OUR HISTORY
SAVE CONGO was established on 26th june 2000, following years of political decline regional wars, a decade of extreme violence, massive displacement, and widespread rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In the DRC, violence is the cornerstone in building a culture of Peace. In all areas of the country, the human rights record remained considerably poor, and numerous serious abuses were committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention. Harsh and life-threatening conditions in many areas; lack of an independent and effective judiciary; and arbitrary interference with privacy, family, and home; and malnutrition remained serious problems. Decades of armed violence, yet ongoing, have left Democratic Republic of the Congo extremely vulnerable. A low level of development, the trauma of violence, areas geographically difficult to access, and recurrent communicable disease outbreaks, all compound the country’s people needs.
We first began working in sensitizing communities against violence in Kasaï province and providing humanitarian aid to those affected by violence and uprooted from their homes in Haut-Katanga province. Since 2005, we work with local communities to strengthen education, improve health and promote the development of the most vulnerable people throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo.
" Helping victims of Human Rights violations rebuild their lives is our work ".
