Mothers' Union DR Congo

by Fiona Thomas

SWITZERLAND ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Oct. 16, 2008

Mugisa Isingoma, from Mothers' Union DR Congo, reports from Boga, that the teams need Cassava, soya beans, maize flour, sugar, rice, cooking oil and salt to meet the needs of increasing numbers of displaced families. An additional provisions of mosquito nets for small children and plastic sheeting to protect families from the rains, which are just starting, are also required.

Mothers' Union members in Eastern DR Congo report a huge rise in the number of people displaced through the escalating violence in the region. Currently the charity are feeding 250 families of vulnerable, displaced mothers and children in the Boga region and are on standby for news from the Bukavu area.

An immediate relief grant of $5,300.00 is being sent to facilitate delivery of relief in the area. Local grassroots workers are appealing for help feeding the hundreds of people needing their assistance.

Mugisa Isingoma, from Mothers' Union DR Congo, reports from Boga, that the teams need Cassava, soya beans, maize flour, sugar, rice, cooking oil and salt to meet the needs of increasing numbers of displaced families. An additional provisions of mosquito nets for small children and plastic sheeting to protect families from the rains, which are just starting, are also required.

Worldwide President of Mothers' Union, Rosemary Kempsell, spoke yesterday to highlight the particular risks to women caught up in the war. "Women are, we hear, increasingly being subjected to rape and worse. We [Mothers' Union] need to do all we can to support the relief efforts of our team in DR Congo at this time."

Fiona Thomas
Communications Officer
Mary Sunmer House
24 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3RB
+ 44 20 7222 5533
www.themothers.union.org