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UNHCR High Profile Supporter Kristin Davis opens a bakery established by Sister Angelique Namaika, winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Awards, in Dungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 5th, 2015. Sister Angelique works with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Through her project, she has helped transform the lives of more than 2000 women and girls who have been displaced and abused by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). With the money she received through the Nansen Refugee Award ,which honours extraordinary service to refugees, and outstanding work on behalf of the forcibly displaced, she set up a bakery and agricultural projects in Dungu, benefiting more than 300 women and their families. Kristin Davis said "It was such an honour to be here today with Sister Angelique to celebrate the opening of the Dungu bakery. This is an incredible culmination of her tireless efforts in an area that has been ravaged by conflict. I know it's already making a difference to so many women and children's lives."

Innocent, 19 years old, who is Pascaline’s son and who was kidnapped by the LRA in 2010 and spent 3 years in captivity in the bush rides his motorbike down a road next to a sign for the bakery in Dungu, on the 4th June, 2015. . He managed to escape during an attack by the Congolese Army in 2013 but he was shot in his right hand during the attack and had to be amputated. After receiving medical care, he went back to school in Dungu where his parents leave but he gave up quickly as he was not able to write. He then became a moto taxi driver and transports people and goods between Dungu and Niangara. As he lost his left hand, he found a way to change the clutch from the right to the left side of the motorbike’s handlebar.

Marie, 20 years old, and who was kidnapped by the LRA when she was 14, bakes bread in the newly opened bakery in Dungu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the 5th June, 2015. Marie spent 8 months in captivity in the bush.; the LRA killed her stepfather and beat her mother who was pregnant and lost her baby. She was freed by the Congolese Army. After she came back to Dungu, she realized that she was pregnant. When she crossed paths with Sister Angelique, she was depressed and did not want to keep her baby. Sister Angelique convinced her to keep the baby and to love him. She also encouraged her to go back to school and enrol in the sewing classes and cooking classes. She now works at the Dungu bakery and gave birth to a second child (pictured) 3 months ago.
 

Children, who have been supported by Sister Angelique, play together in the late evening, at the home run by Sister Angelique for women and children affected by the ongoing war with the Lords Resistance Army in Dungu, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday June 3rd, 2015. 30 children live in the orphanage created by Sister Angelique at her house. 16 are under the age of 3. The majority are orphans, the others are rejected by their family.
 Sister Angélique Namaika, a 48-year-old Roman Catholic nun, was the 2013 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award for her exceptional courage and support for survivors of brutal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this region, many Congolese women and girls have been kidnapped and terrorized in the campaign of terror waged by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Through the Nansen Refugees Award, she opened a cooperative bakery in 2015 which will allow her to assist additional displaced women.

Women, who have been supported by Sister Angelique, pounds kasava in the evening light at the home run by Sister Angelique for women and children affected by the ongoing war with the Lords Resistance Army in Dungu, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday June 3rd, 2015. Sister Angélique Namaika, a 48-year-old Roman Catholic nun, was the 2013 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award for her exceptional courage and support for survivors of brutal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this region, many Congolese women and girls have been kidnapped and terrorized in the campaign of terror waged by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Through the Nansen Refugees Award, she opened a cooperative bakery in 2015 which will allow her to assist additional displaced women.

Sister Angelique, a nun from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who won the prestigous Nansen Award for her work with women and children affected by the war with the Lords Resistance Army talks to 18 year old Neema, in Dungu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday June 3rd, 2015. Sister Angélique Namaika, a 48-year-old Roman Catholic nun, was the 2013 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award for her exceptional courage and support for survivors of brutal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this region, many Congolese women and girls have been kidnapped and terrorized in the campaign of terror waged by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Through the Nansen Refugees Award, she opened a cooperative bakery in 2015 which will allow her to assist additional displaced women.Once a year, the Nansen Refugee Award. Established in 1954, honours the extraordinary service of one person or a group to the forcibly displaced. The Nansen Refugee Award, through its laureates, aims to showcase the values of perseverance and conviction in the face of adversity.

UNHCR High Profile Supporter Kristin Davis opens a bakery established by Sister Angelique Namaika, winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Awards, in Dungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 5th, 2015. Sister Angelique works with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Through her project, she has helped transform the lives of more than 2000 women and girls who have been displaced and abused by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). With the money she received through the Nansen Refugee Award ,which honours extraordinary service to refugees, and outstanding work on behalf of the forcibly displaced, she set up a bakery and agricultural projects in Dungu, benefiting more than 300 women and their families. Kristin Davis said "It was such an honour to be here today with Sister Angelique to celebrate the opening of the Dungu bakery. This is an incredible culmination of her tireless efforts in an area that has been ravaged by conflict. I know it's already making a difference to so many women and children's lives."

