{"id":514,"date":"2021-04-26T19:07:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T19:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2025-03-17T21:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:05:18","slug":"rape-as-a-weapon-of-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/rape-as-a-weapon-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Rape: A Weapon of War"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"514\" class=\"elementor elementor-514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d11e34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d11e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" role=\"banner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc8957 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rape: A Weapon of War<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b98dd6 war-conflict-eastern elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b98dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Democratic Republic of Congo has been at the epicenter of some of<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577bdb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"577bdb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322ee14 elementor-widget 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elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd3bd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-story3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10461 lazyload\" alt=\"War Story\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-story3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-story3-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/356;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9138e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9138e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This brutal tactic has devastated communities, with profound and long-<span class=\"text-yellow\">lasting physical, psychological, and social consequences<\/span> for survivors.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923c2fa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"923c2fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding CRSV<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b23595 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b23595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) refers to acts of sexual violence directly or indirectly linked to conflict. While traditionally associated with rape against women, the definition has expanded to include all persons, including men and boys, who are also victims of sexual violence in war (<a href=\"https:\/\/allsurvivorsproject.org\/the-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Survivors Project<\/a>). CRSV includes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2905ea e-grid e-con-full elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2905ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469cbcc elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"469cbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"148\" height=\"144\" viewBox=\"0 0 148 144\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.7104 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conflicts all around the world, armed groups, militias, and even state forces systematically use sexual violence to terrorize, humiliate, and control civilian populations. This form of violence serves multiple strategic purposes:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Terror &amp; Displacement:<\/strong> In many instances, entire villages are targeted, with women and girls raped en masse. This tactic weakens social cohesion and displaces communities (<a href=\"https:\/\/allsurvivorsproject.org\/the-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Survivors Project<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Indiscriminate Targeting:<\/strong> CRSV often does not discriminate by gender, age, or ethnicity. Both men and women, adults and children, have been subjected to sexual violence.<\/li><li><strong>Resource Control:<\/strong> Sexual violence is often linked to the exploitation of mineral resources. Armed groups use rape as a means of controlling mining areas, forcing populations to flee so they can monopolize access to minerals like coltan and gold in DRC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/world-report\/2022\/country-chapters\/democratic-republic-congo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HRW<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p>Systematic and widespread, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is often perpetrated in public and collective settings, where rapes are committed by groups or in front of entire communities. The violence is blind to identity, affecting a diverse range of victims, including women, men, children, and the elderly. It is indiscriminate in nature, targeting entire villages rather than specific individuals, amplifying its destructive impact on communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a649e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2a649e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact on Survivors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfc305 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dfc305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conflict-related sexual violence in the DRC has destroyed the lives of tens of thousands of individuals. The immediate physical consequences are often severe, including traumatic fistula, infections, and unwanted pregnancies. Survivors also suffer from deep psychological wounds, experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety as a result of the violence they endured.<\/p><p>Beyond the individual, sexual violence shatters entire families and communities. Survivors frequently face social ostracism, as many are abandoned by their partners or shunned by their communities due to stigma and shame. Children born as a result of rape are often rejected or marginalized, growing up without the support and protection they need. In addition, population displacement is a significant consequence, as entire villages are abandoned due to the fear of mass rape and ongoing violence, leaving survivors and their families without homes or security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bed03 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center text-white white elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6bed03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/holistic-model\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore our holistic model<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66cacc panzi-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b66cacc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7ab4e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e7ab4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae73a72 panzi-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae73a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rape is used as a military strategy. It is not a byproduct of war\u2014it is a tactic of war.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08bdb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e08bdb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5fa1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d5fa1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614ca83 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"614ca83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d317f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04d317f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Denis Mukwege<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca3286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fca3286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbf753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2cbf753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"30\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">% of women<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cf85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7cf85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">who are raped in DRC <a>experience rejection<\/a> from their families<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74b444 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f74b444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1668cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1668cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499cf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"499cf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) as a Weapon of War in the DRC\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d319b7d large elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d319b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), particularly rape, has been systematically used as a weapon of war for over two decades. Armed groups and state actors alike have employed sexual violence not only to harm and degrade individuals but also to terrorize entire communities and destabilize the region. This form of violence is often perpetrated on a mass scale, affecting men, women, children, and the elderly, with devastating and far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98efd51 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98efd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810236c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"810236c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the peak of the conflict in the DRC, an estimated 48 women were raped every hour (<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3093289\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH, 2011<\/a>). However, this statistic is likely an underrepresentation, as many cases of CRSV go unreported due to fear, stigma, and a lack of access to healthcare or legal recourse. The actual number of victims may be even higher, with some organizations suggesting that as many as 400,000 women, men, and children may have been affected by sexual violence since the beginning of the conflict (Human Rights Watch, 2019). The true scale of the problem remains unclear, but these figures underscore the vast and ongoing impact of CRSV on the population.