At the dawn of the end of the fourth training session in leadership which will take place on Thursday 31, 2013, I am overwhelmed with fierce, pride, happiness, but also sadness. The sadness is due to the separation after the…
Blog: Dispatches from Bukavu and Beyond
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Watch V-Day Board Member Emily Scott Pottruck’s Tedx Talk, “Evolution of a Passionaholic”
In her TEDxTalk, Emily Scott Pottruck takes us through how she found her personal philosophy for meaningful engagement. She takes you on her journey from her Northern California home to City of Joy in the Congo.
Marie-Jeanne Bachu Bahati Nyenyezi: “Empower Change in Communities”
Program Director Marie-Jeanne Bachu Bahati Nyenyezi describes her approach to empowering the women at City of Joy to become fierce leaders. “For me the great discovery is to realize that the Congolese women, despite their low familial status, if they…
Christine Schuler Deschryver: “Community Water is Love”
V-Day Congo and City of Joy Director Christine Schuler Deschryver’s reflects on the simple yet profound motivation for her work here: “City of Joy is a community, a place where love lives. Everything is based on love, and I think…