In early 2009, ActionAid and Women for Women International Nigeria embarked on a two-year, multi-country initiative entitled “Access to Justice for Women”. Funded by the UK’s Department for...
As East African Heads of State gather in Nairobi to discuss solutions to conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo ActionAid urges them to take immediate measures to assist those worst affected and engage in negotiations that will lay the foundation for sustainable peace.
As East African Heads of State gather in Nairobi to discuss solutions to conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ActionAid urges them to take immediate measures to assist those worst affected and engage in negotiations that will lay the foundation for sustainable peace.
This ActionAid paper concerns the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as of 28 November 2012, and articulates ActionAid’s position on recent developments in North Kivu as well as the...
As rebel soldiers from the “M23” group take control of Goma and threaten to continue their fight to capture other key cities in DRC, including the capital Kinshasa.
I’ve watched the past few days news from Goma in eastern Congo with a ghastly sense of déjà vu. Four years ago, to the day, I was in Goma, at that time still precariously held by the government army...
The latest developments in the on-going conflict in North Kivu province in the Eastern DRC continue to cause untold humanitarian suffering to thousands of innocent civilians. ActionAid International calls on the Africa Union through the current EAC Foreign Affairs Ministers taking place in Kampala, Uganda and the International Community to take leadership and end the fighting and suffering without any further delay.
Child Sponsorship is a programme which has been a crucial part of ActionAid International for many years and we are proud to say that it has just been introduced to DRC.The Programme was introduced...
An unwavering commitment to fight against all forms of discrimination towards women and promote gender equality was the motivation behind Marie Bunyemu Kahoto’s decision to set up the non-profit-...