Lubumbashi, Katanga Province (Democratic Republic Congo) Four delegates, who represented Congo at the first Jamboree, have been organising with 15 other women workshops on ‘Breaking the Silence’ using the material and the skills they have acquired at the Jamboree I and II. They have made contact with 2 HIV positive women who are willing to speak openly about their status. One had been in a camp for months and she says, ‘I was a sexual toy for the rebel army and they threw me out like a mop when they realized that I was sick.’ The other one was forced into sex work in order to buy food since the war has brought hunger. Only soldiers had money and food but they would only part with food in exchange for sex. AIDS spreads faster in the occupied territories. Those women broke a silence that had kept them in its grip for 5 years. With the help of the Sister 2 Sister volunteers they are now working together on a mission. Their motto is: “Stand and build mama!” They are targeting schools and churches and have already spoken at two large churches and two boarding schools. Kamalondo This place is well known for many sex workers, with the high levels of stigmatisation and discrimination of people living with AIDS. HIV+ sex workers are forming their own support group because they receive no support from any other organisations or the state. Sister 2 Sister volunteers are assisting them. “We were seven. Now we are only two. Five of us died because we did not eat for seven days. We did not have enough strength to go out to seek for food, even the courage to ask for food. We bury them 500 meters from here. We are waiting for our turn.” one survivor declared. Sister to Sister volunteers in DRC researched the situation of these women and found that there are four houses with 23 HIV+ women living together. The volunteers have decided to provide space for 30 women to die with dignity. They need to provide home based care to these women as well as educate the surrounding community about their plight. They will provide holistic care through nutrition services, cookery classes, exercise, counselling, body massage, and women’s support group focusing on mental health. Nutrition Housing and caring for 30 women will involve feeding them healthy food 3 times a day. Much of this food is peculiar to the treatment of AIDS and is not easily obtained. The dietary regime will be taught to each of the women in the hope that should they survive, they will be able to continue helping themselves and teach others how to use nutrition. While the intention of the volunteers is to provide what is effectively hospice care, it is their experience that people survive much longer than expected once they receive care. Some are able to continue living outside of the institutional care they receive. These survivors can become educators in the community.