Democratic Republic of the Congo
A nation reeling from decades of conflict and neglect, D.R. Congo experiences routine outbreaks of severe malnutrition that threaten thousands of lives. Action Against Hunger is building the capacity of local health systems to tackle this deadly condition. In 2010 alone in D.R. Congo we trained almost 4,000 public health workers and equipped 476 treatment centers, ensuring that 42,000 severely malnourished people—the vast majority of them children—received life-saving care.
Global Hunger Index
Extremely Alarming
Population
66 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
28.2% in 2007
Beneficiaries
92,038 in 2011
Impact
42,000 children were saved from deadly malnutrition through ACF's life-saving nutrition programs in D.R. Congo in 2010.
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Recent News
A Million Children At Risk of Deadly Malnutrition in the Sahel
February 2, 2012
Breaking News
More than 10 million people are at risk of food shortages across Africa’s Sahel region, including communities in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.... Read
What Are You Thankful For?
December 12, 2011
Impact
As we roll into the end of the year, we’re reflecting.... Read
A Crucial Moment for D.R. Congo
December 5, 2011
Breaking News Current Events
Ceris Bailes is our Desk Officer for D.R. Congo and has supervised a range of programs in the region over the years, from medical interventions to food security activities, water, sanitation & hygiene programs to infrastructure enhancements and sexual and gender-based violence initiatives. She is one of our humanitarian experts.... Read
Thousands of families across northern Uganda are slowly rebuilding their lives as they recover from two decades of civil war and displacement. This process is doubly important for the women of northern Uganda, who, as central household figures, must overcome ingrained struggles of abuse if their families are to overcome hunger and poverty.... Read
Six Months after Post-Election Violence, Ivory Coast Struggles with Food Shortages Amidst Recovery
November 3, 2011
Breaking News
More than six months after contested elections plunged Ivory Coast into political stalemate and nationwide violence, the country has begun to regain relative stability as the chaos subsides, security improves and many communities begin to rebuild.... Read
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Action Against Hunger has been named one of the top nonprofits of 2011 by a panel of experts rating international charities.
