Solange Lwashiga Furaha

Solange Lwashiga Furaha is a human and women's rights activist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the executive secretary of the South Kivu Congolese Women's Caucus for Peace (Caucus des Femmes Congolaises du Sud-Kivu pour la Paix).

Early life Solange Lwashiga Furaha was educated at L'Institut supérieur pédagogique de Bukavu, a teacher training college in Bukavu, from where she earned a bachelor's degree in pedagogy in the Department of African Culture.

Career Furaha was a secondary school teacher for over ten years before she became a member of the South Kivu Congolese Women's Caucus for Peace (Caucus des Femmes Congolaises du Sud-Kivu pour la Paix).

In her role as an active member of the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence, Furaha attended 2013's African Union Summit and demanded action from the Congolese government to stop rape in conflict.

Furaha is the national contact point for Rien sans les femmes, a coalition of Congolese women's rights organizations.

Furaha believes that only by ensuring that women are included in all peace talks will DR Congo ever find peace.

Personal life Furaha lives in the city of Bukavu, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.