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Programme Operation Context
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DRC has been characterised since independence by a state of denial
of rights, the collapse of the governance system, the
marginalisation and exploitation of the huge majority of the
population in term of access and control over resources and
political decision. In addition to this the implication of
neighbour countries and foreign multinationals justifies the
recurrent conflict that DRC has been struggling across its history
since its independence and that culminated in the partition of the
country in 1988. Today, DRC still challenged on how to implement
effectively the peace accord that the country managed to secure
since two years after many failures. |
Community tensions remain high in the eastern part of the country,
while in the west, the political instability is source of fear and
recurrent disorder. The civil society has been very instrumental in
the pushing for a peace accord, but today, it has been negatively
affected by current political divisions. The issue of DRC has strong
ramification on the region.
The huge country is suffering generally from lack of means of
communication. This together with bad governance has generated
physical and psychological marginalisation and exploitation of remote
areas. Due to marginalisation, most of the communities in DRC have
engineered copping mechanisms and local systems that allowed them to
survive in a complete absence of state responsibility and
accountability.
Thematic
areas of concentrations
The
program is in a transition process, trying to come up with a coherent
strategy for DRC building on the existing operations in kingambwe in
suburb area of Kinshasa and in Isangi in Kisangani. The final
strategic document is finalised waiting approval.
The
exiting projects are focusing on the following thematic areas.
HIV: In
Kingambwe,
where ACORD has been working with communities since 1996, ACORD is
developing an awareness, sensitization and prevention program on HIV.
It is supporting community based organisations to fight against stigma
and discrimination through training, exchange, peer education,
testimony of PLWHA , community mobilization, involvement of local
authorities, sensitization and mobilization of independent churches,
and schools,… |
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Programme Title |
DRC Area Programme |
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Location |
Deux provinces de la RD Congo Kinshasa et
Province Orientale |
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Duration
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3 years |
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Overall Objectives
Strengthening the community response
capacity at local, national levels toward
dynamics of pauperization and exclusions
generated from the collapse of centre state,
physical isolation amplified by conflict. |
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