Darfur/Darfur
Congo/Women is a traveling photography exhibition highlighting the beauty and strength of the girls and women of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a group of girls and women who face an unprecedented wave of gender-based violence and a lack of essential medical care. This exhibit discusses the effects of such gender violence, which include pregnancy as a result of rape, obstetric and traumatic fistula, HIV infection, permanent reproductive health damage, and death. In addition to these conditions, the exhibition presents the inevitable societal stresses caused by such atrocities.
Curated from a combination of existing photography and newly-commissioned work—particularly of women and girls recovering from violence—the exhibit provides a comprehensive view of the issue and its possible solutions.Featuring the work of Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, and James Nachtwey, the installation weaves together large portraits of Congolese women and contextual images of the region’s culture and history along with explanatory essays. When this exhibit was produced, the average lifespan of a woman in the Democratic Republic of Congo was 46 years, and in 2020 that age rose to 62 years, signaling improvement in the medical care, treatment, and safety of women in the country. However, in 2020, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo documented 1,053 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, a majority of the cases were against women and girls. Thus, this issue still deserves our attention and advocacy.
About the Project
Photographers
Editor
Director
Musicians
Abdel Gadir Salim
Brett Fuchs
Rasha
Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Collaborating Artists
Yo-Yo Ma
Winter Miller
Berklee College of Music
about the artist
14 Countries and 32 Cities
Since the formal opening of DARFUR/DARFUR in October 2007 at the Chicago Field Museum, this exhibit has been shown across 14 countries and 32 cities.
Public Programs
Image Projections
Images from this exhibit have been projected on buildings across the world since 2007 in order to raise awareness about the situation in Sudan. Projection locations include, Ortakoy Square in Turkey, The Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Trocadéro garden, opposite the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and many other places.
The photo shows a projection of the building-sized images at the The New-York Historical Society’s Museum in October 2007, making a dramatic statement about the need for action in Darfur.
A projection of DARFUR/DARFUR images at the New-York Historical Society’s Museum in October 2007
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All of our exhibitions are designed to tour and can be adapted to a broad spectrum of venue types and sizes.
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DARFUR/DARFUR installation at the Prince Felipe Science Museum in Valencia, Spain. Photo by Hélène Caux
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News
November 2022: After a year-long political deadlock, key leaders and parties engaged in talks about a draft of a new constitution in the country.
October 2022: Tribal fighting in the Blue Nile province has left 220 dead, the fighting began in mid-July.
Stats
73% of the population of Sudan are internally displaced persons
27% of the population of Sudan are refugees
UNOCHA Reports
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) provides current data and information about the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
USAID Factsheet
USAID has been working in Sudan to alleviate the effects of the humanitarian crisis and have created a factsheet to detail the state of the country and the work that they are doing there.
South Sudan Refugee Crisis
The South Sudan Refugee crisis is directly related to the War in Darfur and is an ongoing and prevalent issue today, learn more about this crisis from the UNHCR.
The Sudan Humanitarian Fund
The UNOCHA is offering aid and assisting those in need in Sudan through the Sudan Humanitarian Fund. Learn more about the Sudan Humanitarian Fund and donate.
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for this project
Partners
DARFUR/DARFUR was produced in partnership with the Enough Project, Save Darfur, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam, and Physicians for Human Rights
Funders
DARFUR/DARFUR is generously supported in part by:
Save Darfur
Global Grassroots
Humanity Unity