<\/p><p>Rape and other forms of sexual violence are used strategically to instill fear, force displacement, and destabilize communities. It is a tactic of terror that forces individuals to flee their homes, leaving entire villages abandoned in fear of further violence. This mass displacement exacerbates the already dire humanitarian situation, leaving survivors without access to basic services, including healthcare and shelter.<\/p><p>The brutal impact of CRSV extends beyond immediate physical harm, such as severe injuries, infections, and unwanted pregnancies. Survivors often endure lasting psychological scars, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Many face social stigma and rejection from their families and communities, as rape survivors are frequently ostracized and blamed for the violence they experienced. Additionally, children born from rape are often marginalized and denied the care and protection they need to thrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a12359 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a12359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next steps for the DRC<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d2205 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95d2205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The strategic use of rape in the DRC highlights the urgent need for comprehensive measures to prevent CRSV, hold perpetrators accountable, and provide support for survivors. The Panzi Foundation continues to address this issue by offering vital care, support, and advocacy for those affected while working toward lasting peace and justice for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503da2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"503da2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3df63 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e3df63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0beffb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0beffb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Natural Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4553b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4553b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> in Perpetuating Sexual Violence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d96119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d96119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DRC\u2019s vast wealth in natural resources\u2014especially minerals like coltan, diamonds, and gold\u2014has played a central role in driving the conflict. Armed groups have sought to control these resources to fund their operations, and sexual violence has become one of their primary tactics to maintain power over mining areas. By terrorizing local populations through rape, militias and rebels can more easily control and exploit valuable mineral-rich regions. The link between sexual violence and resource extraction is particularly pronounced in the eastern DRC, where some of the country\u2019s most valuable mines are located. The struggle for control over these areas has made this region a hotbed of violence, with women and girls bearing the brunt of the atrocities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b191a elementor-button-success elementor-align-center text-white white elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84b191a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/solutions-for-survivors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about our solutions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39eba7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39eba7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9725fa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9725fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e646629 e-con-full crisis-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e646629\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/war-in-congo\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c978a3 e-con-full crisis-img-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c978a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47e289 crisis-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c47e289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"564\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/next-warthumb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10551 lazyload\" alt=\"war in congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/next-warthumb.jpg 540w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/next-warthumb-287x300.jpg 287w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 45\/46;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367bf75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"367bf75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5cf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c5cf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">War in congo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52e0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e52e0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the history and timeline of the war in Congo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c767803 e-con-full crisis-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c767803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/conflict-minerals-and-sexual-violence-in-the-drc\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1be4dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1be4dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29002e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29002e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONFLICT MINERALS<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad20528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad20528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the role of conflict minerals in the Second Congo War<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff102af e-con-full crisis-img-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff102af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c753f crisis-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9c753f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"424\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10519 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict minerals congo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals.jpg 405w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/war-otherissue-conflictminerals-287x300.jpg 287w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 405px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 405\/424;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192afe9 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"192afe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"46\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-7340-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10520 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 45px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 45\/46;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1931e83 panzi-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1931e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" role=\"region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e2e86 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29e2e86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca2ba3 panzi-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ca2ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I CAN NO LONGER DO WHAT I USED TO. I DON\u2019T ENJOY ANYTHING. I LIVE ALONE WITH THE CHILDREN AND TRY TO HOLD THE BURDEN MYSELF.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9016772 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9016772\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd6d53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fd6d53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940b61d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"940b61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b9779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b9779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. M, Survivor<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2388193 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2388193\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490308e e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"490308e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfb63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcfb63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to Help?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281b9bb text-white decoration-white no-arrow elementor-align-left elementor-button-success elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"281b9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/get-involved\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bb974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32bb974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">or<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4072f6b text-white decoration-white elementor-align-left elementor-button-success elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4072f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate to support sexual violence survivors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf165e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdf165e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00b3c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d00b3c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74167f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d74167f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ba702 animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12ba702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"460\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10708 lazyload\" alt=\"DRC Survivors\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution1.jpg 529w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution1-300x261.