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A Room Full of Courage | From Survival To Governance
Women participants raise their hands and hold informational booklets during a breast and cervical cancer awareness session organized by Dr. Elisabeth Mishika and the Fondation Elisabeth Mishika (FEM) in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 21, 2026. The packed room reflects a growing demand for accessible health education in a region where the ongoing armed conflict has devastated public healthcare infrastructure and left millions of women without basic medical services. Dr. Mishika's foundation which has treated more than 500 women free of charge stands as one of the few dedicated cancer care refuges in eastern DRC, offering prevention, treatment, and community solidarity in equal measure. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Every Word Counts | From Survival To Governance
A participant takes careful notes during a breast and cervical cancer awareness session organized by Dr. Elisabeth Mishika and the Fondation Elisabeth Mishika (FEM) in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 21, 2026. The image captures the quiet intensity of women determined to learn, protect themselves, and carry this knowledge back to their communities many of which remain cut off from formal healthcare systems due to ongoing conflict in North Kivu. For Dr. Mishika, such moments embody the core mission of FEM: that every woman who leaves better informed becomes a potential lifeline for others, multiplying the reach of care far beyond the walls of any clinic or conference room. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Knowledge as Medicine | From Survival To Governance
A participant examines a sample preservation tube during a breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening session organized by Dr. Elisabeth Mishika and the Fondation Elisabeth Mishika (FEM) in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 21, 2026. The session, which included hands-on demonstrations of screening tools and treatment protocols, reflects Dr. Mishika's belief that knowledge itself is a form of medicine that empowering women with information is the first step toward saving their lives. FEM's dedicated center has treated more than 500 women free of charge, offering not only medical care but a space of dignity and solidarity for survivors across North Kivu. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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M.Nadine SAYIBA Mbila | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, lawyer at the North Kivu Bar, gender expert, and founder of law firm CNSA, is photographed in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 25, 2026. One of the most prominent women in law in eastern DRC, Sayiba Mbila has built her career at the intersection of justice, gender, and humanitarian advocacy defending victims of sexual and gender-based violence, advising institutions on transitional justice, and coordinating women lawyers across North Kivu at a time when the ongoing armed conflict continues to expose civilians, and women in particular, to systematic rights violations. The United Nations has repeatedly identified eastern DRC as one of the most dangerous places in the world for women, making the work of legal defenders like Sayiba Mbila both urgent and indispensable. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Building the Case for Justice | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, founder of law firm CNSA and coordinator of women lawyers in North Kivu, addresses colleagues during a working session in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 17, 2026. The gathering brought together leading institutions and feminists NGOs from the region working on human rights, gender, and peacebuilding a space where Sayiba Mbila's dual expertise as a legal practitioner and gender specialist positions her as a critical bridge between grassroots realities and institutional advocacy. As peace negotiations for eastern DRC continue at the international level, civil society actors like Sayiba Mbila argue that no lasting peace is possible without accountability mechanisms and the systematic inclusion of women in justice processes. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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At the Helm of CNSA | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, founder and managing partner of Cabinet Nadine Sayiba et Associés (CNSA), conducts a working meeting with her legal team at the firm's offices in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 25, 2026. Behind her, a banner announces a joint training organized by CNSA and CENACOM on corporate law and debt recovery mechanisms a reflection of Sayiba Mbila's broad legal expertise spanning mining law, hydrocarbons, transitional justice, and gender. In a region where legal services remain critically inaccessible to the most vulnerable populations, CNSA stands as one of the few women-led law firms committed to combining professional legal practice with sustained advocacy for victims of violence and human rights abuses. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London