This chapter, therefore, explores the motivations and barriers to justice facing victims of violence in South Africa’s Western Cape and eastern DR Congo. Primarily, it explores how and why women and girls in eastern DR Congo have begun to turn to the law in the aftermath of violence in increasing numbers, and why they might select formal legal mechanisms to resolve gender-based grievances that have historically been stigmatized. The chapter shows that NGOs in DR Congo have transformed the landscape of dispute resolution for many victims of violence, providing individuals new entry points and opportunities to access the formal justice system, as well as a number of material incentives to do so. The chapter compares outreach and advocacy work in eastern DR Congo with similar programs in South Africa. Although many victims of violence in eastern DR Congo continue to find themselves unable to access legal aid, either because they are out of geographical reach, or remain uninformed or otherwise unable to access NGO support, very few comparable incentives or opportunities to participate in legal processes exist for any victims of gender violence in South Africa’s Western Cape.