A recent article in Woman's Way magazine featured Concern's very own Louise Finan and Brid Barret, both of whom will be spending the festive season in Africa. Louise is working in Malawi, Brid in The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The article was written by Deanna O'Connor and Aisling O'Toole.  (20 Dec 2007)

Concern are responding with seeds and tools, food and resettlement kit distributions, we are also rebuilding bridges to gain access to the more remote areas and start rebuilding the infrastructure in Katanga, Eastern DRC.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has endured political and social turmoil since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960. Concern are responding with distributions of seeds and tools, food and resettlement kits to remote villages in Katanga, Eastern DRC.

Ilunga, a mother of four, was born in the village of Kapembe in DR Congo and lived there all her life until she was forced to flee in February 2005.

Yuma Levis travels on a regular basis from Kasongo to a village 45km away, where he buys cassava, rice or corn before cycling back to sell them in the local market. He is one of many small traders who have benefited from the rehabilitation of Musukuyi Bridge by Concern Worldwide.

Richard has been taken on as Concern's Translator for its emergency programme. He describes his experiences over the past year.

Watch Dominic MacSorley and Anita McCabe talk about Concern's work in the DRC and how you can help.

This Christmas, 75,000 people in Katanga are coming home to no home at all. After five long and brutal years, the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed almost four million victims. In August 2006, our Emergency Response Team arrived in the eastern province of Katanga, where an estimated 160,000 people have been displaced.

The Katanga programme, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is facing its most challenging phase with rains increasing daily, leaving roads and bridges impassable.   (09 Jan 2007)

DR Congo has been ravaged by bloody conflicts during the civil war and militia uprisings over the last five years. Eastern DR Congo was the worst affected by the war, and many people suffered immensely and were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in nearby forests for nearly two years.  (14 Dec 2006)