The International Women's Day under the weeping in South Kivu

The International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March each year has not been welcome organizations defending the rights of women in South Kivu province. Many organizations believe that we should not celebrate this day as the situation of women of South kivu is not yet improved. In South Kivu's theme was framed with the improvement of living conditions of rural women. Until today, it remains unfortunate and without any shelter. Organizations defending the rights of women think that this day should be a day of reflection and meditation.
At Sange for example, the night of the celebration of International Women's Day, hundreds of women of Sange in Uvira (South Kivu) have reported the rape of six of them in the space of one week by unidentified gunmen.

AFEM SK honors his administration President

The new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu was honored this Sunday, November 6. Women of the media have decided to honor his member.

"Women of the media should provide a lot of effort to fill positions of responsibility, but they need a proven professional competence."
This message is from the Coordinator of AFEM SK Chouchou Namegabe. She said during the ceremony for the new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu.
Chouchou Namegabe says that the women of the media in South Kivu come from another position in the media policy of the DRC in general and South Kivu in particular.  

That's why this increase should not go unnoticed for members of the Association of Media Women of South Kivu. During the ceremony, they praised and honored one by one their sister promoted to Director of Radio Maendeleo Bukavu.
For Miss Clotilde Bangwene AZIZA, she feels proud of Jolly Kamuntu because since it was proposed as a contributor to the radio and she win. Today, she realizes the wish of all women engaged in the fight against gender-based violence.
Speaking,  one could  see the new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu with a cheerful air and overtaken by the surprise of the day, which itself has said and I quote: "I ​​imagined not come to an event of such a large scale and to which you have attached so much importance. "

All participants, members of the media houses in South Kivu, wanted to Jolly Kamuntu good work every success.

Lazy husbands make their wives slaves

Despite their meager incomes, many women of the territory of Kabare support their families. Their husbands having resigned from their responsibilities as head of household, it is they who have to work hard to feed and clothe the husband and children and educate their children. And despite all the sacrifices made by these women, their husbands are constantly complaining that they do not care enough about them and threaten to take a second wife.

Chouchou Namegabe value in the field of Media in South Kivu

For its second edition, the provincial council of the youth of South Kivu presents the degree of merit called "South Kivu Benchmark Award" 2nd edition, the Coordinator of the Women's Media Association of South Kivu, Chouchou Namegabe. It is recognized as a value in the field of media in South Kivu province with three other journalists in the province.

AWARD ON HUMAN RIGHT Chouchou NAMEGABE LAUREATE OF THE YEAR 2011 ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Chouchou NAMEGABE receive the degree of merit

Chouchou NAMEGABE was crowned with a degree of merit and excellence for the year 2011 by the International Training Center in Human Rights and Development CFIDH/D.

CFIDH officials have expressed the wish to see these winners serve as models throughout the DRC, hoping positive change in all professional sectors.

Coordinator of the Women's Media Association of South Kivu, AFEM SK Chouchou NAMEGABE did not hesitate to call other women and the rest of the population to follow the steps in the dynamics of the culture of excellence.

8 women were amoung 29 people who were crowned by the CFIDH/D. All winners were chosen from different sectors of life; politics, human rights, journalism, education etc.

Among the winners also included the governor of South Kivu province Marcellin CHISHAMBO RUHOYA.

The criteria for choosing the winners were on their good work for 2011 higlighted the organizers.

The International Training Center in Human Rights and Development CFIDH/D, was wreatde in june 2009 in Kinshasa.

Chouchou NAMEGABE keynote speaker of CLARK University in Boston

Chouchou NAMEGABE Coordinator of AFEM SK

"Congo Conflict and Sexual Violence", this is the theme which was adressed by Mrs. NAMEGABE Chouchou, Founder and director South Kivu Women's Media Association during a conference she held with more than 1000 students from CLARK University in Boston. 

During two days, from september 24 to september 25, 2011 students wad informed of facts of recent history in eastern DRC, from 1994 to 1998, strategies and causes, they understanding some survivor's testimony, consequences and damages suffered by victims, other forms of sexual violence, responses to sexual violence: what is done, women,  media and Sexual Gender Based Violences, a way forward for activists.