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Congo (DRC)
How we work in DR Congo
DCA has been working in DRC since June 2003 to reduce vulnerability to man-made disasters and to strengthen the population’s short- and long term strategies to challenge poverty in Katanga and the Kivu’s.
Given the complexity of the crisis DCA has adopted a holistic approach that incorporates a range of interventions:
- We work with all members, IDPs, residents and pygmies, in communities particularly vulnerable to the crisis.
- We increase access and yield of land through humanitarian mine action, distribution of seed and tools, establishment of saving, credit and marketing groups
- We promote equal access to land for men and women and facilitate non-violent resolutions to local conflicts over land
- We seek community based solutions to prevent violence and rape of women and children
DCA works through local partners with a strong focus on strengthening local capacities for long-term sustainability.
We are committed to promote and fulfil the human rights of the most vulnerable communities in DR Congo. We work at providing information and guidance on human rights and empowering the disempowered to claim their rights.
We adhere to the Sphere standards and are certified according to the HAP standards for humanitarian accountability.
Country profile
DR Congo has had a long history of civil war and insecurity. After an assessment mission in 2004, the needs were seen as great and intervention crucial as the highly complex conflict had left the country in a state of collapse compounded by years of neglect and pillage by the Mobutu regime.
In 2002, it was estimated that there were over 400,000 internally displaced persons in Katanga and most are still living in a precarious humanitarian situation.
Malnutrition, food insecurity, sexual violence, disease and especially the ravages of HIV/AIDS compounds the problem. There have been ongoing reports of use of antipersonnel mines by a number of rebel groups in 2002 and 2003.
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