The Triumph Over Trauma and Stigma Initiative, with support from Harper Hill Global, helps unemployed young people in Gombe, Nigeria.  By Irmiya Manni Jenis March 16, 2026 | GOMBE, Nigeria In recent years, the rising wave of youth unemployment in Gombe State has cast a long shadow over families and communities.  Beyond the visible economic hardship lies a deeper, often unspoken crisis: emotional trauma, social stigma, loss of self-worth and the silent pressure placed on young people to...

Survivors of assault are learning income-generating skills to take charge of their own lives. By Philippe Lolonga March 10, 2026 | GOMA, Congo More than 20 women who have survived sexual violence in the Goma area are learning to take charge of their own lives through income-generating activities. The women are receiving training and support at the second of three sites  in the region that receive funding through Harper Hill Global . Previous groups of women have also been assisted at the...

Bibiche is providing care and saving lives at a United Methodist facility in eastern Congo.  By Kathy L. Gilbert Bibiche, 30, has lived her life in centers of conflict. Instead of running away from those communities, she has become someone who works to alleviate the pain of those in need. Bibiche was born in Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations has called Kindu the rape capital of the world. A rape survivor herself, she looks around her community and sees ways she can...