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Thousands Besieged in Eastern Congo ›

Topics: Emergencies

As ferocious fighting engulfs parts of eastern Congo, Mercy Corps is supplying displaced families with the most critical resource of all: clean, fresh water.

Congo: Fuel Efficient Stoves ›

Mercy Corps is demonstrating that daily firewood consumption can be reduced by constructing inexpensive fuel-efficient stoves and teaching families improved food preparation techniques.

Mercy Corps Reaches Families Torn by Conflict in Congo ›

Topics: Children, Emergencies, Water/Sanitation

Mercy Corps is helping more than 50,000 displaced people meet their most basic needs in areas of conflict-ravaged northeastern Congo near the Rwandan border.

Congo: Rainstorms, Lava and a Human Flood ›

Topics: Agriculture, Emergencies, Women's Empowerment

Emergency response manager Richard Jacquot writes about what he's seeing on the ground in northeastern Congo— and what we're doing to help.

Blog Post: Lost and Found ›

Blog Post: It's nice to be wanted ›

The Key is Hope ›

Topics: Children, Emergencies, Water/Sanitation

Like thousands of Congolese children fleeing from conflict, young Giselle's path to relative safety in Goma has been grueling.

Blog Post: 'L’eau, c’est la vie!' ›

Blog Post: Instructions ›

Blog Post: A Day in the Office ›

Congo Crisis:
How You Can Help

  • Donate $45: enough to furnish three hand-washing stations that help prevent diseases like cholera
  • Donate $100: enough to supply a month's worth of firewood to ten displaced families.
  • Donate $180: enough to provide safe drinking water for 360 people.
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Congo Crisis ›

DR Congo Facts

  • Population (2008): 66.5 million
  • Size: slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United States
  • Human Development Index rank: 177 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 2007
  • Primary work: Emergency water, sanitation and hygiene services; provision of firewood; training and construction of fuel-efficient cookstoves
  • Number of displaced people in North Kivu province: approximately 1 million (UN)
  • Number of United Nations peacekeepers deployed: approximately 20,000 (UN)

Program Details

Since August 2007, Mercy Corps has been here helping distribute food, water and critical relief supplies to the area's displaced families.

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