Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The 17th Women’s Leadership Training Session at the City of Joy is a very special session. It is a session in which residents have not only been transformed by the ingredients of therapy and leadership but have also gained missionary knowledge.
For six months, 89 residents of the City of Joy received training in psycho-therapeutic care that helped them heal their trauma caused by the atrocities they had survived. Some arrived desperate, others angry. But from the beginning of their stay, they began to heal and cultivate a new life. By giving up everything that contributed to their imbalance, they were given a solid foundation of self-empowerment, independence, and resilience to rebuild their lives.
Read the full update from Christine Schuler Deschryver, City of Joy and V-Day Congo Director at cityofjoycongo.org/17thgraduation
The 17th Women’s Leadership Training Session at the City of Joy is a very special session. It is a session in which residents have not only been transformed by the ingredients of therapy and leadership but have also gained missionary knowledge.
For six months, 89 residents of the City of Joy received training in psycho-therapeutic care that helped them heal their trauma caused by the atrocities they had survived. Some arrived desperate, others angry. But from the beginning of their stay, they began to heal and cultivate a new life. By giving up everything that contributed to their imbalance, they were given a solid foundation of self-empowerment, independence, and resilience to rebuild their lives.
Read the full update from Christine Schuler Deschryver, City of Joy and V-Day Congo Director at cityofjoycongo.org/17thgraduation
