Democratic Republic of Congo

With 5.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) currently hosts the fourth largest number of internally displaced persons in the world, and the second largest in Africa.

In addition, 26.4 million people are affected by acute food insecurity in the DRC, resulting in a high malnutrition rate, aggravated by displacements, lack of water and hygiene infrastructure and poor access to health and nutrition services.

Access to WASH services remains limited, only 31% of the population has access to improved water sources. 56% of the population uses unimproved toilets and 12% do not have access to basic sanitation facilities.

With programmes in North Kivu and Tanganyika, Concern Worldwide DRC is developing and implementing programmes along the full emergency continuum, ranging from rapid response and humanitarian assistance to early recovery assistance and development interventions.

Concern’s objective is to alleviate poverty and hunger to provide high quality assistance through innovative programmes and with a strong focus on transforming existing gender norms and integrating protection principles.

Supported with funding from Irish Aid, BHA, FCDO, ECHO, BMZ, SIDA and foundations, in 2020, Concern reached more than 400,000 of the most vulnerable people with emergency cash interventions, gender trainings, WASH, food security, livelihoods, nutrition, and shelter programmes.