• Scope of work

The DRC and many other places have proven that women and children bear the brunt of poverty, misery and war. Across Africa many cases show that women are face with many issues such as land ownership, poor access to economic or educational opportunities as their male peers, sex trafficking, human rights abuse, domestic violence, rape, etc.
Though enshrined in the constitution of the republic, women’s participation in decision making process in the DRC has still a long way to go. In the national assembly of the DRC women represent only n%.

CoRe subscribe to the Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3). CoRe is also of the view that investments in women can bring up more positive long lasting changes to both families and communities in the DR Congo.

The Gender Unit of CoRe seeks to improve the quality of the life and the status of women in the DR Congo. In our work, Congo Renaissance addresses the issue of gender holistically way and recognizes the critical role men have to play in achieving gender equality.

• Policy areas

The Gender Unit is on the frontline to:

• advocate and protect women’s right in the DR Congo, Africa, and the global South;
• Promote Women’s Right to Access and Influence Education and Information;
• Promote Women’s Right to Safety and Security;
• Promote Women’s Right to Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion;
• Strengthen women capacity to participate in decision making processes;

• Focus area

We currently have two priority areas:

• Violence Against Women in war-torn areas

CoRe is working on several projects to increase the awareness on the issue of violence against women and girls in worn prone regions of the DRC.

• Capacity building

This is intended to strengthen the capacity of women into the decision making process.