Jeanne Muliri Kabekatyo

Jeanne Muliri Kabekatyo has worked in community development in eastern DR Congo for the past three decades. For 20 years she headed the Protestant Women’s Society of North Kivu, an organization that documents stories of sexual assault and trains children to resist rape and teach their parents not to let their daughters go anywhere alone. In 2005, Ms. Kabekatyo pioneered the Heal My People program, HEAL Africa’s holistic response to victims of gender-based violence. Currently, she heads HEAL Africa’s long-term strategic response to gender-based violence: “Gender and Justice,” an approach that involves community discussion and action on practices, culture, and the new laws of Congo designed to protect women and children.