Researchers from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative have been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for several years examining the roots of the violence against women that has plagued this war-torn region.
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Looking horror in the face
Talking terror
Michael VanRooyen: Rebuilding places that peace abandoned
Jocelyn Kelly: Seeking the whole picture of Congo violence
Jennifer Scott: Being there for atrocity’s survivors
Local partners critical to HHI’s work
Eastern Congo nexus for many conflicts
