All projects from DR Congo
This project meets the urgent physical, economic and social needs of vulnerable children through establishing on-going programs.
DR Congo
Population: 75 Million
Percentage in Poverty: 71%
The Democratic Republic of Congo is a state located in Central Africa, with a short Atlantic coastline (37 km). It is the third largest country in Africa by area after Sudan and Algeria and the 12th largest in the world. The Second Congo War, beginning in 1998, devastated the country, involved seven foreign armies. Despite the signing of peace accords in 2003, fighting continues in the east of the country. In eastern Congo, the prevalence of rape and other sexual violence is described as the worst in the world. The war is the world's deadliest conflict since World War II, killing 5.4 million people.
