All stories related to Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Devastation caused by landmines reaches far beyond injury and death
Apr 04, 2013
Richard MacCormac, head of humanitarian mine action for DanChurchAid, talks about the dangerous and multi-faceted nature of landmine clearance.
Award-winning documentary series launches new season with profile of ACT member
Jan 09, 2013
A profile of Church World Service kicks off the 18th season of a popular U.S. documentary series and features an interview with ACT governing board member, Donna Derr.
Christian Aid animation on malaria
Apr 25, 2010
ACT member Christian Aid uses animation against malaria
ACT in Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Organisations with HQ in Dem. Rep. of the Congo
- Bureau Oecuménique d'Appui au Développement (Ecumenical Office for Support to Development) (BOAD)
- Centre Oecuménique pour la Promotion du Monde Rural (Ecumenical Centre for the Promotion of Rural World) (COPROMOR)
- Eglise Evangélique Luthérienne au Congo (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo) (ELCCo)
- Eglise du Christ au Congo (Church of Christ in Congo) (ECC) - Bureau national
International organisations in Dem. Rep. of the Congo
- Christian Aid (CA)
- DanChurchAid (DCA)
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- Finn Church Aid (FCA)
- Inter-Church Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO)
- Kerk In Actie (KIA)
- The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
- United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Organisations funding work in Dem. Rep. of the Congo
- Brot für Alle/Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All) (BfA)
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Diakonie Austria
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT)
- Finn Church Aid (FCA)
- Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
- Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
- Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D)
- Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, The (PWRDF)
- Solidarité Protestante (Protestant Solidarity) (SP)
- United Church of Canada (UCC)
- United Church of Zambia (UCZ)
About Dem. Rep. of the Congo
- Population: 67.7 million (World Bank, 2011)
- Capital: Kinshasa
- Area: 2.34 million sq km (905,354 sq miles)
- Major languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba
- Major religions: Christianity, Islam
- Life expectancy: 46 years (men), 49 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Congolese franc = 100 centimes
- Main exports: Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil
- GNI per capita: US $150 (World Bank, 2008)