The Imprint of Peace | From Survival To Governance

A woman war returnee presses her fingerprint to register for agricultural materials distributed as part of the Shamba la Amani program led by Bahati Mubuya Gladys in Mudja, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2026.

The close-up image earth-stained hands pressing identity into a device, a smiling woman visible in the background overseeing the process captures the intersection of dignity and documentation that defines Gladys' approach to community development.

Each registration is both a logistical act and a symbolic one: a formerly displaced woman, a survivor of ethnic conflict, officially recognized as a beneficiary, a participant, a citizen entitled to tools, to land, and to a future.

Gladys' organization distributed farming equipment during this activity, providing the women of Shamba la Amani the material means to transform the field of peace from a concept into a harvest.