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 529px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 529\/460;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e841725 animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e841725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"401\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10709 lazyload\" alt=\"panzi hospital survivors\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution2.jpg 555w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution2-300x217.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 555\/401;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006cb3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"006cb3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70f865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c70f865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Mukwege Foundation and the Red Line Initiative<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4502d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4502d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mukwegefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mukwege Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, established by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, is an international rights-based, survivor-centered organization dedicated to changing the global response to conflict-related sexual violence. Recognizing the pervasive and devastating impact of CRSV, the foundation launched the Red Line Initiative, a global campaign aimed at eliminating the use of sexual violence in conflict.<\/p><p><strong>The Red Line Initiative focuses on three core objectives:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Moral Outcry:<\/strong> Evoking a clear rejection of CRSV in all its forms, emphasizing that such acts violate our shared humanity and cannot be accepted as inevitable consequences of war.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Legal Framework:<\/strong> Strengthening and clarifying legal obligations on states to prohibit, prevent, and punish CRSV, as well as to provide reparations for its harms.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Political Will:<\/strong> Building political will to ensure a more robust and timely response by states in line with their international obligations.<\/li><\/ol><p>Through these efforts, the Mukwege Foundation seeks to draw a definitive \u201cred line\u201d against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, advocating for a world where such atrocities are unequivocally condemned and effectively addressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f59a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55f59a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc05dfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc05dfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4291c19 animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4291c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"558\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10710 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict related sexual violence\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution3.jpg 477w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution3-256x300.jpg 256w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 477px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 477\/558;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e21ab animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4e21ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10711 lazyload\" alt=\"conflict related sexual violence\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution4.jpg 616w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rape-solution4-300x214.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 616px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 616\/439;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d007f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27d007f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe7171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abe7171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e0a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76e0a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about rape as a weapon of war<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ab8df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ab8df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f24570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f24570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8657c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd8657c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9995be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9995be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fxemoji_document-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baca61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2baca61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b708b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b708b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/inthealth\/article\/2\/3\/163\/858823\" target=\"_blank\">Rape as a strategy of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c42792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c42792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denis Mukengere Mukwege, Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed, Joseph R. Fitchett<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de80e0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de80e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0903c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef0903c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf44f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf44f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fxemoji_document-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d022b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79d022b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057ad36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057ad36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1016\/j.ijgo.2008.07.018\" target=\"_blank\">Sexual violence-related fistulas in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660dae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"660dae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Onsrud, Solbj\u00f8rg Sj\u00f8veian, Roger Luhiriri, Dennis Mukwege<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b623bfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b623bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258975e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258975e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3170354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3170354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fxemoji_document-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d7c16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d7c16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf688c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf688c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalscholarsjournals.com\/articles\/psychosocial-consequences-of-sexual-violence-in-south-kivu-province-democratic-republic-of-congo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Psychosocial consequences of sexual violence in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917d991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"917d991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Susan A Bartels, Jennifer A Scott, Jennifer Leaning, Jocelyn T Kelly, Nina R Joyce, Dr Denis Mukwege, Michael J VanRooyen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcf41a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdcf41a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c469f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96c469f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ef68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15ef68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fxemoji_document-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6040 lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>World-renowned for its treatment of survivors of sexual violence and gynecological injuries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2726ceb e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2726ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/holistic-model\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff47510 e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff47510\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d7fcd program-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5d7fcd\" 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0663469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88645c2 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88645c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medical, psychosocial, legal, and socio-economic holistic support for every survivor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d87ce e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66d87ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/story-program\/badilika-advocacy-justice\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f1c4d e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84f1c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"93\" height=\"103\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-7307.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10421 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 93px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 93\/103;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf19ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf19ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badilika: Advocacy &amp; Justice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f152c5 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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