MAWE TATU Project

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CARE INTERNATIONAL with the financial support of the Embassy of the Netherlands is running a multi-sector project called MAWE TATU in six health zones in the East of the country.
The social unrest and civil wars that have long ravaged this part of the country have left serious consequences that have strongly impacted the household economy, human rights including women's and the health of populations.
It is in this context that CARE INTERNATIONAL implements the MAWE TATU project (three pebbles in Swahili language) with the aim of giving nearly 60,000 people the benefit of an efficient
empowerment of women, a commitment of men as well as sex education. complete school and out-of-school.
The technique is to bring together women through VSLAs that will enable them to access credit, save and follow lessons on topics related to the fight against gender-based violence, conflict management and others. 

Men are gathered in men's councils (BARAZA) where they discuss and focus on the commitment of men in SGBV and positive masculinity.


Mr. Henda's story
Testimony of VUNABANDI HENDA 56 years old married to NIKUZE, father of 12 children, living in the territory of Nyiragongo located ten kilometers from the city of Goma.

"I am a carter / pusher, I earn 10.000Fc (ten thousand Congolese francs) or six dollars a day, I was wasting my money on drinking and smoking. In all that, I only gave 1,000 Fc (one thousand Congolese francs) to my wife for the food ration. 

Henda with his wife in front of the house acquired through collegiate management of income

Later on, through the CONGO MEN NETWORK, which is supported by CARE, I was sensitized about my drinking habits while at a local drinking establishment. I joined the Baraza badilika group and saw that I was violating the rights of my wife and children without realizing it. It was after a session on gender-based violence that I knew that I could associate my wife with the management of the little money I earn per day. I tried to involve my wife and saw that it was great. After a year of collegiate management, we managed to buy a parcel of land and built a house on it while I had spent ten years as a tenant in my in-laws' parcel. I realized that I had lost my time in the leisure that killed my family; now I live in peace with my wife and children. I give myself the responsibility of sensitizing others to follow suit."

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