Post Screening Talk-Back with Christine Schuler Deschryver, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Eve Ensler, Director Madeleine Gavin, and Jane Mukunilwa JUST ANNOUNCED! A new documentary film about the City of Joy is set to world premiere in New York City at the DocNYC…
Blog: Dispatches from Bukavu and Beyond
City Of Joy Graduates 90 Women Of The 9th Class
The community of City of Joy is proud to share their experience in graduating 90 women survivors of gender violence on June 27th, 2016 who came from different villages and started their journey to transform pain to Power in January…
Update from Eve: Greetings from Bukavu
Greetings from Bukavu My Dear Sisters and Brothers, I write in the middle of a glorious downpour. It will be five years in June since we opened City of Joy. Between the insecurity, lack of roads, little electricity, mad rain,…
City of Joy Update: Highlights from 2015
Introduction The following update explains the achievements of City of Joy in the healing of 178 women and girls who graduated in 2015 from the leadership program. It describes all the ingredients of the program that transformed the Pain of…
As the Year Draws to a Close, Updates from City of Joy & V-World Farm
Dearest Congo supporters, As 2015 comes to a close, we wish to share these recent updates on the achievements of City of Joy and the V-World Farm this year. It is a report that comes as a result of people…
ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 2016 LAUNCHES IN DRC CONGO
Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence – yet the reality is…
PHOTO BLOG: V-World Farm Houses
Incredible progress is being made on the construction of the houses for the women who will live and work at V-World. These will ultimately be able to house 40 women. The houses are beautiful, simply designed. The houses feature a wonderful…
PHOTO BLOG: V-World Farm New Roads
City of Joy and V-World Farm Director Christine Schuler-Deschryver shared the following photos of the new roads and bridges built at V-World Farm. This infrastructure is critical to the farm as it makes it more accessible to jeeps and cars…
PHOTO BLOG: Rochester Rises To Support The Women Of City Of Joy In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
Activists in Rochester, NY hosted the annual 5K run/walk raises money for survivors of sexual warfare on 6 June, 2015. Families and friends united in the fight against sexual and physical abuse of girls and women. Now in its third year,…
Report On The Graduation Day at City of Joy
On June 4, 2015, City of Joy graduated 88 women and girls of the seventh session in an extraordinary ceremony. Among the participants we had the Governor of South-Kivu province, local authorities, parents of graduates, members of partner associations/organizations, and…