# Tearfund launches campaign to address sexual violence in DRC

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/30/tearfund-launches-campaign-address-sexual-violence-drc/
- Published: 2016-06-30T09:30:15+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[Tearfund](http://www.tearfund.org/) has launched an emergency appeal this month
to raise funds to help women and girls affected by sexual violence in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.**

 

The campaign is using social media and direct mail to supporters to encourage donations
to help survivors recover from trauma, rebuild livelihoods and ensure access to 
safe water and sanitation.

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> ‘They took everything, my body, my health, my husband.’ Annamaria, from the DRC
> [https://t.co/vFvsnYtgTd](https://t.co/vFvsnYtgTd) [pic.twitter.com/d8KVIlw4rU](https://t.co/d8KVIlw4rU)
> — Tearfund (@Tearfund) [June 28, 2016](https://twitter.com/Tearfund/status/747865413548007424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

It asks people to give what they can via the [Tearfund DRC campaign webpage](http://www.tearfund.org/en/latest/drc_appeal/)
or by phone, with one suggestion of £35, which the charity says could help a woman
recover from her ordeal by providing pychosocial support.

 

The campaign focuses on the role of Community Action Groups, made up of faith leaders
from different faith groups and other local leaders, in helping survivors. The groups
provide a focal point for sexual violence incidents and aim to grow awareness about
the medical and legal rights and services available to survivors, as well as providing
training and resources to help women start making a living.

 

David McAllister, Tearfund’s country director for DRC, said:

 

> “Many of the affected communities are often difficult to reach. Tearfund recognises
> the value of local churches and faith leaders as key to addressing the root causes
> of the conflict. Faith groups are present even in remote, conflict-affected communities,
> which government and other agencies find hard to reach.”

 

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