Reflections on My Journey to the DRC
Oxfam CEO and President Abby Maxman reflects on the prolonged crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exacerbated by recent cuts to USAID.
Abby Maxman shares her experience traveling to the DRC, where crisis and conflict have been worsened by cuts to humanitarian aid.
A Personal Encounter
During her trip to the DRC in July, Maxman met Francine, a 24-year-old community volunteer who had been displaced multiple times by conflict.
Francine had recently returned to her old village after being forced to flee a displacement camp in eastern DRC, only to find it pillaged and many of her neighbors killed.
Maxman asked Francine about her aspirations and hopes, and she described the desperation of young women around her, resorting to survival sex work.
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Author's summary: Oxfam CEO Abby Maxman shares her experience in the DRC.