City of Joy & V-World Farm were chosen from 800 projects worldwide to participate in Ma Earth Funding Round 3 to support community-led regeneration. This is a three-week collective funding campaign open now through 21 July. How can you help support our living classroom for regenerative farming in the Congo?…
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Watch V’s video sharing her birthday wish Today, 25 May, we celebrate the birthday of V (formerly Eve Ensler), visionary artist, activist, founder of V-Day and One Billion Rising, and co-founder of City of Joy. V inspires us each and every day to lead with our hearts, trust the power…
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A Blessing, a Center of Rebirth and Love: City of Joy Celebrates 28th Graduation Ceremony Photo: Carlos Schuler On 19 December 2025, the City of Joy celebrated the graduation of its 28th class, bringing the total number of women whose pain has been transformed into power to 2,407. On this…
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From Survivor to Leader in a Time of Conflict: 84 Women Graduate from the City of Joy Photo: Carlos Schuler It was with emotion that the City of Joy concluded our 27th training session in women’s leadership and emotional healing on 27 June. Since the opening of the City of…
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Photo: Patrick Lwaboshi On 28 June, the 25th class graduated from the City of Joy, a formidable accomplishment amidst increasing conflict in the Eastern Congo. 89 women have turned their pain to power, becoming young leaders who are environmentalists, journalists and storytellers, public speakers, peace activists, and advocates for freedom…
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One Billion Rising events are taking place and will continue through 22 April, Earth Day with the 2024 theme: RISE for FREEDOM, Be the New World. Rising Freedom Festivals are 1-2 days in length, including theatre, music, poetry, songs, painting, murals, workshops, massage, storytelling, oral histories, testimonies, drumming, planting, talks,…
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OBR Democratic Republic of Congo Launch 24 November 2023 (Shared by Christine Schuler Deschryver – Director City of Joy Congo/ OBR DRC Coordinator) One Billion Rising 2024 campaign is launched in the DRC On the eve of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, City of Joy launches the One…
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This week, V visited the City of Joy and attended the graduation of the 21st class. “Everything feels so terrible and difficult right now in so many places in the world where right wing fascism, extreme misogyny, and hate seems to be spreading faster than any virus we know….
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(Reposted from cityofjoycongo.org) Just yesterday, City of Joy celebrated its 20th graduation! It was joyous. Filled with laughter. Brimming with hope. 1734 survivors graduated to date. They are change makers, turning pain to power. Watch this video from graduation» Congratulations to V-Day Congo Director and Co-founder/Director of City of Joy…
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CELEBRATING CITY OF JOY ON THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OPENING CEREMONY Ten years ago, hundreds of people – local Congolese, dignitaries, activists and supporters from across the globe – gathered in Bukavu to celebrate the opening of the City Of Joy, a revolutionary leadership center for women survivors…
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