Document Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo

Psychosocial and theological approaches to the mental health of student war victims

This report summarizes the development and implementation of the LCI project led by sociologist Sarah Obotela in 2023, which aimed to understand the mental health issues of students affected by war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The report summarizes the political and social context, explains the methodology and project activities, and shares poignant personal testimonies. This file is part of the Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library, where you can also find the French original.

Strategies for Landscape Recomposition

This document contains the slide presentations for a series of three workshops given in 2023 by architecture scholar Johnny Muhindo Ngunza. Ngunza explores the notion of peri-urbanity and explains the ecological challenges facing Africa’s expanding peri-urban territories. He proposes a hybrid response that draws on African cultural resources and the Bible’s cultural mandate. To invite concrete action, he shares the inspiring example of the erosion-resistant gardens from his LCI project. This resource is part of the IFES Logos and Cosmos Initiative Resource Library. It is a translation of the French original, also available in the Library.