By Philippe Lolonga November 5, 2025 | KINDU, Congo The Mama Lynn Center in Kindu provides insight for other sites assisting girls and women who are victims of sexual violence. Harper Hill Global’s Kivu correspondent traveled to Kindu to see firsthand how the Mama Lynn Center is training girls and women who have been raped. The center was launched under Bishop Gabriel Unda, who has just retired, and could be replicated in neighboring Kivu province. Bishop Antoine Kalema Tambw

Women who have been raped are learning how to be self-sufficient through baking and soap making with the help of Harper Hill Global. By Philippe Lolonga  Nov. 4, 2025 | KINSHASA, Congo Harper Hill Global has provided funds to help 20 women who are victims of rape learn to become self-sufficient through baking and soap making. The women were sexually assaulted during the conflict in eastern Congo, driven by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The aid has helped the women achieve fin

Key points: ·      More than 30 women who have suffered sexual violence have just received food and medicine from The United Methodist Church in Bukavu through Harper Hill Global. ·      The site, along with two others in Goma, provides support for traumatized women. ·      Bishop Antoine Kalema Tambwe said that helping traumatized people is a priority, and he emphasized the importance of combating sexual violence.   By Philippe Lolonga Sexual violence in eastern Congo has le