Additional Context: This organization received U.S. funding through sub-grants from CARE and the American Bar Association. Their funding was terminated in early 2025. Compounding the reduced funds, many safe spaces, legal clinics, and medical centers have been destroyed or closed due to insecurity, while humanitarian corridors remain blocked, making support for survivors of gender-based violence even harder.

This report from the Women's Refugee Commission examines the dual shocks of renewed conflict and funding withdrawal in eastern DRC. The researchers reviewed publicly available secondary resources, and conducted fieldwork in August 2025. They interviewed eight women-led organizations and ten internally displaced women in North and South Kivu.

Source: Women's Refugee Commission