyola (the kanyola Village is among the Villages in South-Kivu faces the chaos caused by militia groups from Rwanda known in Rwanda as Hutu Rebels) The some date she interred in the village, the Hutus interred in the village at night and raped and killed people with took goats and other things from Villagers, That night they were raped 7 women in presence of their husband and Children, and Kill 2 boys. At the some night they were raped 13 girls and took 2 among them in the bush with them, because they are living in the bushes and among those 2 girls Chance Kalumuna was among the two was taken in the bush.Chance was raped by 5 Hutus at the Village in present of her grandparent, and in the bush where they were gone with her and her fellow girl, she stayed with them for 4 months and all 5 Hutus used her as a wife of 5 men. After those 4 months, those Hutu shift from that bush to other bush, while they heard that Congolese arms came to fight with them.When they were moved to other bush, Chance found the way to escaped from them, and she return at the Village while she was already pregnant and in hard condition. after that, she moved from Village to return in Bukavu, at that time year 2007 she was in primary school, but she stope her school because of that hard condition, The family was thought that she was already died, as the Hutus after raped women they are killing them. However when they seen her was as a miracle and poorly family take care for her, and it is her mother who brought her to PCR our organization for counselling. Now she is okay from Traumatized situation because of counselling we are giving to her and make her in groups with other Single mothers. But she is living in hard condition, to have access to food and cloths is very hard, and if it may be support on September this year her daughter can began school in baby class.

And perhaps if she may have small business too can help her to have food and closes with helping her family as they are living in hard condition of like. She is so interesting if she may have same who may help her to begin her own small business it may help her

so much. However from PCR, when we learn about her condition and the step she are at this time, perhaps if maybe some opportunity to her to have even few months to be trained in any skills, like tailoring and knitting, kitchen, saloon,… and after that to

help her to have her own Business Children Information: Names; Amina Masudi

She is a baby girl, born in 26 December 2007, at one Health-care centre in slum called Kasheke; Kasheke is in slum in Bukavu. My mother who paid my maternity bail

now Amina Masusi, living with her mother and grandparent family and she didn’t knowing her father, and some time she is asking her mother about who is her father, but we are helping her too for giving her the word of hope because as we think is not good for her age to inform her about the condition, and our team workers who are working with the young single cases are taking care of the

situation.

Identification informationNames: Makenga NtumbaBorn in Bukavu D.R.Congo 05th December 1994, Nationality: Congolese, Address: Av. Route D’ Uvira N: 186Family information: Family of 2 Children, her father passes away and she is living with her poor widow mother, who is taking care for the family. father pass away with high blood pressure, while he heard that her Daughter Makenga Ntumba were repad and had pregnancy, because he was sick, that bad news made him died, last year. Father names: Claude Ntumba and Mother Names: Ekuchu Esperance The father was a Teacher, and mother is jobless,This family came far from south-kivu, because father was a teacher he was transferred from his province called Kasai to South-kivu province in Bukavu town to be a teacher at primary school.Makenga Ntumba’s sister named Zaina Ntumba, she is living in Goma next town from Bukavu same one helping her in schooling there in North-kivu Goma town, because her mother can’t afford to paying for her education as she is very poor and not supportThis family is living in hard condition, for eating and for paying rent for house where they are staying. Some time friends may helping small smaller to helping them to pay rent.HER CASE:Her mother was sent her to market to look for small food, and when she returned from buying food and rained, she interred one house because was much raining, suddenly she find was a house of gangster at that house was 5 boys, they took her by force and raped all 5 raped her, and left her at that house crying and because rain was so much, no one heard her crying to come to helped her.When she met with that hard situation, she was still not known any man, those gangsters ruin her virginity.When rain stoped to rain, other people who passed in way came for her rescue, and took her at on Health- care, but the next week she didn’t see her monthly period and her mother took her at health-care centre and found she is pregnant.Police searched those Gangsters however they were not found them, and even for now the baby Match Esther her daughter she is fatherlessChild information: Name: Matchi Esther, She is a baby GirlBorn on 28 August 2010, Bukavu at Philadelphia Health care centre and one Church paid the Health-Care’s bail Makenga Ntumba she is a Christian at Nazareth Pentecostal Church in Bukavu. And it is that Church paid her maternity bail when she was gave birth.Makenga Ntumba, she was in form 3, when she was raped and since that days she stoped the school but if she may get help, she are wishing to return at school again. however her daughter too are needed support for daily live and support for Makenga Ntumba’s mother perhaps to have her own small business it may help her for taking care for the family. The day she was raped was November year 2009.

• Ms. Zingire Namegabe a girl with 20 years old, in the photo are with her sister Neema and her brother Polain , she and her sister all have Child parentless, Zingire with blue cloth and her brother held her son. Zingire Neema and Polain all are living in very poverty condition,

• We are taking God for the strongest Oak Foundation from Canada, who through them zingire and neema found the sponsors who helping them to taking course of entrepreneurships at CAPA, and paying schooling fees to their Children. And again through the strongest Oak foundation, is helping one youth in schooling through PCR. And through the strongest Oak Foundation, one Youth called Espoir Mwikizi Magendo, receiving sponsorship to school

Bellow is Mrs, Ndamuso and Mulangaliro at PCR office assisted the young single mothers

Zingire and Neema at entrepreneurship school, thanks for dear Dayla who sponsoring them through the strongest Oak Foundation, the photos is Zingire are making bag and Neema map of Africa, CAPA’s training program, is few time in school and long in ground for physical practice  

Mrs. Faida, Ms. Melanie from UK and Pastor Samuel, visited at Village called Mudaka and talk to displaced persons at their place, the displaced are from others villages; kalonge, Nidnja, and Bunjakiri those Village are facing difficult time, and mostly of them killed and raped by rebels from Rwanda called Wa Hutu, who fled from their country and living in some Congolese villages.

