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Mwamaroyi - Listen To The Story

Listen To The Story is a project that uses music to tell the story of people that, unless we are able to listen in a different and creative way, we might not be aware of their story. We are musicians from Los Angeles that came together to write and perform music inspired by people and their journey with the purpose of bringing attention to who they are and what they have to say. This is Mwamaroyi; she is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and you can read her story below and listening to it, as we tell it, in the video. MWAMAROYI If I were given the floor to tell other people in the world about myself and the women in Congo, I would tell them that Congolese women are neglected because no one talks about the rape and violence we have suffered through. In 2004, my youngest child was 4 years old when my country was invaded. I was raped by rebels from one of the militias. There were three men. I was raped until my womb fell out. I suffered so much. I went to a hospital in Katana and they tried to repair and heal me. But I still suffer some pain. In 2006, I went to visit my friend in a nearby village. While I was traveling there, we were attacked by a rebel group from Rwanda. I was raped again. There were five men, and this time, it was worse. I had surgery again to try to repair the damage. The surgery helped, but sometimes my feet still swell, and I get terrible headaches. After the first rape, my husband left me. He said I must be contaminated. So he doesn’t want to be contaminated by me. He just fled. The wars have very negatively affected my life. I was living peacefully in my home with my husband and my children and now, because of war, he is gone. I live alone with the children, trying to carry the burden myself, and provide for my children’s education, food, and health. So all this I do alone, and I am weaker because of the rapes. I leave this to God and people of good will. I rely on an organization that sometimes gives me some money to support my children. My children are succeeding. One of them is about to take the national examination. Another has acquired skills in woodwork and completed his studies. Another has studied mechanics, and he is looking for work. We also harvest beans, potatoes, and cassava, and sell them at the market. So we get by. This is how we survive. I also work to sensitize other survivors of rape. I educate them and tell them they should not feel guilty, that the guilty ones are the men who rape. I tell the survivors it is not their fault. My greatest hope is one day to see women in Congo stand up and cry out about what has happened to us, and to be advocates for our cause. If the women in Congo can stand up and say that we are at peace, it will bring me joy. If I were given the floor, I would speak up and tell people that rape and violence have had terrible consequences. Please, it is time for the violence to stop. Now you know it, what can you do? You can keep sharing this video and her story!!!! You can also learn about the work Dr. Denis Mukwege and the PANZI Foundation does to provide the necessary care to the women at Panzi: http://www.panzifoundation.org/ Personnel: Jadot Mbemba on saxophone; Matt Richards on marimba; John Snow on bass; Peter Erskine on drums; Ndugu Chancler, Aaron Serfaty, Madi Vogt and Ana Barreiro on percussion. Composition by Carey Frank and Ana Barreiro.