Blog: Dispatches from Bukavu and Beyond

2069 WOMEN HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE CITY OF JOY TO DATE

“When They Left City of Joy, Each Woman Left with Her Key, the Key to Her Life” On Monday in Bukavu, 82 women graduated from the City of Joy. The six months of leadership training and healing from post-traumatic stress…

Urgent Update on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Conflict and escalating violence have displaced 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a record high number that has impacted all 26 provinces of the country. According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), 81%…

Join Us in Atlanta: An Evening of Reckoning and Rising

Join Us! On Sunday, 8 October, V-Day and The Carter Center will present An Evening of Reckoning and Rising featuring V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day Board Members Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Maya Penn & Pat Mitchell; City of Joy co-Founder…

JOY! City of Joy Graduates 20th Class

Just yesterday, City of Joy celebrated its 20th graduation! It was joyous. Filled with laughter. Brimming with hope. 1734 survivors graduated to date. They are change makers, turning pain to power. Watch this video from graduation» Congratulations to V-Day Congo…