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Neelley Hicks
Apr 30, 20182 min read
Beni Women Arise & Call for Peace
A day does not pass in East Congo without a woman being raped. A Call for Justice On April 27, 2018, thousands of women marched in Beni,...
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Neelley Hicks
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Arise: A Message for All
New Hope During these past few weeks, it seems like everything in Nashville is just beginning to bloom. White blossoms adorn the Bradford...
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Neelley Hicks
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Women Arise from Stigma
“Women Arise from Stigma” is a campaign originated in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo to help women claim the fullness of their...
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Neelley Hicks
Mar 19, 20181 min read
Equip Women Who Will Equip Other Women
They are inspired. They are brilliant. They are ready. Five women, willing to serve their own communities by sharing knowledge that can...
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Neelley Hicks
Mar 8, 20182 min read
Esther – Symbol of “Women Arise”
written by Judith Osongo Yanga (français) March is a special month dedicated to women worldwide. The Congolese woman and The United...
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Neelley Hicks
Mar 7, 20183 min read
Esther
par Judith Osongo Yanga Le mois de la femme est un mois spécial dédié à la femme dans le monde entier. La femme congolaise en générale et...
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Neelley Hicks
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Women Arise in Nigeria
Correspondent Daniel Garba reports on the Northern Nigeria United Methodist Women’s Convention screening of “A Plea to My Father” (shown...
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Neelley Hicks
Feb 6, 20182 min read
The Cost of Love
by guest contributor Chenayi Kumuterera, Zimbabwe There is always need for aid workers to build cultural competencies when they enter...
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Neelley Hicks
Jan 3, 20183 min read
A Display of Hope for East Congo Survivors of Sexual Violence
By Judith Osongo Yanga: Director of Communication, East Congo United Methodist Church The Problem of Rape and Stigma The eastern area of...
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Neelley Hicks
Dec 13, 20171 min read
Communication Grants
During this season of giving, Harper Hill Global is providing grants to its team in DRCongo and Uganda who lead communication efforts...
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Neelley Hicks
Nov 28, 20172 min read
Untitled
Can you hear it? Voices which have long been silenced from abuse are now amplified through the use of communications technology. In the...
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Neelley Hicks
Nov 7, 20172 min read
At What Cost?
The last time I saw her alive, Angie shared this story: A new neighbor on the “Next Door” app cautioned everyone about a suspicious...
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Neelley Hicks
Oct 31, 20173 min read
How Faith Leaders Can Achieve Greater Inclusion
By Rev. Dr. Betty Kazadi Musau* – Democratic Republic of the Congo Thank you very much, Jean Duff (Partnership for Faith & Development) &...
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Neelley Hicks
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Beloved Community = Sustainable Development Goal 11
What if churches provided transitional housing for discharged patients who have no place to call home? In Nashville, Tennessee, a church...
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Neelley Hicks
Sep 5, 20172 min read
SDGs, Religion, and Communications
Some of my friends will wonder why I am attempting to explain the Sustainable Development Goals because, well, doesn’t everyone already...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Truths and Fallacies
Several friends contacted me yesterday to share NPR’s story, “Attempts To Address Rape In Congo Produced Unintended Consequences.” I’ve...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 24, 20172 min read
Join Me in Changing the World through Communications
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. – Frederick Buechner Over the past two...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 14, 20172 min read
Sticks and stones can break…
Stigmatization of rape victims happens the world over. Survivors face harmful words of those who want to lay blame at their feet. But in...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 8, 20171 min read
“Voici notre histoire.” – Rosalie
Judith Yanga, qui est la directrice des communications pour la région épiscopale de l’Est du Congo Parfois, le début de la guérison...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 8, 20171 min read
“This is our story.” – Georgette
Each story was unique, yet similar, in the horrors shared and the heartbreak that followed. Georgette still doesn’t know if her then-15-...
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