{"id":1742,"date":"2015-12-15T19:36:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T18:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd\/en\/republique-democratique-du-congo\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:52:51","slug":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/en\/countries-of-operation\/sub-saharan-africa\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  couleur-slider-afrique-sub  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ncfivi-0cbc30a73b477eaac619c34ddf5d081c\">\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-ncfivi-0cbc30a73b477eaac619c34ddf5d081c__0 .avia-caption-content{\ncolor:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow 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>Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/h2><div class='avia-caption-content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1742'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='hr av-l2t7jy-42795a8519cc14b07d447d918c956653 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-itblzi-1f506e108741dd7132d2d2516a717014\">\n.flex_column.av-itblzi-1f506e108741dd7132d2d2516a717014{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 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class='wp-image-30392 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-30392 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-300x300.png\" alt='' title='DRC web'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drc-web-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-em9any-e5ac3a92cec8a467bf2f568ca348d847\">\n#top .hr.av-em9any-e5ac3a92cec8a467bf2f568ca348d847{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-em9any-e5ac3a92cec8a467bf2f568ca348d847 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#3d9799;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-em9any-e5ac3a92cec8a467bf2f568ca348d847 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cvi7i6-e78a129d389fd3bc5632f96318bfb261\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-cvi7i6-e78a129d389fd3bc5632f96318bfb261 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-cvi7i6-e78a129d389fd3bc5632f96318bfb261 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\"><strong>Contact the IECD Team in Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Address:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Avenue Londala n\u00b02, Q. Ngunda Lokombe<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Lingwala, Kinshasa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Democratic Republic of Congo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact: <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">Alice Jeannelle<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">E-mail:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3d9799;\"><a href=\"mailto:alice.jeannelle@iecd.org\"><strong>alice.jeannelle@iecd.org<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: +243 9 72 88 68 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow the activities of RED on<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3d9799;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RDC-Entreprises-D%C3%A9veloppement-1569336243318402\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9drvz2-0381a289d885862d7ae8563677c3cd7f\">\n.flex_column.av-9drvz2-0381a289d885862d7ae8563677c3cd7f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9drvz2-0381a289d885862d7ae8563677c3cd7f av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  no_margin flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2tf1a-f506e36f5026ce8800de1fc7e8f33f64\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2tf1a-f506e36f5026ce8800de1fc7e8f33f64 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#000000;\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2tf1a-f506e36f5026ce8800de1fc7e8f33f64 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Democratic Republic of the Congo was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa where, from<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">1991<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the IECD supported its <span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">local partner, the Congolese Centre for the Culture, Training and Development (Centre de culture, de formation et de d\u00e9veloppement &#8211; CECFOR), <span style=\"color: #000000;\">in the development of the reference private hospital, the<\/span> <b class=\"b2\">Mat<\/b><b class=\"b3\">erna<\/b><b class=\"b4\">l <\/b><b class=\"b5\">and Child Care Centre<\/b> <strong>(Centre Hospitalier M\u00e8re-Enfant &#8211; CHME) in Monkole<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then, in<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">2006<\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the IECD committed to the<span style=\"color: #3d9799;\"> Support Platform for Protection against Sickle Cell Disease <strong>(PAFOVED)<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">in the fight against the first genetic disease in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order to meet the needs of a rural population living in great poverty, the IECD has focused on other sectors of activity, such as the<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">Micro and Small Entreprise Support (VSE) in 2010<\/span><\/strong> and the <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">Family Farm Schools (FFS) in 2012.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In 2016, the Support to Small Enterprises programme focused on<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">reaching new populations in new neighborhoods<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, in particular<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">street vendors and women<\/span><\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The FFS Programme obtained<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\">official recognition<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">of its training courses in 2016. Thus, the Family Farm Schools increased their visibility and strengthened their attractiveness among young people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, since 2023, the IECD has been working in consortium with ESSOR on the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #3d9799;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/en\/projets\/relieef\/\">RELIEEF regional project<\/a> \u2013 Renforcer l\u2019Insertion par l\u2019Emploi et l\u2019Entrepreneuriat des Femmes\u00a0&#8211; <\/span><\/strong>which aims to reduce gender inequalities in the integration of young people in 4 target countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-55jkb2-f02074bf25baae4de9a418dbf00420fa\">\n#top .hr.av-55jkb2-f02074bf25baae4de9a418dbf00420fa{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-55jkb2-f02074bf25baae4de9a418dbf00420fa .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#3d9799;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-55jkb2-f02074bf25baae4de9a418dbf00420fa hr-custom  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lyot0vd4-41c4cf7b608f045683361b52296ded15\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lyot0vd4-41c4cf7b608f045683361b52296ded15 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#3d9799;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lyot0vd4-41c4cf7b608f045683361b52296ded15 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In<\/span>\u00a0<strong>2024<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, the IECD and its local partners implemented <\/span><strong>4 projects<\/strong><span 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