World Refugee Day
Children have received daily rations provided by feeding centers for returnees, and vaccinations at a health post, supported by members of ACT.
ACT International
Caring for Children in Democratic Republic of Congo
Almost four million Congolese have left their homes due to the country's protracted and complex conflict. Many of them have wandered, displaced, around the country and will ultimately have to settle down far away from their original home regions. They lack almost everything: food, shelter, plots to dig, clothing, pots and kettles, seeds and tools.
However, the return of uprooted people and reconstruction is beginning in many places in earnest. The ultimate success of the resettlement depends on how the returnees are being supported at this crucial stage.
Lush and green as they may look, war-ravaged places such as Batiambale in Eastern DRC have been devoid of almost any serious planting activities for years.
While people waited for the first proper harvest, widespread malnourishment still prevails in many areas.
