The current crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) began in 2013, when armed groups overthrew the government. This period is often described by the women we spoke to as ‘the events.’
A peace accord was signed in February 2019, but there are still high levels violence. People remain in camps, too frightened to return home or plant their fields, which means many families are hungry.
Women have been amongst the hardest hit by the conflict. A woman is victim of sexual and gender-based violence almost every hour in CAR.
Women in CAR are demanding to be heard. They are campaigning for equal representation in the Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission, set up after the peace agreement.
We stand with them.
