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Friday, January 27, 2012

BUKAVU: WOMEN WILL THEY APPLY AT THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ?

22 women have applied to legislative November 28, 2011 in the electoral district of Bukavu. However, none of them was elected. These results discourage women who have ambitions to stand for election to the Provincial Government.
 "The people of the town of Bukavu has not yet trust the woman. Reason why no women were elected to represent the national electoral district of Bukavu. "These are the words of Mrs. Raisa Nsimire KIZUNGU candidate for deputy national constituency of Bukavu on behalf of the political party of the Congolese Union for the Nation (UNC). For 5 seats in the National Assembly, 154 candidates whose 22women have registered for the electoral district of Bukavu. The women hoped to see at least one woman grab one of these seats.

During the election, women candidates were returned to their respective bases to seek their votes. Some candidates gave money to voters to get elected, but the candidates had no financial means to make their election campaigns. "I can not vote for a candidate who has given me nothing because once the National Assembly, he will think the electorate," one resident expressed Mushaga the city of Bukavu.
   
Sometimes some candidates reassured voters by telling them they supported their applications. A woman candidate said: "I saw the public behind me in all three districts of the city of Bukavu, I hoped to win the election, I understand that so far the people of our city have not yet understood that women deserve to be elected. "
After displaying the results in different centers women candidates had realized that they had failed.
Others, however, some appointment of some competent women who have failed in the legislative elections of november in senior positions because they believe that some of them are able to work for the benefit of the people . Solange LWASHIGA executive secretary of the Women's Caucus for Peace in the Kivu knew the massive failure of women in legislative elections in Bukavu and recommend to the competent authorities to appoint some women in decision-making, choosing those best placed which may well be responsible as a leader.

Women politicians are wondering if the situation is the same for the MPP, and whether to give power to men alone. Something that can not be done because the constitution of the RD. Congo accepted the gender - (equal opportunities). Now that we prepare the provincial elections, some women who had political ambitions for the elections reserve.
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L’Association des Femmes des Médias du Sud Kivu (AFEM-SK) est une organisation à but non lucratif (OBNL) créée en vertu de la loi congolaise du 10 Août 2003. Les membres d’AFEM-SK sont composés de femmes actives dans les médias du Sud-Kivu et les maisons de presse. AFEM-SK est spécialisée dans la production des émissions radio en milieu rurale comme en milieu urbain avec un accent particulier sur les femmes soit à partir de radio-clubs ou dans la position de l'activiste social local. Ce groupe produit également des reportages sur le terrain et envoie des nouvelles à des stations de radio locales. Cette association entretient avec les organisations de presse d'autres partenariats qui facilitent la circulation de magazines et leur diffusion.

Activities

AFEM / SK performs or has performed the following projects with various partners:

- "Reports of sexual violence in the territories of Walungu, Kabare and Uvira" with the support of ISIS WICCE

- Mobilization of rural women and strengthening their capacity for qualitative and quantitative participation in the elections of 2011 and the balance of gender relations in different sectors of community life. With the support of Diakonia

- "Institutional support and media coverage of the activities of V-DAY"

- "Training and professionalism of women journalists" with the support of NED "National Endowment for Democracy" from March 2010 to February 2011.

- "Mobilization of rural women and strengthening their capacity for qualitative and quantitative participation in the elections of 2011 and the balance of gender relations in different sectors of the community. "With the support of Diakonia

- "Reports on gender, good governance and sexual violence in the territories of Kalehe, Uvira and Walungu" with financial support from NCA (Norwegian Church Aid) from May to October 2008.

- "Participation of Women and professionalism of women journalists" with financial support from DIAKONIA. From July 2009 to June 2011

- "Awareness campaign on the fight against sexual violence in the media" with the support of CORDAID.

- "Education for rural women's rights and good governance" with the support of the Swedish organization Diakonia. March 2008 to March 2009 (possible extension until 2010)

- "Reports on gender, good governance and sexual violence in the territories of Kalehe, Uvira and Walungu" with financial support from NCA (Norwegian Church Aid) from May to October 2008.

- "Reports of sexual violence in the territories of Walungu, Kabare and Uvira" with the support of ISIS WICCE, 2008

- Campaign "Challenging the silence: the media against sexual violence" from March 2006 to date with the support of LOLA MORA (radio shows, workshops, advocacy before the International Criminal Court in The Hague)

- "Producing radio within 16 days of activism to fight against sexual violence" with the support of the organization TROCAIRE in December 2007.

- "Awareness of rural women on issues of local elections in the DRC", with the support of the PPI in July 2007

- "Exchange of experience of women in the media in Rwanda and DR Congo" with the support of LOLA MORA organization, 2007.

- "Awareness of rural women in the democratization process in RD.Congo" with the support of the PPI in July 2006 to June 2007
- Institutional support by the Institut Panos Paris from 2006 to 2007

In addition, AFEM / SK offers its services since 2008 for media companies and NGOs (eg in October 2008, covering 80 years of FOMULAC Katana)