International Rescue Committee [to 8 March 2014]
Sexual violence biggest fear for women in Central African Republic, says International Rescue Committee
06 Mar 2014 – Sexual violence biggest fear for women in Central African Republic, says International Rescue Committee
The threat of sexual violence is the number one fear for women and girls caught up in the Central African Republic crisis, the International Rescue Committee said today, as it released findings of an emergency assessment it just conducted in the nation’s capital, Bangui. Among a group of 125 women it is aiding, the IRC also said, more than two thirds had been gang raped.
Sarah Terlouw, the IRC’s country director in CAR, said, “The severity of violence women and girls are experiencing is shocking. Yet as communities are being torn apart, women and girls are not only bearing the brunt of this conflict, they are also largely responsible for keeping their families together and providing stability in an environment that is increasingly chaotic.”
The IRC found women and girls, who cited the presence of armed men in some displacement sites, were particularly fearful of an increased risk of rape when collecting firewood or using toilets without locks. The assessment also found women and girls in Bangui felt threatened by the general violence and rising levels of domestic violence.
The IRC is one of the lead aid agencies providing services, including counselling and medical referrals, to women and girl survivors of violence in CAR. Since opening two women’s centres at the beginning of the year in Bangui, the IRC has helped 125 women recover from violence, including 10 girls, with the youngest only seven years old. Of those, 70 per cent had survived gang rape and 84 per cent had been raped…
IRC Blog
March 8, 2014 | Blog Post
She’s First: Alliance, Democratic Republic of Congo
“I want to teach because I want to help others realize their dreams,” says Alliance, who hopes to become a professor of architecture. The IRC’s Vision Not Victim Project put the 16-year-old in front of a college classroom to try on her future role.
March 8, 2014 | Blog Post
International Women’s Day
“With a camera in hand, Yvette entered the scene. She was not miming a part, and remained completely herself, yet she was trying on her future.” As we celebrate International Women’s Day, learn how Vision Not Victim came to life.
March 7, 2014 | Blog Post
Quoted: Sexual violence biggest fear for women in Central African Republic
“The severity of violence women and girls are experiencing is shocking,” says IRC country director Sarah Terlouw. The IRC has remained in the Central African Republic throughout the current crisis to provide lifesaving services.
March 6, 2014 | Blog Post
She’s First: Yvette, Democratic Republic of Congo
Yvette, 13, dreams of becoming a photographer. She says, “I love showing people their image … giving them a glimpse of how they appear, how others see them, how beautiful they may be.”
Hundreds of thousands uprooted by South Sudan violence; IRC scales up aid
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 4, 2014
As the crisis in South Sudan escalates, the IRC continues to ramp up our emergency response throughout eastern Africa. Read updates from inside South Sudan and from refugee camps in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. more »
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