Chouchou namegabe biography sample
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A Voice for the Voiceless in Congo
On Tuesday morning Enough team members met with Vital Voices’ Fern Holland Award-Winner Chouchou Namegabe Nabintu.
Chouchou namegabe biography sample
A passionate young journalist from the South Kivu province, Chouchou has been a brave and pioneering voice for survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through radio broadcasts. Chouchou founded South Kivu’s Association of Women Journalists (Association des Femmes des Médias du Sud Kivu or AFEM) in , which works to increase women’s representation in the media, mentors female journalists, and advocates for women’s rights, particularly in rural communities, in eastern DRC.
Chouchou shared her experiences collecting stories from rape survivors and then revealing them for the first time over the radio. Chouchou’s discussion of sex and rape on the radio was perceived as shocking and even scandalous at the time.
In spite of the obstacles she faced, including attempted