Run for Congo Women

I've followed the work of Women For Women International for a couple of years so, when I heard they were hosting a 10K in Colorado, I decided to sign up!

Here's what their website says about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Over the past decade, a brutal conflict has devastated much of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving the country without a functioning infrastructure and most families in a state of crisis. More than five million people have died as a result of the violent conflict, most through disease and malnutrition and. Women are often directly targeted by combatants using rape and other forms of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

 

Women for Women International in DR Congo is currently assisting almost 7,000 women through financial support and a one year program that includes rights awareness, health education, and skills training. The organization works with communities in Bukavu, Goma, Fizi and Baraka in the heavily affected South and North Kivu provinces in Eastern Congo.

There are two ways that YOU can help:

1. Sponsor a woman living in the DRC. For $27 a month, you can help change the life of a Congolese woman. The direct assistance from sponsorship will help them to pay for food, medicine, and other lifesaving needs. It also supports the educational efforts of Women for Women International. To become a sponsor, click here. 

2. Participate in my 10K fundraiser by donating to my page. Make a secure, online donation by clicking here. 

The race is Saturday, September 19th, so please help me reach my goal before then!

"There are plenty of people who pray for peace, but if praying were enough, it would have come to be." 

--Jewel