Namens: Nzigire Nalwizi, Nationality: Congolese.Born at Kanyola/ Walungu south-Kivu D.R.Congo 05 th Dec 1965

Family information:She was born in Kanyola village in south –kivu, and married to a Pentecostal Pastor, Husband names: Pastor Nalwizi Her Husband were Pastor at one of the Church called CELP in Kanyola village, after 16 years of marriage, they were still in that village, with they 6 Children, 2 boys and 4 girls.This family was happiest and living together with helped other in Village as a pastor in the village, HER CASE: One day they were stayed in their home, the rebels from Rwanda called (Hutu who killed and made Genocide in Rwanda and fry to the Congolese bushes and parks) the attacked the village and robbery their Livestock, with raped women and girls even little girls, and killed several people. Sadness they killed her Husband in present of her and Children, after that they raped her and after raped her, they were cut her stomach and her sex using Knife, and lift her in hard condition. But thanks God because after they were gone, same neighbour came for her rescue and found her still alive but she was blooding so much.Other information:For now she is living in one slum in Bukavu town, with her 6 Children and all Children are school less because of lacking the support, and even to find a food is so difficult to this family and paying rent is so hard to them.

At workshop, organized by PCR, to the young single mothers, Sister Melanie Lambert from Kingston University London & Mrs. Faida from PCR was the facilitators

The Escape

PPCR has several activities already done and continue to do more for helping the victims of the war in the area, the PCR Magazines and brochures with pictures and website may have some details.PPCR, has a difference groups that is focusing to help, however because of lacking support, is like a blockage to continue with our target to help our people, we need more support and collaboration. We have different magazines and brochures of what we already done and plan to do if we may have more support.

*From September 2009-June 2010 the Congolese school calendar, Sister Mitamba Wabenga and son Kevin received sponsorship from Alison Williams/ Alison , Alison is UK citizenship and remain in London, help her to finished form 6 at secondary, and now Mitamba began first year at University, we believe God will bring other sponsor who will helping her at University level because she is learning but for now no funding to pay what school needed. Whoever think may be help her, they will welcome and we will provide more details about her and her condition, and we have several cases like hers, who may be interesting to help same from our program, we will so delightful because it may help us to reach our goal, like in our program we have 600 Vulnerable Children; same lose their parents during war, and other are displaced among other cases, we have the donors application form for those Children with more details on how to sponsor a child by $30 in schooling. Our website, brochures and magazines have some details.

Free Medical camp Organized by PCR, to the displaced family at PCR office, Dr. Elie Nyange and Dr. Zawadi Mirindi helped to consulate the patient. &picture bellow is the girls in workshop organized by PCR, on how to overcome temptation and protect  Themselves from HIV-AIDS and violence against women

The Homeless women from villages on international day for the women.

So hard to have pure water in some areas in eastern of D.R.Congo

The little Children, who born from the single mothers who are into PCR program, the photos was at PCR Children event, and the small balloons in their hands are from Janet Wilson from Canada, she usually sending some gifts and tools to the Vulnerable Children in Bukavu D.R.Congo through PCR.

THE FOUNDER OF PCR, Faida and Pastor Samuel

P.C.R Plan and Current ActivitiesConflict resolution skills training and seminarsPsychological support/ counselling and Drama workshopsPeer education/ drug abuse awareness rehabilitationEntrepreneurial training and handcraft skills developmentChildren Rights awareness and advocacy in community and schoolsSport cohabitation activities &Adult EducationBoth Healing Spiritually and traumaMaternity safely for the mother and child during birthing, through education and donate birthing kit.

•PCR will continue to build the strong leadership in peace building, provide skills training, caring and give hope to hopeless groups.(on December 2010, we had a Volunteer from Nova Southern University from Florida USA, he was volunteering in our program for 2 weeks, we done several activities with him, During the time of his work at PCR, Safeer demonstrated his deep love for Vulnerable Children, young single mothers, youths, and HIV infected people, he also demonstrated creativity in his work and Sensitivity to the needs of the needy community at large. He visited 4 schools; two in Bukavu and two in rural areas , facilitated in Conflict resolution training; he did therapy and counselling to the victims of the war, met with traumatized people, we organized free both medical and how to defend the victims of violence camps, visited wells of waters)on 13th January 2011-17 February 2011, we had with other Volunteer named Melanie Lambert from Kingston University London, Melanie demonstrated her deep love for Vulnerable Children, young single mothers, displaced families, youths and HIV infected people, and she also demonstrated creativity in his work and Sensitivity to the needs of the needy community at large. She visited schools; in Bukavu and in rural areas, facilitated in Leadership training, and workshop for the young single mothers, theme was trauma healing. She did therapy to the victims of the war, met with the victims of war (the traumatized people) in two Villages and in Bukavu City, she work with our team workers in door to door visiting in Slums and talk to victims of war and encourage them, with she went with our team to two Hospitals and supplied birthing kits with our team