Learn more about the ongoing crisis in Congo.

Aster and Gidey are two mothers who had to leave their homes as tensions grew, witnessing extreme atrocities along the way. Now having reached safety, they talked of raising awareness of what they had experienced, wishing for the world to know what happened to their lives and families.

20-year-old Beeso has set up her own henna business, earning her own money for the first time.