Learn more about the conflict and the sexual violence epidemic in the Congo, and how you can protect and empower Congolese women and girls. Spread the word to your friends, family and community.

Invite your friends over for a screening of a documentary about the Congo.

We recommend:

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo - purchasing/rental info.
"The Greatest Silence" documents the tragic plight of women and girls in that country's intractable conflict.

Lumo
"Lumo" is a feature-length documentary about a young Congolese woman on an uncertain path to recovery at a unique hospital for rape survivors.

Host a RAISE Hope for Congo book club.

We recommend:

King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild

All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo by Bryan Mealer

In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo by Michela Wrong

Host our speakers’ tour – Raise Hope for Congo…On the Road.

ENOUGH is partnering with STAND – the student-led division of the Genocide Intervention Network – and CONGO/Women to launch a speakers’ tour of college campuses and high schools across the country to educate students about the Congo conflict and epidemic of sexual violence against women and girls, and how they can be a part of the solution that will bring lasting peace to this central African nation.

Hold a Congo Teach In at your school, place of worship, or community center.

Join students and activists across the country to raise awareness about the conflict in the Congo by hosting a Congo Teach In at your school, place of worship, or community center. Developed in partnership with V-Day and STAND, “Congo Teach In: Educate and Activate” is an educational tool meant to raise awareness and cultivate activists across the country.
Download the presentation: Congo Teach In: Educate and Activate

Learn More
Click on the links below for short backgrounders on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the conflict, and the solutions.

ABC’s of the DRC
Key Terms and People
Congo Timeline
4Ps: Protecting and Empowering Congo’s Women

“War Against Women” - A special report by Anderson Cooper.

“Rape of a Nation” by Marcus Bleasdale.

Check out more resources available from our campaign partners.