success stories

With 29 projects now active in northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Trust Fund for Victims is making concrete differences in the lives of an estimated 39,000 direct and 187,000 indirect beneficiaries.

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  • Assistance to promote community reconciliation

    From the perspectives of Congolese, the conflicts are seen differently in Ituri than in the Kivus.1 While natural resources and struggles for power are considered the driving forces behind violence in the Kivus, land is the major issue in Ituri. When asked about the origins of conflict, 60% of Iturians mention conflict over and/or access to land. In the Kivus, only 25% mention land.

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  • Assistance to children and youth

    UNSCR 1612 on children and armed conflict requires that children be active participants in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration campaigns, with special protections for girls in particular. Ten TFV projects are providing rehabilitation and support to children victimized by war, including children associated with armed forces, children who lost their parents to the war, children of SGBV survivors, and other children made vulnerable by crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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  • Assistance to victims of sexual violence

    In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui face counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for sexual slavery and rape committed since 1 July, 2002. In Uganda, Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen are wanted for similar alleged crimes..

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