Melissa Hamuli, 30, whose legs were paralyzed during a bombardment, amid armed conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army, tries on her modified orthoses in the physical therapy room, at the Shirika la Umoja orthopedic center in Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 25, 2025. Shirika la Umoja orthopedic center treats patients requiring prostheses and physical rehabilitation following the recent armed conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi