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The Imprint of Peace | From Survival To Governance
A woman war returnee presses her fingerprint to register for agricultural materials distributed as part of the Shamba la Amani program led by Bahati Mubuya Gladys in Mudja, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2026. The close-up image earth-stained hands pressing identity into a device, a smiling woman visible in the background overseeing the process captures the intersection of dignity and documentation that defines Gladys' approach to community development. Each registration is both a logistical act and a symbolic one: a formerly displaced woman, a survivor of ethnic conflict, officially recognized as a beneficiary, a participant, a citizen entitled to tools, to land, and to a future. Gladys' organization distributed farming equipment during this activity, providing the women of Shamba la Amani the material means to transform the field of peace from a concept into a harvest.
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They have things to say | From Survival To Governance
Women war returnees speak out during a gathering of the Shamba la Amani program organized by community development actor Bahati Mubuya Gladys in Mudja, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2026. Their faces intense, animated, raw with emotion tell stories that no communiqué from any peace summit has ever adequately captured: stories of homes burned, children lost, communities cleaved apart by ethnic violence, and the extraordinary, exhausting courage it takes to return and face a former enemy across a shared field. For Gladys, creating spaces where these women can speak be heard, be counted, be angry, be hopeful is not secondary to peacebuilding. It is peacebuilding. In eastern DRC, where millions of women carry the heaviest burden of conflict while remaining systematically excluded from its resolution, Shamba la Amani insists that their voices are not just welcome they are the foundation on which any lasting peace must be built.
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Isabelle PENDEZA | From Survival To Governance
Isabelle Pendeza is a Gender, Peace, and Security expert with over 10 years of experience in advocacy, mediation, and women’s leadership in conflict affected contexts in North Kivu. As President of CAFED and a member of the Coalition of African Women Mediators, she works to promote women’s participation in peace processes strengthen community resilience, and advance gender equality and human rights. Goma, April 17th 2026