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| by Hannah Bowers |
Overall, the night was a huge success raising £96.93 for the T G Foundation to help victims of rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
[TW] The DRC has a long tragic history of war - a war in which rape is often used as a weapon to subjugate the populations of regions armies wish to control. A woman or girl is raped every 8 minutes in the DRC; some of whom have been left with broken bones, missing limbs and burnt flesh after these attacks. Men have been forced at gunpoint to rape their sisters, mothers and daughters. The T G Foundation, which became a registered charity in 2010, aims to actively contribute to the restoration of women, children, communities and families that have been victims of sexual violence in the DRC and to re-establish communities where women and children can be valued and respected.
The foundation does this by supporting various projects. One of which is the Gesom Hospital, which provides affordable treatment to help women who have suffered debilitating damage to their reproductive organs as a result of rape. The other is the Centre Kitumaini, which the T G Foundation has partnered with to fund an education and a food program which currently puts 100 children whose community and families have been affected by rape, through school and provides them with food. It’s amazing that such an awesome night has helped these women and children, who desperately need our support. If you want to donate to this wonderful charity, please do so by clicking here.
[TW] The DRC has a long tragic history of war - a war in which rape is often used as a weapon to subjugate the populations of regions armies wish to control. A woman or girl is raped every 8 minutes in the DRC; some of whom have been left with broken bones, missing limbs and burnt flesh after these attacks. Men have been forced at gunpoint to rape their sisters, mothers and daughters. The T G Foundation, which became a registered charity in 2010, aims to actively contribute to the restoration of women, children, communities and families that have been victims of sexual violence in the DRC and to re-establish communities where women and children can be valued and respected.
The foundation does this by supporting various projects. One of which is the Gesom Hospital, which provides affordable treatment to help women who have suffered debilitating damage to their reproductive organs as a result of rape. The other is the Centre Kitumaini, which the T G Foundation has partnered with to fund an education and a food program which currently puts 100 children whose community and families have been affected by rape, through school and provides them with food. It’s amazing that such an awesome night has helped these women and children, who desperately need our support. If you want to donate to this wonderful charity, please do so by clicking here. Just in case you missed the first ever live performance of Everwrit’s dub-step remix of my song Danger Danger you can hear it by clicking play below
Thanks again to everyone who made the night such a success and you can all view more pictures buy clicking here. We are really looking forward to planning our next Pussy Riot and hope to see you there :)
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