Women for Women in Congo (Voices on Genocide Prevention)
Series: Voices on Genocide Prevention
From: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Length: 00:22:59
Christine Karumba, country director for Women for Women International, is presently working in Bukavu, in the far east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Immediately after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, many of the perpetrators of the genocide, and then a lot of Hutu civilians, fled into the eastern part of the DRC, which at the time was called Zaire.
Today, Christine talks with Jerry Fowler about how that conflict has changed her life and how Women for Women is working to counter the shattering effects of widespread violence against women.
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Christine Karumba, country director for Women for Women International, is presently working in Bukavu, in the far east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Immediately after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, many of the perpetrators of the genocide, and then a lot of Hutu civilians, fled into the eastern part of the DRC, which at the time was called Zaire. Today, Christine talks with Jerry Fowler about how that conflict has changed her life and how Women for Women is working to counter the shattering effects of widespread violence against women.
Broadcast History
Posted to US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Web site on November 1, 2007 and is available on various Web-based distribution sites, namely iTunes.
Transcript
NOVEMBER 1, 2007, WOMEN FOR WOMEN IN THE CONGO
JERRY FOWLER: My guest today is Christine Karumba. She's Country Director in the Democratic Republic of Congo for Women for Women International. Christine, welcome to the program.
CHRISTINE KARUMBA: I'm delighted to be here.
JERRY FOWLER: Well Christine, you're from the DRC and you're working there in Bukavu, which is in the far east of the DRC. What I wanted to start with is your personal experience over the course of the last 15 years. Immediately after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, many of the perpetrators of the genocide, and then a lot of Hutu civilians, fled into the eastern part of your country, which at the time was called Zaire. And I was wondering, could you just tell me what was life like before that happened and how has it changed?
CHRISTINE KARUMBA: I have really good memories before the war started in Congo, and I...
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