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Why are we in Democratic Republic of Congo? Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces several challenges, including high levels of poverty, continuous armed conflict in many parts of the country, disease outbreaks including Ebola, and high food insecurity.
Concern Worldwide has been present in the country for over two decades providing both emergency and development programming.
*We are currently responding to the threat of COVID-19 in DRC. Find out more about our response here.
Over four million people are registered as internally displaced, and many people have been displaced on multiple occasions, further increasing their vulnerabilities and decreasing their resilience. In response to these deepening humanitarian needs, we are implementing emergency and development programming in North Kivu, Tanganyika, Haut Lomami, Kasai Central and Lomami provinces.
Cash distributions
In May 2020, Concern's rapid response team completed a large cash distribution in Oicha in North Kivu for 8,000 households, mostly internally displaced people fleeing extreme violence in Ituri province.
Ebola response
Emergency distribution
Working with partners, the DRC WASH Consortium has delivered sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene from 2012 - 2018 for more than 640,000 people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We’re alleviating suffering in DRC through our emergency response programmes and building resilience by tackling malnutrition and gender equality.
