OUR SERVICES

OUR SERVICES

We provide services to women  and Girls who are victims of Sexual and Gender base violence in the Democratic Republic of  Congo. We strive to provide holistic care to these our sisters who find themselves in an unfortunate situation.

CAJEM

Le Centre d’Assistance Judiciaire et Psycho-sociale pour Enfant et Mère, (CAJEM)in acronym, is a place of care for vulnerable women and girls who need to be accompanied legally and psychologically to aid in their rehabilitation. CAJEM offices are installed throughout the DRC.
We fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

TRANSIT CENTER

LIZADEEL first set up a transit center for the temporary accommodation of victims in order to provide effective psychological support and prepare the victims with skills that can enable them to be self sufficient and be productive members of the society.  This center provides a temporary home and safe place for these women and children in their greatest time of need

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

LIZADEEL in its fight against Sexaul and gender-based violence (SGBV), is committed to accompany the victims in legal and judicial matters. To accomplish her mission, she collaborates with a collective of at least 72 volunteer lawyers. we ensure that these victims get justice at a helpless moments. 

CAJEM
Centre d’Assistance Judiciaire et psycho-social pour Enfant et Mère

CAJEM is a one-stop center of care for vulnerable people who need to be accompanied in legal, health and psychological terms for their rehabilitation. “CAJEM”s are established throughout the DRC.
BANDALUNGWA, GOMBE, KISENSO, MAKALA, KALAMU, LINGWALA, N’SELE AND SELEMBAO. Each CAJEM center operates with a qualified staff, consisting of a Social Assistant, a Psychologist and a Legal Assistant.
Since their creation in 1999, they are established as reception and guidance structures for children, girls and women victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, as well as orphans, widows and abandoned children. The CAJEM has 72 LIZADEEL volunteer lawyers, who accompany vulnerable people to justice for free. It also has 78 volunteer psychologists who deal with the de-traumatization of the victims. CAJEM has the following functions. 
  1. Reception of SGBV victims
  2. Data collection and documentation of SGBV cases 
  3. Psychological support for voluntary testing of victims
  4. Medical referral to partner medical structures for quality medical care.
  5. legal assistance for prosecution of perpetrators. 
For the City province of Kinshasa alone, LIZADEEL has 12  CAJEM centers located within the compounds of the Communal Houses of MASINA, KIMBANSEKE, N’DJILI, MOUNT NGAFULA,

Free Medical Services

We provide victims of Sexual violence with free medical care from our partner hospitals and health centers. We cover all the cost of test, hospital stays and treatment that victims need to be restore back to full health. 

Free Therapy

Sometimes we all need someone to talk to. This is especially important after a trauma. We provide free access to trained psychologies who provide therapy to victims of sexual violence at no cost to the victims. This sessions span multiple weeks and include family mediation. 

Advocacy 

we are the voice of the voiceless. We advocate for the the rights of women and children in D.R. Congo. We hold the government accountable for all international human rights treaties and ensure that they respect this international laws. We also advocate for local and national laws that protect the rights of women and girls. 

Integrated Social Home

The simple fact that these victims denounce the crime perpetrated against them condemns them to live in disgrace, in total denial and in shame. This shame drives them to be silent or to withdraw from the control society.
Therefore LIZADEEL thought, in his actions, to also manage the after denouncing crimes.
For her, the care of victims of SGBV should go as far as facilitating their social reintegration into their community. Transitional shelters and vocational training provide a solution. The goal is Rehabilitation and socio-economic reintegration

Vocational Training & Transit Center

The Integrated Social Homes (FOSI) have two essential components including the Transit Center and the Vocational Training Center:

The Transit Center has the capacity to host about 50 teenage girls and 10 women. This is the place detraumatisation women and children victims of Sexual Violence and Gender Based. It is also used for transitional housing for victims and the shelter for vulnerable adolescents 
The Vocational Training Center has branches according to the needs of the community. For the city of Kinshasa, the following sectors are organized: Hospitality, Cut & Sewing, Aesthetics and Literacy. several victims and survivors of SGBV trained have already been launched in the entrepreneurship market.

Vocational Training Center

We provide victims of Sexual violence with free medical care from our partner hospitals and health centers. We cover all the cost of test, hospital stays and treatment that victims need to be restore back to full health. These trainings are tailored to the local community to provide skills that are in demand.Unfortunately, we have found that after the family reintegration, the victims were still economically vulnerable. This admission of failure led LIZADEEL to create a Vocational Training Center for victims in transit to ensure their actual and full self-support. It is a Program to be expanded into all provinces.

LIZADEEL RADIO

Through the radio, the Congolese population in general and the population of Kinshasa in particular are confronted with the undisputable reality of sexual violence on women, young people and teenagers (children). Such abuses are due to the population’s lack of education on this subject. The lack of knowledge of the texts in this field, the discrepancies noted between the texts and the sentences pronounced by the magistrates, the release of rape perpetrators in detention, the contamination of young people and teenagers with HIV/AIDS are all issues that require effective sensitization and outreach.

Advocacy 

we are the voice of the voiceless. We advocate for the the rights of women and children in D.R. Congo. We hold the government accountable for all international human rights treaties and ensure that they respect this international laws. We also advocate for local and national laws that protect the rights of women and girls.  LIZADEEL is the only Congolese NGO that disseminates legal texts as well as international conventions and treaties that protect women’s and children’s rights. Approximately 1,750,000 families have been covered throughout the country.
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All the services  women survivors need, all in one place.

We offer a wide range of services to meet every type of need.
LIZADEEL is committed to provide holistic care to all victims of Sexual and Gender Base Violence  under one umbrella. This ensures the victims are taken care of in a timely manner speeding up their restoration. 
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