Marie-Jeanne Bachu Bahati Nyenyezi (Mama Bachu) has been the head of the City of Joy programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since its inception in 2010. The City of Joy is designed to heal the emotional trauma of women survivors of violence, treating 90 women and girls during 6 month sessions with psychotherapy and supporting them with leadership and life skills training. Mama Bachu has served as the Provincial Secretary of the Status of Women, founding member and Vice President of the Anti-Bawaki Board of Directors, leader of the African Great Lake Region’s delegation to the first Global Women’s March on Washington and New York, and programme development consultant for the German organization GIZ. She was a participant in the 2002 Nairobi Peace Negotiations and served as National Deputy during the 2003-2006 Parliamentary transition and as the Vice President for the Parliamentary Commission on Women, Family, and Children.