Dr. Jill Biden Arrives in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - 22 hours ago
Dr. Jill Biden has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
her second stop on a three-country visit to Africa.
Dr. Biden's trip to the DRC is an opportunity to continue to highlight
the importance of girls' education and women's participation in
government, the economy, and civil society in accelerating economic
development, improving health and educational outcomes, strengthening
democratic governance, and fostering peace and security.
In Kinshasa on Friday, Dr. Biden will meet with Madame Kabila, the
Founder and President of the Mr. Laurent Desire Kabila Foundation, to
discuss the status and conditions for women, children and vulnerable
populations in the DRC.
Afterwards, Dr. Biden will meet with women entrepreneurs who are
creating their own successful small businesses, including Therese Izay
Kirongozi who builds and sells robots. Dr. Biden will highlight the
U.S. government's support for women entrepreneurs around the world,
including in the DRC, and the important role women play in advancing
and strengthening the global economy.
Later, Dr. Biden will meet with women parliamentarians and aspiring
political leaders to discuss their efforts to politically empower
women in the DRC. The meeting will be an opportunity to highlight the
challenges and opportunities for women in political life, and women's
role in making political parties more representative and responsive to
their constituencies.
In the evening, Dr. Biden will attend a Fourth of July reception at
the Chief of Mission's Residence.
On Saturday, Dr. Biden will travel to Bukavu, DRC. Upon arrival, Dr.
Biden will be greeted by students enrolled in USAID-supported
Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP). These programs aim to increase
primary school access for out-of-school Congolese children and
adolescents that have been impacted by the insecurity in the eastern
Congo. This meeting will be an opportunity to reinforce the U.S.
government's commitment to at-risk students and vulnerable adolescent
girls in the eastern DRC.
Then, Dr. Biden will visit Panzi Hospital to see firsthand the
response services provided to survivors of sexual and gender-based
violence. While at the hospital, Dr. Biden will meet with U.S.
government partners implementing sexual and gender-based violence
interventions.
Afterwards, Dr. Biden will visit the UNICEF Boys Reintegration Center
where she will meet with children and youth who have been removed from
armed groups and who are now housed in this temporary residential
center, where they stay prior to reintegration into their home
communities or foster families.
Dr. Biden will then return to Kinshasa where she will remain overnight.
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