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Peacebuilding organisations.
Below are listed peacebuilding and conflict resolution organisations active in DR Congo. Just click on a group’s name for further information.
ACODIF – Community Action For Integral Development in Fizi
ACODIF is committed to community development, community peacebuilding, poverty eradication in Fizi, DR Congo
Action for Development and Social Promotion (ADEPROSO)
ADEPROSO is a grass-roots social development organisation which seeks to involve all members of the community in DR Congo
Actions for Peace and Development in the Great Lakes Region (APDA/GL)
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.
Association of survivors of the Makobola massacres (ARMMK)
ARMM 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.
Association of Volunteers for the Management of Vulnerable Children and Unaccompanied (AVEVENA)
AVEVENA works on war effects on children, refugees, health and development in east DR Congo.
Centre for Study and Social Action (CENEAS)
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.
Centre Resolution Conflits (CRC)
CRC works directly with militia groups, IDPs, and local communities, in East DR Congo.
Chirezi Foundation (Fondation Chirezi / FOCHI)
The Chirezi Foundation has been working to bring about peace and improve the living conditions of Congolese people, especially those of women and children.
Christian Youth Association Against Violence and Intolerance
An organisation promoting tolerance, fellow-feeling and the healing of old wounds, which aims to create a peaceful future through grass-roots community activities.
Emergency Programme for Vulnerable People and Disaster Victims (PSVS)
This organisation works at a local level in the South Kivu region of Eastern DRC which has been severely affected by conflict.
Football Inter-Communautaire Project (FIC)
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.
Global Centre for Non-Violence in Maniema (CGNV-Maniema)
CGNV-Maniema helps people work together to build a society free of violence and injustice in Maniema Province, DR Congo.
Heritiers de la Justice
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.
Organisation for assistance and development (OCAD)
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.
Pan-African Peace University
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.
Peace and Conflict Resolution Project (PCR)
The Peace and Conflict Reconciliation Project is working toward a vision of a DR Congo free from the inhumane circumstances of violence and poverty.
Peace and Human Rights Centre
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
Volunteer Group for Peace (GVP)
The GVP research and publicise human rights violations in North Kivu, producing press conferences and reports aimed at the national and international community.
Volunteering for Integral Development in Rural Areas (VODIMIR)
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 Peace and Development (FPD)
Women for Peace and Development (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.
