Democratic Republic of the Congo
In a year, we’re proud to have reached over 1 million people through 20 programs. Your donations can help us continue supporting thousands of vulnerable children and their communities.
Impact highlights
1,000,000+
Children and adults reached by our programs in the DRC in the last year.
In DRC’s Kasai region, reading comprehension in grades 3 and 5 rose from 27% to 58% in three years.
Program spotlight: Equality for Girls Access to Learning (EGAL)
The challenge
In 2016, the Kasai Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced political unrest, causing massive population movements and displacement.
As a result, many areas now lack essential social infrastructures such as hospitals, markets and schools.
Ensuring children's education became a challenge, and even more so for girls as local customs favoured domestic activities over pursing education.
The solution
In 2020, World Vision partnered up with Global Affairs Canada, Make Music Matter (MMM) and local administrations to implement the Equality for Girls Access to Learning (EGAL) project in the DRC.
The project aims to enhance girls' agency, increase their resilience in fragile contexts and improve their independent decision-making power. We offer inclusive, gender-transformative quality education in Dibaya and Kanaga, Kasai Central.
The impact
In the past 3 years, we’ve invested in the futures of young girls by:
- Increasing community and household awareness of the rights to education, protection, and decision-making for girls and young women.
- Addressing barriers to girls' education by improving sanitation, providing hygiene kits, and promoting health education through school hygiene clubs.
- Supporting local education stakeholders in developing and implementing safe, inclusive, school improvement plans.
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Our overall impact in the Democratic Republic of Congo
24,930
Children attended in-school and after-school literacy activities.
13,034
Patients received consultations from community health workers through World Vision.
106,598
People benefitted from cash transfers, allowing them to meet their immediate household needs.
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