UNHCR High Profile Supporter Kristin Davis meets Sister Angelique Namaika, winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Awards, in Dungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 5th, 2015. Sister Angelique works with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Through her project, she has helped transform the lives of more than 2000 women and girls who have been displaced and abused by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). With the money she received through the Nansen Refugee Award ,which honours extraordinary service to refugees, and outstanding work on behalf of the forcibly displaced, she set up a bakery and agricultural projects in Dungu, benefiting more than 300 women and their families. Kristin Davis said "It was such an honour to be here today with Sister Angelique to celebrate the opening of the Dungu bakery. This is an incredible culmination of her tireless efforts in an area that has been ravaged by conflict. I know it's already making a difference to so many women and children's lives."

Neema, who is 18 years old, (R) talks to another woman who works in the Bakery in Dungu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 4th, 2015. Neema was kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army when she was 14.She came out from the bush two years ago. and found that she was pregnant. She was rejected by her family and this first baby died. When she gave birth to her second baby (the 3 week-old baby on the photo), the hospital called Sister Angelique to ask if she could help Neema. Since then, Neema lives at Sister Angelique’s house and sells the bread from the bakery.

Pascaline, who is 43 years old and a mother of 12 children, holds freshly baked croissant in her apron in the new bakery in Dungo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo June 3rd, 2015. Pascaline was forced to flee her home when the LRA attacked the village of Gbaga in 2010. After a 2-day walk in the forest, she and her family arrived in Dungu. During the attack, three of her children were kidnapped: a 12-year old daughter, a 14-year old boy and a 16-year old boy. The girl managed to escape but the two boys remained in captivity for several years. In 2013, one of the boys  (Innocent) who was then 18, managed to escape and told his mother that his brother had been killed. Thanks to Sister Angelique’s support, her work at the bakery and in the fields, she is able to feed her family, send her children to school and pay for medical care when they are sick.

Pascaline, who is 43 years old and a mother of 12 children, stacks loaves of bread on the shelves in the new bakery in Dungo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo June 3rd, 2015. Pascaline was forced to flee her home when the LRA attacked the village of Gbaga in 2010. After a 2-day walk in the forest, she and her family arrived in Dungu. During the attack, three of her children were kidnapped: a 12-year old daughter, a 14-year old boy and a 16-year old boy. The girl managed to escape but the two boys remained in captivity for several years. In 2013, one of the boys  (Innocent) who was then 18, managed to escape and told his mother that his brother had been killed. Thanks to Sister Angelique’s support, her work at the bakery and in the fields, she is able to feed her family, send her children to school and pay for medical care when they are sick.

Innocent, 19 years old, who is Pascaline’s son and who was kidnapped by the LRA in 2010 and spent 3 years in captivity in the bush sits on his motorbike that his mother helped him to buy while a friend adjusts the controls so he can drive it with his remaining hand in Dungu, on the 4th June, 2015. . He managed to escape during an attack by the Congolese Army in 2013 but he was shot in his right hand during the attack and had to be amputated. After receiving medical care, he went back to school in Dungu where his parents leave but he gave up quickly as he was not able to write. He then became a moto taxi driver and transports people and goods between Dungu and Niangara. As he lost his left hand, he found a way to change the clutch from the right to the left side of the motorbike’s handlebar.

Pascaline, who is 43 years old and a mother of 12 children, lights her fire so that she can cook an evening meal for her family, watched by one of her young sons at her home in Dungo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo June 3rd, 2015. She was forced to flee her home when the LRA attacked the village of Gbaga in 2010. After a 2-day walk in the forest, she and her family arrived in Dungu. During the attack, three of her children were kidnapped: a 12-year old daughter, a 14-year old boy and a 16-year old boy. The girl managed to escape but the two boys remained in captivity for several years. In 2013, one of the boys  (Innocent) who was then 18, managed to escape and told his mother that his brother had been killed. Thanks to Sister Angelique’s support, her work at the bakery and in the fields, she is able to feed her family, send her children to school and pay for medical care when they are sick.

Sister Angelique, a nun from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who won the prestigous Nansen Award for her work with women and children affected by the war with the Lords Resistance Army poses for a photograph in her newly opened bakery, in Dungu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday June 3rd, 2015. Sister Angélique Namaika, a 48-year-old Roman Catholic nun, was the 2013 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award for her exceptional courage and support for survivors of brutal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this region, many Congolese women and girls have been kidnapped and terrorized in the campaign of terror waged by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Through the Nansen Refugees Award, she opened a cooperative bakery in 2015 which will allow her to assist additional displaced women.Once a year, the Nansen Refugee Award. Established in 1954, honours the extraordinary service of one person or a group to the forcibly displaced. The Nansen Refugee Award, through its laureates, aims to showcase the values of perseverance and conviction in the face of adversity.

Neema, who is 18 years old, sits on her bed with her baby in the shelter provided by Sister Angelique, in Dungu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Neema was kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army when she was 14.She came out from the bush two years ago. and found that she was pregnant. She was rejected by her family and this first baby died. When she gave birth to her second baby (the 3 week-old baby on the photo), the hospital called Sister Angelique to ask if she could help Neema. Since then, Neema lives at Sister Angelique’s house and sells the bread from the bakery.