{"id":111324,"date":"2025-03-24T18:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?p=111324"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:00:15","slug":"building-peace-bantu-batwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/building-peace-bantu-batwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Building peace between Bantu and Batwa\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Alarming situation: discrimination and violence&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understand that God doesn\u2019t discriminate,\u201d says Nathan Mudiji, \u201cbut that before God, everyone must acknowledge their sin and do their best to repair the relationship broken because of sin.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the DRC, the Batwa (an indigenous people mainly settled in the Equateur and Mai-Ndombe provinces), suffer discrimination and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Bantu majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These abuses take many forms: massive expropriation of land, social marginalization, economic exploitation and even violence in places that are supposed to offer protection and equality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Mudiji, pastor with the Mennonite Brethren church in Congo (CEFMC) and director of the Mission Department at the national level, bears witness to cases that illustrate this harsh reality: a Batwa woman who died for lack of care in a hospital where Bantu doctors refused to assist her, or a young girl expelled from school for outperforming her Bantu classmates. In Bantu-run churches, Batwa are often forced to sit on the floor after entering last.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exclusions, ignored or tolerated by local institutions, fuel a sense of injustice and exacerbate conflicts between the two communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><em>Espaces Conviviaux pour la Paix<\/em>: a place of transformation&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Amid this challenging situation, Nathan Mudiji created Espaces Conviviaux pour la Paix (ECP \u2013 friendly spaces for peace), an original project aimed at transforming relations between Bantu and Batwa. Supported by CEFMC, this program is based on the conviction that peace and justice are possible when both communities learn to respect each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECPs are designed as welcoming, egalitarian places where young and old, Batwa and Bantu, can meet, dialogue and take part in joint activities.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their activities include the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a listening and information centre for conflict transformation;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>training in income-generating activities (IGA);&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitating intergenerational dialogue;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>play areas.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These aim to restore the dignity of the Batwa, who are often marginalized, while raising awareness of the prejudices and discriminatory behaviour of the Bantu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Mudiji baptizes a Batwa girl. At this event, 229 people were baptized.\" class=\"wp-image-111328 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nathan Mudiji baptizes a Batwa girl. At this event, 229 people were baptized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">A vision of peace and reconciliation for the DRC&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRelationship repair applies to Bantu and Batwa alike,\u201d says Nathan Madiji.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His approach is rooted in his hope in God\u2019s perfect peace plan for all. Drawing on Isaiah 65 and Revelation 21, he reminds us that the kingdom of God is a world without tears or pain, where all can live together in God\u2019s presence.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe testify that God\u2019s vision for Batwa and Bantu is for them to live together without discrimination against each other.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">A model for the DRC and beyond&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>For Nathan Mudiji, the interest in <em>Espaces Conviviaux pour la Paix <\/em>is not limited to the territory of Kiri. Over time, he hopes to see this model deployed in other regions of the DRC, and even on a continental scale. His ambition is to promote social justice and mutual respect to offer a lasting solution to community conflicts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"762\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo4.jpg\" alt=\"In the DRC, the Batwa (an indigenous people mainly settled in the Equateur and Mai-Ndombe provinces), suffer discrimination and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Bantu majority.\" class=\"wp-image-111356 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo4.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RMF-RDC-photo4-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1016px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1016\/762;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Nathan Mudiji Makumbi is a Mennonite pastor and teacher of religion and information technology at FATEB Kinshasa Academy. He is committed to transforming the conflict-filled relations between Bantu and Batwa in the Kiri territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-soft-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-soft-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">This article was produced and circulated by the French Mennonite Network (R\u00e9seau Mennonite Francophone \u2013 RMF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-soft-gray-background-color has-background\">Articles from the French-speaking Mennonite Network (RMF) may appear in <em>Christ Seul <\/em>(France), <em>Le Lien entre nous <\/em>(AEFMQ &#8211; Quebec, Canada), on the Swiss Mennonite Conference website (www.menno.ch) and on the Mennonite World Conference website (mwc-cmm.org).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr 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