Where We Work in DRC

 

Map of USAID/DRC Development Activities

Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance

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Responsible Minerals Trade Fact Sheet

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The program works to break the link between conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and minerals trade, in coordination with other U.S. government agencies, the Congolese government, donors, the private sector, and civil society.

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Fact Sheet

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USAID programs strengthen the ability of the Government of the DRC and civil society organizations to deliver basic services and encourage greater citizen participation in political processes. Our assistance supports free, fair, and credible elections and improves access to information so that citizens may participate fully in the democratic process, and make more informed decisions. 

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Fact Sheet

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USAID programs strengthen the ability of the Government of the DRC and civil society organizations to deliver basic services, mobilize domestic resources, and encourage greater citizen participation in political processes. Our assistance supports free, fair, and credible elections, improves transparent and accountable government processes and rule of law, and improves access to information so that citizens may participate fully in the democratic process, and make more informed decisions. DRG programs contribute to citizen’s empowerment to hold institutions accountable and effectiveness of public and private institutions to deliver public services. By doing so, DRG programs improve the responsiveness of public institutions to citizens’ needs.

Peace and Security

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USAID/Central Africa builds foundations for durable peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR), and the Republic of Congo by supporting community-led efforts to manage, mitigate, and prevent conflict, countering armed groups that prey on civilians, and providing holistic services to survivors of gender-based violence. USAID/Central Africa Peace and Security staff also work across the portfolio to ensure that investments in other development sectors are sensitive to complex conflict dynamics, advance peace processes, and Do No Harm.

Sexual and Gender Based Violence

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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is a human rights violation, a public health challenge, and a barrier to civic, social, political, and economic participation. Preventing and responding to SGBV is a cornerstone of the Agency’s commitment to advancing gender equality. Since 2002, the United States Government has been a major donor in the response to, and prevention of, SGBV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Economic Growth and Trade

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Responsible Minerals Trade Fact Sheet

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The program works to break the link between conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and minerals trade, in coordination with other U.S. government agencies, the Congolese government, donors, the private sector, and civil society.

Inclusive Economic Growth

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USAID seeks to accelerate inclusive economic growth by enabling Congolese businesses to grow from micro- and small enterprises to medium-sized enterprises, and by strengthening their market linkages to local and international markets. USAID invests in key aspects of the Congolese economy—agriculture, minerals, and energy—to reduce poverty and eliminate food insecurity by reducing dependence on food imports.

Inclusive Economic Growth

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USAID seeks to accelerate inclusive economic growth by enabling Congolese businesses to grow from micro- and small enterprises to medium-sized enterprises, and by strengthening their market linkages to local and international markets.

Education

Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Climate Change Country Profile

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FACT SHEET – Agriculture, the majority of which is rain-fed, is central to DRC’s economy. Projected increases in temperature, more extreme weather events, and changes in total precipitation and rainfall variability are likely to exacerbate social vulnerability, political instability, food insecurity, and high rates of poverty.

Forests for the Future

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Entrusting the management of tropical forests to the people who live in and depend on them is the fairest and most effective means of protecting them. However, until recently, communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had no possibility of securing legal rights to their rainforest home. Building on the passage of landmark community forest legislation, this project aims to lay the foundations for community-based forest management in DRC, by empowering local and indigenous communities to secure their rights and thrive through sustainable livelihoods.

GESI NI NISHATI KWA KILA MTU (USAID-FUNDED GAS IS AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVES TO CHARCOAL ACTIVITY)

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USAID is supporting the innovative, technology-led initiative to reduce charcoal-related deforestation around Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in partnership with BBOXX Ltd. In the DRC, energy demand drives 94 percent of wood harvesting. Consumption of charcoal increased in cities because of population growth, lack of livelihood alternatives, high unemployment rates, and low enforcement of forest management legislation.

Reducing Charcoal-related Deforestation

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USAID is supporting the innovative, technology-led initiative to reduce charcoal-related deforestation around Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in partnership with BBOXX Ltd.

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Fact Sheet

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USAID programs strengthen the ability of the Government of the DRC and civil society organizations to deliver basic services and encourage greater citizen participation in political processes. Our assistance supports free, fair, and credible elections and improves access to information so that citizens may participate fully in the democratic process, and make more informed decisions. 

Global Health

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COVID-19 Fact Sheet

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Less than one month after March 20, 2020, when the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced national measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, USAID began redirecting its existing budget to respond to the growing pandemic.

COVID-19 Fact Sheet

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Less than one month after March 20, 2020, when the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced national measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, USAID began redirecting its existing budget to respond to the growing pandemic. USAID health, democracy, education and peace and security programs shifted $3.3 million to respond in the areas of risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control and surveillance and case investigation.

Public Health

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USAID is the largest bilateral donor in the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The health program represents USAID’s largest investment in the DRC, which is one of the world’s top five contributors to preventable maternal and child mortality.

Public Health

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USAID is the largest bilateral donor in the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The health program represents USAID’s largest investment in the DRC, which is one of the world’s top five contributors to preventable maternal and child mortality.