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.
Blog: Dispatches from Bukavu and Beyond
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…
Eve’s Update from City of Joy: “The women will rise.”
BUKAVU, AUGUST 2013 The red dust swallows everything, coats the roofs and goats and faces of dazed children who lean out on Essence Road. The dust which begs for water where there is no water, for shelter where there are…
UPDATE from City of Joy – Third Class Graduates!
V-Day Congo & City of Joy Director Christine Schuler Deschryver shares with us news from City of Joy and the third class of graduates: It is hard to put into words what the graduation yesterday was like – it is…
Dear All… A Letter From Eve in Congo
Dear All, First let me begin with the deepest thank you to all of you who believed in City of Joy and have stood by us with your confidence and support. I have spent the month here and all I…