VIDEO: Congo DRC Women Join One Billion Rising Campaign

Source:

Guardian

Duration:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 19:00

Countries:

Africa

Central Africa

Congo (Kinshasa)

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Participation

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Initiative Type:

Multi-Media

Hundreds of women in the City of Joy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo dance to raise awareness of violence against women as part of the One Billion Rising campaign. The global event was prompted by the statistic that one in three women will suffer violence at some time in their lives.

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