DR Congo: Peacebuilding organisations.

ACODIF is committed to community development, community peacebuilding, poverty eradication in Fizi, DR Congo

ADCOP builds local capacity for peacebuilding and conflict transformation, and has a particular focus on strengthening the role of young people.

ADEPROSO is a grass-roots social development organisation which seeks to involve all members of the community in DR Congo

APDA/GL is involved in a range of activities to support the development of a sustainable peace in the Great Lakes region. The organisation provides training and sensitisation around the issues of non-violence and human rights.

ARMMK focuses on developing inter-ethnic peaceful coexistence and conflict resolution at a grassroots level in DR Congo. They are made up of survivors of the Makabola Massacres.

AVEVENA works on war effects on children, refugees, health and development in east DR Congo.

BOSSE programmes cover the areas of peacebuilding, education, development and health in Eastern DR Congo.

CEDEF provides programmes in participatory development and peacebuilding and reconciliation, non-violence and peace education in DR Congo

Founded in 1997, the Centre for Study and Social Action (CENEAS) is staffed by 15 permanent employees and 45 local correspondents who work to research and resolve conflict in the Eastern DRC.

CGNV-Maniema helps people work together to build a society free of violence and injustice in Maniema Province, DR Congo.

CRC works directly with militia groups, IDPs, and local communities, in East DR Congo.

An organisation promoting tolerance, fellow-feeling and the healing of old wounds, which aims to create a peaceful future through grass-roots community activities.

CODHAS is a human rights and peacebuilding organisation working in Masisi and Rutshuru in North Kivu. They work on land conflicts, ethnic conflicts and the protection of human rights.

FPD and its partners work to bring vulnerable women and victims of violence in eastern DR Congo together to form associations, with the aim of helping them to overcome trauma, helping them spiritually and materially for their self-development.

Flevica are based in Bunia and operate in different regions of Ituri, a region of DR Congo that has seen heavy fighting in the Conogolese Wars. Much of their work relates to ethnic violence.

FIC has brought together young people from different communities to share the idea of peace and demonstrate the power of sport to bring people together.

FOMI is an organisation dedicated to fighting for women's rights in Ituri, one of the regions affected by the worst fighting in east DRC.

HEAL Africa is a hospital in Goma DRC that has developed to provide a range of peacebuilding programmes throughout North Kivu. It is an innovative example of 'peace through health'.

Héritiers de la Justice (Heirs of Justice) is a Congolese NGO and human rights organisation which specialises in promoting peace in the Great Lakes Region, particularly in South Kivu.

IPM began in 2007 to provide information on peace education, and peace in general, to communities in Walikale in North Kivu, DR Congo. They use research centres and radio to build peace in a region heavily affected by armed groups.

Based in South Kivu, the mission of INIREC is to train, mentor and support grassroots communities and all segments of Congolese society in efforts to build peace.

OCAD works within local communities on peacebuilding, education and the protection of women. It provides seminars and training, organises public meetings and lobbies for change.

The Pan African Peace University will provide accessible university education for all, including orphans and children from poor families, thus opening the chance for them to hold leadership positions and help shape Africa's destiny.

Based in Butembo in North Kivu, PSM/DRC engages in a range of peacebuilding activities, including work with child soldiers, assisting their demobilisation and reintegration back into society.

A group of students, lawyers, teachers and other professionals came together to create the centre in order to promote peace and human rights in the Eastern DRC

PEREX_CV operate in North Kivu, supporting local grassroots organisations and other local initiatives and projects. Their mission is to contribute to the pacification and development of the DRC by the sustainable training of ex-combatants and other vulnerable groups.

This organisation works at a local level in the South Kivu region of Eastern DRC which has been severely affected by conflict.

RHA was established during the conflict in Ituri, DR Congo between 2002-03 to ease tensions between communities in the region. They continue to build relations between ethnic groups in Ituri.

The GVP research and publicise human rights violations in North Kivu, producing press conferences and reports aimed at the national and international community.

Since 2003, VODIMIR has aimed to contain conflict peacefully and support all vulnerable groups and minorities through creating a space for their rights.

Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. In DRC, they have helped over 24,000 women.