D.R. Congo
D.R. Congo At A Glance
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Directing HQ: Action Against Hunger - USA
Launch Date: 1996
Beneficiaries (2009): 756,653 people
Institutional Funders: UNDP (United Nations Development Program), CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency), ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid), European Union, AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development), OFDA (Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
Launch Date: 1996
Beneficiaries (2009): 756,653 people
Institutional Funders: UNDP (United Nations Development Program), CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency), ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid), European Union, AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development), OFDA (Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
Press Contact
James L. Phelan
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796
Field Updates | D.R. Congo
Fighting Crop Disease in Conflict Area
July 22, 2010
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A contagious disease affecting bananas threatens the livelihoods and food security of many rural communities throughout eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region torn apart by more than a decade of brutal conflict. For the many families whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by violence, the disease is yet another roadblock to recovery. » Read more |
Building Capacity in Congo: A Life-Saving Partnership
April 20, 2010
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Action Against Hunger is at the forefront of efforts to treat acute childhood malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of children currently face starvation in the remote southern stretches of the country. And we’re doing so in ways that lay the groundwork for solutions long after we leave by working with the Ministry of Health to boost local capacity. » Read more |
Market-Based Solution Helps Displaced Families in Eastern D.R. Congo
April 14, 2010
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Action Against Hunger is doing something new in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: using a local market-based solution to provide people with what they want. We’re organizing seed fairs across areas of eastern Congo where people displaced by the war have lost access to their fields, and the cycle of saving seeds from one planting to the next has been interrupted. » Read more |
Pennsylvania Church Helps Bring Clean Drinking Water to Thousands in D.R. Congo
March 23, 2010
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When the Willowdale Chapel in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania contacted Action Against Hunger with an offer of $5,000 for projects in D. R. Congo, we knew just where to send it. Our teams were already organizing a large water program in the southwestern province of Bandundu, and Willowdale’s gift allowed us to construct and rehabilitate water sources at five additional springs, bringing safe water to another 3,800 people. » Read more |
Outpatient Nutrition Centers: Nursing Children Back to Health in War Zone
February 16, 2010
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Supporting outpatient nutrition centers is one way Action Against Hunger fights acute malnutrition in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region torn apart by over a decade of brutal conflict. At the centers, local health workers trained and equipped by Action Against Hunger diagnose, treat and monitor acutely malnourished children during their weekly visits. » Read more |
