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INTRODUCTION
Context
The humanitarian crisis in the DRC is multifaceted, with decades of armed conflicts, human rights violations, and gender-based violence (GBV).
Understanding gender dynamics within this context is crucial for effective protection responses. Within this rapid analysis, we delve into some gendered protection risks predominantly facing women and girls in displacement sites in the city of Goma.
As of 15 March 2024, the CCCM cluster registers over 270,000 internally displaced people in the principal displacement sites around Goma, while the DTM report (February 2024) suggests that over half of internally displaced people reside with host families.
These findings suggest that Goma is currently hosting over 500,000 IDPs. While sex-and-age disaggregated data (SADD) are not available for the latest displacement waves, the latest DTM report suggests that 58% of IPDs are female and 14% are children under 5.
Objective and research questions
The objective of the Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) was to identify specific and gender-disaggregated issues related to changes in roles and responsibilities of the displaced populations, mainly women and girls, and specific risks and protection concerns they have been facing since displacement, including gender-specific vulnerabilities and capacities.
With respect to the ongoing displacement crisis related to the clashes between the M23 and FARDC in Masisi and Rutshuru territories, the RGA answers following research questions:
Objective and research questions Who are the most affected groups and why?
What are the key changes in roles and responsibilities, and how do these affect vulnerability and capacity within the most affected groups?
Methodology
This report followed the CARE Rapid Gender Analysis methodology and consisted of two main data collection methods: (a) desk review of existing sources regarding gender inequalities in DRC on national and provincial level, including latest findings on the M23 crisis, (b) small-scale primary data collection in one site.
In total, four focus group discussions (adult women, adult men, adolescent and youth women, and adolescent and youth men), and four key informant interviews (elderly women, elderly man, and local authorities) were conducted by female researchers in the site. The qualitative information was analyzed using a five-dimension gender analysis model, and contextualized against findings from the secondary data review (at both country and province level).