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70 • Women’s Bodies as a Battleground: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls During the War in the Democratic Republic of Congo2. Information from other sources2.1. Records kept by centres providing assistance to victims, which included thefollowing:- No.- Victim’s civil status (name, age, marital state)- Number of children- District/locality/settlement- Month/year when rape took place- Number and category of rapists- Rapists’ origin/language spoken- Statements made by rapists- Any signs of abnormal mental state in rapists- Description of how the rape was carried out- Place where the rape was committed- Immediate and subsequent consequences- Consequences for victim’s health- Who was told about the rape- Relations with husband following the rape- Members of the community who treated victim with contempt- Support received- Source of information- Comments2.2. Records relating to sexually transmitted diseases- No.- Date- Health centre- Number of women treated- Number of tests for HIV- Number of HIV-positive results- Number of vaginal smears taken- Number of positive vaginal smears found- Number of cytobacteriological tests- Number of positive cytobacteriological results- Number of patients not responding to first treatment- Total.2.3. Records regarding victims interviewed- No.- Marital status- Level of education- Number of children- Ethnic origin- Religion- Occupation- Place of residence and type of housing- Whether or not displaced- Date on which rape took place- Whether the victim had ever previously seen or spoken to the rapist- Place where the rape was committed (in seclusion/in public)- Category/origin of the rapists
71 • Women’s Bodies as a Battleground: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls During the War in the Democratic Republic of Congo- Duration of rape- Number of rapists- Whether the victim was tortured3. Preparatory stage before data collection began- Data-collectors prepare the ground for research by gathering together the target groups who willprovide information in each selected locality.- Training the data-collectors on how to carry out the interviews:• Understanding the survey questionnaire• Methodology for extracting information from the files of health centres and women’s refuges• Statement of ethical considerations and ground rules• Joint translating of questionnaire into the regional language Kiswahili and, as far as possible, intolocal languages• Studying methodology for creating focus groups• Studying methodology for leading focus groups and conducting individual interviews• How to collect and record information4. Criteria for selecting data collectorsThey should:- be a member of a women’s organisation- be carrying out work on the ground on the issue of violence against women- be keen to strengthen the research team’s capacities- be a woman (for ethical reasons, given the sensitive nature of the subject of the survey)5. Organisations that provided <strong>report</strong>s and records of statements by victims- ADIF: Association pour le Développement Intégral des Femmes- AFIP: Action des Femmes pour les Initiatives de Paix- ALUDROFE: Association de Lutte pour la Défense des Droits de la Femme et de l’Enfant- Arche de l’Alliance- Bureau central de la Zone de Santé (ZS) de Shabunda, 123- Centres médicaux Junior et Saint Paul- Centre Olamé- Dispensaire Ordonnance Baraka- Maison des Femmes- PSVS: Programme de Secours aux Vulnérables et Sinistrés- RFDA: Réseau des Femmes pour un Développement Associatif- RFDP: Réseau des Femmes pour la Défense des Droits et la Paix- SOFAD: Solidarité des Femmes Activistes pour la Défense des Droits Humains- SOFIBEF: Solidarité des Femmes de Fizi pour le Bien-Etre Familial- UEFA: Union pour l’Emancipation des Femmes Autochtones
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