ActionAid started its work the Democratic Republic of Congo in June 2003 in the conflict ridden eastern province of North Kivu.

The programme was later expanded to the adjacent South Kivu province in Bukavu and thus gaining recognition as a major development player in the country.

ActionAid has registered with the government, credible partnerships agreed and donors brought on board.

In our work, ActionAid seeks to achieve equity between men, women, boys and girls by empowering women and challenging discrimination and insubordination of women and girls.

The organisation also supports local partner organisations to promote the interests and active participation of poor and excluded people in all spheres of their life.

Our Vision:  A nation without poverty where every citizen exercises their right to a life of dignity.

Our Mission: To work in partnership with poor and excluded people to eradicate poverty by challenging and overcoming the injustices and inequity that cause and perpetuate it.

Our Values

Mutual respect: recognising the innate dignity and worth of all people and the value of diversity.

Fairness, equity and justice: ensuring that everyone, regardless of sex, age, race, colour, class and religion, has equal opportunity for expression and for utilising their potential.

Integrity: honesty, transparency and accountability - ¬being accountable for the effectiveness of our actions and open in our judgment and communications with others.

Solidarity: with the poor, excluded and marginalised people - our only bias shall be in favour of the interests of the poor, excluded and marginalised.

Courage of conviction: being creative and radical without fear of failure, in pursuit of the highest possible impact on the causes of poverty.

Humility: recognising that we are part of a bigger alliance against poverty and requiring our presentation and behaviour to be modest.

Respect for the rights of women and children: we believe in taking affirmative action and deliberately strengthening the capacity of women to meet their basic needs and to improve on their position; and have a strong commitment to the rights of the children.

Independence: as an organisation, we remain independent of any religious, party-politics or other partisan affiliation.