Two Mama Shujaa students were injured by discarded munitions in Itombwe, and we are asking what more can we do to keep our children safe. Every day there is news from Itombwe. Some days it is good news and some days not so good. Today I received news that caused alarms to go off in my body. Two young boys, students from our Mama Shujaa school, were just playing outside around their village homes, enjoying the weekend, when they became seriously injured. Children in this very remote area...

There is so much news I could share with you from these past weeks. But I need to tell you this story. Because somewhere in the Haut Plateau of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a girl gets her period whether bombs are falling or not. That is the part of war we rarely talk about. For years, Hero Women Rising and Mama Shujaa have made washable, reusable menstrual hygiene kits for women and adolescent girls. A kit can last up to three years. For a girl who might otherwise miss school during...

My dear friends, my community, As you know, Hero Women Rising/Mama Shujaa has been living alongside and responding to the ever-escalating humanitarian crisis that’s been taking place in our homeland in the mountains of eastern DR Congo. Every day facing and responding to the unfolding and deepening crisis, including trauma and the critical daily needs. And often I don’t know how to keep myself. I cry, I write international authorities, post another video on my YouTube channel, doing all I...