Gender and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC - Internships

REJUSCO (http://www.rejusco.org/) has recently launched a new program aimed at contributing to the improvement of the accountability process for gender and sexual violence related crimes in the Eastern Congo.

In order to develop and implement this program we are currently looking for individuals willing to collaborate in the following activities:
- Conception and design of short term courses on legal responses to gender and sexual violence, taking into account Congolese and international law, to be lectured in local universities;
- Judicial monitoring of ongoing relevant judicial proceedings;
- Participation in activities to increase awareness about sexual violence as well as available socio-legal and judicial mechanisms to respond to this phenomenon (local communities and refugee camps);
- Field research (under the direction of a team composed by an anthropologist and lawyers) on traditional justice responses to gender and sexual violence in local communities;
- Analysis and commentary of relevant jurisprudence developed by Congolese courts.


- Applicants should be fluent in French or Swahili;
- Applications from Law, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development and other related social sciences are welcome. Previous research and/or experience in gender studies are strongly preferred.

REJUSCO is currently unable to provide any salary or stipend.
Volunteers are expected to be based in Goma and work with our local teams. A minimum commitment of 10 weeks is expected.