Democratic Repubic of Congo

Humanitarianism is about saving lives and keeping people alive. It’s about ensuring people affected by crisis can eventually recover and lead productive lives. It is a fundamental part of what we are as human beings.

I’m standing on a rocky outcrop on the edge of a dust road in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. I’m talking to a group of Congolese farmers who are returning to rebuild their homes after fleeing the ethnic violence of the early 1990s.

Pete McNichol, our Country Director in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was interviewed recently by BBC North Yorkshire.

Fergus Thomas, Concern's Area Co-ordinator for Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is our guest blogger.