{"id":30320,"date":"2021-03-21T00:27:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T00:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/?page_id=30320"},"modified":"2024-06-20T18:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:55:30","slug":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30320\" class=\"elementor elementor-30320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b191b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b191b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Jewish World Watch is working with local change-makers to provide vital educational opportunities, rescue children from armed militias and holistically heal women following sexual attacks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b79001 read-more-block jww-normal-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8b79001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"35px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 20\"><g id=\"noun_down_3456470\"><path d=\"M17.5 14.4287L31.1033 0.675907C31.9948 -0.225302 33.44 -0.225302 34.3314 0.675907C35.2229 1.57712 35.2229 3.03827 34.3314 3.93948L19.114 19.3241C18.6683 19.7747 18.0842 20 17.5 20C16.9158 20 16.3317 19.7747 15.886 19.3241L0.668561 3.93948C-0.222854 3.03827 -0.222854 1.57712 0.668561 0.675907C1.55997 -0.225302 3.00524 -0.225302 3.89666 0.675907L17.5 14.4287L17.5 14.4287Z\" id=\"Shape\" fill=\"#91DD3E\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke=\"none\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36px\" height=\"21px\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 21\"><g id=\"noun_down_3456470\" transform=\"matrix(-1 2.5351817E-06 -2.5351817E-06 -1 35.00006 20)\"><path d=\"M17.5 14.4287L31.1033 0.675907C31.9948 -0.225302 33.44 -0.225302 34.3314 0.675907C35.2229 1.57712 35.2229 3.03827 34.3314 3.93948L19.114 19.3241C18.6683 19.7747 18.0842 20 17.5 20C16.9158 20 16.3317 19.7747 15.886 19.3241L0.668561 3.93948C-0.222854 3.03827 -0.222854 1.57712 0.668561 0.675907C1.55997 -0.225302 3.00524 -0.225302 3.89666 0.675907L17.5 14.4287L17.5 14.4287Z\" id=\"Shape\" fill=\"#91DD3E\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke=\"none\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">crisis briefing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the mid-1990s, civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suffered rampant armed conflict. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civilians have suffered the most, victim to both direct violence and secondary effects of the conflict, such as disease and hunger. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Militia groups rape thousands of women every day and use children as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">soldiers, porters, and sexual slaves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the main drivers of violence and the predatory nature of all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the vast mineral resources in the eastern region of North and South Kivu. Violence is being fueled by a multi-million dollar illicit mining industry of minerals such as the 3 Ts (tin, tantalum, and tungsten) that can be found in all of our electronic devices including: smartphones, gaming systems, computers, and military equipment. Gold, used in our jewelry and electronics, is also regularly mined and easily smuggled by armed groups out of the country. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewish World Watch\u2019s empowerment programs address these crises through holistic rehabilitation, peace-building education and community rebuilding<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Statistics (Key Facts)\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>5.4 million <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">killed in conflict<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1000s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of children in militias<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1,152 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women raped a day<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><b>Jewish World Watch\u2019s Response<\/b><\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>Empowerment Projects<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JWW is helping to secure the release of boys and girls from armed groups, many of whom are being used as child soldiers and sex slaves.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our brave partners in the DRC risk their own lives to negotiate the release of these children \u2013\u00a0some as young as eight years old. Once the children reach the safety of our partners\u2019 facilities, each child receives psychosocial assistance to address the trauma they have endured and aid in trying to reunite with his or her family safely.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 1,100 women are raped in the DRC every day. We are working in coordination with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege to bring rapid response medical missions to remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo unreachable by traditional aid. <\/span><b>These critical missions provide holistic medical care, psychosocial assistance and collect evidence to bolster legal efforts against perpetrators.<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The JWW-funded <\/span><b>Congo Peace School<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides peace-related education for children unable to afford school fees, taking them off the streets, out of the mines, and into classrooms. The school also teaches organic animal husbandry and farming practices to its students and the surrounding community, enhancing social cohesion in an area otherwise riven with strife and violence. Education is a powerful tool for global change.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a men\u2019s mentorship program<\/span><b>, our gender-based violence training <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aims to create a social change movement to protect Congolese women. It does so in a unique way \u2014 by tackling the root cause of the violence against them: the mindset of the perpetrators utilizing a curriculum that draws on <\/span><b>biblical lessons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to demonstrate how women should be valued and respected.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><b>Legislative success<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dodd-Frank:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the realization that US companies may be inadvertently helping to fuel mass atrocities in eastern DRC by using minerals sourced illicitly in their products, the US Congress passed a ground-breaking law that requires publicly traded US companies to determine and disclose whether their products contain one or more of the 3T and gold minerals from the DRC or its surrounding countries. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congress passed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) in 2010. The bill requires companies to do due diligence supply chain reporting to determine if the minerals they are using in their products may be benefiting armed groups in DRC. Due diligence reporting is a small step in the right direction resulting in some companies working to ensure their products are not helping fuel violence in the DRC.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a464e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73a464e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85f13a9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85f13a9\" 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1086b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de1086b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d8662 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d8662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Facts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d7ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8d7ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-799e894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"799e894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-450ea8e\" data-id=\"450ea8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b0121 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b0121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>5.4 million\u00a0<\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-single-stroke.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">killed in conflict<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7433720\" data-id=\"7433720\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e5f63 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e5f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>1000s<\/b><\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-single-stroke.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of children in militias<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1beb990\" data-id=\"1beb990\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07312e normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07312e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>1,152<\/b><\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-single-stroke.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women raped a day<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecc1090\" data-id=\"ecc1090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9f2e0 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9f2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>7 million<\/b><\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-single-stroke.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children not in school<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b963d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b963d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f08677 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f08677\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7863b7a\" data-id=\"7863b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8fbdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8fbdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8706f3a\" data-id=\"8706f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43411dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43411dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b796455 email-box-top animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b796455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-hand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"38\" height=\"55\" \/><span style=\"font-family: archer-bold; font-size: 22pt;\">our response<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef42ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef42ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-16ce2d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16ce2d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62aa573\" data-id=\"62aa573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f1c61 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f1c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Empowerment Projects<\/b><\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-green-single-stroke.