A woman victim of sexual violence in her house in Buganga, South Kivu province, DRC, 9 November 2011. In the village of Buganga of 578 inhabitants, 200 women are victims of sexual violence and 24 are orphans of women who have been victims of sexual violence. This abuse is commonly used as a weapon of war since the first Congo war. UN agencies talk about 10.000 of known cases of women that have become victims of sexual violence over the past fifteen years.
Women victims of sexual violence are working in the community camps nearby the village of Buganga in South Kivu province, DRC, 19 November 2011. Working in community camps is a part of the APDUD association programme. APDUD (Association de Personnes Desheritees Unies pour le Developpment) is the association founded by Mama Masika in Buganga.
A girl and a woman in the village of Buganga, South Kivu province, DRC, 18 November 2011 . In the village of Buganga of 578 inhabitants, 200 women are victims of sexual violence and 24 are orphans of women victims of the same atrocities. This abuse is commonly used as a weapon of war since the first Congo war. UN agencies cite 10.000 known cases of women that have become victims of sexual violence over the past fifteen years.