Enabling Change in Supply Chains by Putting Communities First

Enabling Change in Supply Chains by Putting Communities First

In a dimly lit room in Mambasa Territory, deep in the equatorial forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of women gathered. They braved the humidity and underlying insecurity to reflect on what they had learned over the past months. One by one, they rose to speak, their voices growing stronger, more confident and assured—as they recounted learning how they had equal rights in their homes, control over finances, and autonomy …