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"10\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-903f0ca\" data-id=\"903f0ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a22be5 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a22be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rapid Response Missions in the Congo<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926fed4 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"926fed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These missions provide holistic medical care, psychosocial assistance and collect evidence to bolster legal efforts against perpetrators of sexual violence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfabc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdfabc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67961c0 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67961c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congo Peace School<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a63f9 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a63f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Congo Peace School provides peace-related education for children unable to afford school fees, taking them off the streets and into classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ac087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51ac087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb4dc2\" data-id=\"3eb4dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7b8cb normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea7b8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negotiating the Release of Child Soldiers<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a947a90 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a947a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Congo, JWW is helping to secure the release of boys and girls from armed groups, many of whom are being used as child soldiers and sex slaves. From 2019-2020 JWW funded the release and rehabilitation of 1,436 children former child soldiers and sex slaves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9566dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9566dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35afc9 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e35afc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting women law students<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c145a normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2c145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funding ten female law students who will promote justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by elevating the voices and influence of those charged with shaping, interpreting, and applying the law. Training and supporting jurists \u2013 lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals \u2013 from eastern Congo elevate equity in a broken system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2cfb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cd2cfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ad9c3 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ad9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sons of Congo<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1302877 normal-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1302877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sons of Congo is a men\u2019s mentorship program that aims to create a social change movement to protect Congolese women. It does so in a unique way \u2014 by tackling the root cause of the violence against them: the mindset of the perpetrators.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a8948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"37a8948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec1a6f top-swoop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ec1a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-top-test-blue.png\" title=\"JWW-top-test-blue\" alt=\"JWW-top-test-blue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c964a7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c964a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb79477\" data-id=\"bb79477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1779f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e1779f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9338e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9338e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3d124\" data-id=\"0b3d124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b327554 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b327554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aganze.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aganze.jpg 698w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aganze-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e440b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e440b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0207477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0207477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWorking at the Congo Peace School is an opportunity to contribute to make social justice a reality in my country&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1822730 column-box-text\" data-id=\"1822730\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0893308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0893308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622fe31 email-box-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622fe31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30456 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-icon-doodle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"61\" height=\"55\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-family: archer-bold; font-size: 18pt;\">story<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc827c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bdc827c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f5fef animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f5fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><font face=\"replica\"><span style=\"font-size: 48px;\">Aganze Banywesize<\/span><\/font><\/p><p><font face=\"replica\"><span style=\"font-size: 48px;\">Pascaline<\/span><\/font><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd122c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8fd122c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41d09a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d41d09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 23-year-old youth leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is an alumna of the JWW Educational Assistance program supporting orphans and other vulnerable children in the Eastern Congo through a life-changing partnership with ABFEC. Aganze graduated from secondary school a year before the JWW-funded Congo Peace School opened and her dream was to work there.<\/p>\n<p>So, she began to apply each year \u2013 unwilling to give up on her dream. Aganze has two years of elementary school teaching experience and says she is in love with the Congo Peace School which gives her an opportunity to give back and support orphans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5e34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef5e34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6d4aa2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6d4aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4674df8\" data-id=\"4674df8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8730bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8730bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom.png 1600w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom-300x13.png 300w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom-1024x44.png 1024w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom-768x33.png 768w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JWW-blue-bottom-1536x65.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdd0e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bfdd0e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fdc388 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fdc388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How You Can Help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7e9e42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7e9e42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-735a390\" data-id=\"735a390\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c50671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c50671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba7f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ba7f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ef9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6ef9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d2de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3d2de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd2d18d\" data-id=\"dd2d18d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66dce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f66dce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605e0e4 elementor-widget 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Jewish World Watch is helping to secure the release of these boys and girls, many of whom are being used as child soldiers and sex slaves. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3559218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3559218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8a71a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e8a71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jww.org\/site\/congo-returning-abducted-children-to-childhood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-417c3f8 column-box-text\" data-id=\"417c3f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3534a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d3534a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5f366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c5f366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-news-and-features-congo-child-soldiers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-news-and-features-congo-child-soldiers.jpg 698w, https:\/\/jww.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jewish-world-watch-news-and-features-congo-child-soldiers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549d601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"549d601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fca57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fca57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rescued child soldiers participate in activities at the BVES transit center in South Kivu. 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