Arlette Bashizi, Beyond Numbers
In this personal project, the photographer (b.1999) reports on her homeland – the Democratic Republic of Congo – and the consequences of the war there between rebels and the army. More than six million Congolese have been displaced. The photographer documents life in her community in North-Kivu, in the eastern part of the country, which has been suffering from the fighting since 2021. In this manner, she gives names and faces to those who would otherwise remain anonymous statistics.
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Wazalendo self defense forces (a militia coalition supporting the Congolese Army) secure the Nyiragongo territory, December 9, 2023
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Shabindu camp, where displaced people seek refuge following clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese Army, April 9, 2024
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Displaced people who have not yet received materials to build tents take shelter in a church, March 28, 2024
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Hope Mabuya (18) poses for a portrait after the amputation of her leg, June 20, 2024
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ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) surgeons treat Ndayambaje Sinamenye after an attack on the Mugunga camp, June 28, 2024
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Ndayambaje Sinamenye (left) says goodbye to his friend Nsibomana, who is being discharged from hospital, June 28, 2024
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At the Shirika Rehabilitation Center, orthopedists adjust Hope Mabuya’s prosthetic leg after she lost her limb in a bombing, September 11, 2024
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Hope Mabuya during physiotherapy at the Shirika Center, September 11, 2024
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Ndayambaje Sinamenye (left) sings during a church service. He lost two children in the bombing of the Mugunga camp, October 12, 2024
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Ndayambaje Sinamenye and his family having lunch in their new home in Goma, October 21, 2024
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Alice Maombi fled from Minova to Goma by boat as fighting in the east intensified, January 22, 2025
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M23 rebels supervise Congolese surrenderers on their way to a training center in Goma, January 30, 2025
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A man stands in front of a small gas station hit during the fighting over Goma, February 5, 2025
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Medical staff treat patients after the escalation between M23 and the Congolese Army in Sake, 25km from Goma, January 23, 2025
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After the M23 took control of Goma, the Congolese Army abandoned uniforms and equipment in the streets, January 29, 2025
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Civilians and Red Cross workers unload the bodies of those who died during the fighting in Goma, February 3, 2025
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A soldier who surrendered to the M23 says goodbye to her loved ones before being taken to a training center in Rumangabo, February 23, 2025
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A displaced woman stands where her tent once stood. She plans to leave Bulengo camp and return to her village, February 12, 2025
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A Red Cross volunteer rests after burying victims of the fighting in Goma, that led to the town’s fall into the hands of M23, February 3, 2025
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