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Shauri Milimo talks about how fortress conservation affects Indigenous Batwa women in South Kivu

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"Our women now speak, lead, and are heard. [In Lukungula village in Kalehe territory] even the village chief recognises their authority."

Shauri Milimo, who lives in the Kalehe territory, is interviewed as part of a case study examining the circumstances of the Batwa in South Kivu, eastern Congo.

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Find out more about this work: https://www.iied.org/drc-today-our-forest-called-park