How USAID and Asili are working together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on Apr 16, 2020
Here are a few stories about how USAID support is helping Asili fight the COVID-19 pandemic in eastern Congo this April 2020.
Questions et Réponses sur COVID-19
Posted on Apr 11, 2020
Élaboré pour les amis et les familles des personnes qui pourraient avoir COVID-19 Pourquoi la clinique Asili ne peut-elle pas prendre soin des personnes qui pourraient avoir COVID-19? Le virus qui cause la maladie COVID-19 est très contagieux. Il est facile pour le virus de se transmettre par voie aérienne. Les personnes qui peuvent avoir […]
Minneapolis Star Tribune: What people face daily across the world
Posted on Apr 08, 2020
As we trudge through this difficult time in our history, it is worth looking at the comparable realities of those of us in prosperous nations and those living in impoverished ones. In addition to gaining a sense of gratitude, we might be able to even glean a lesson or two.
Montana Standard: We have reason to be optimistic
Posted on Mar 30, 2020
I travel to Congo frequently and I was there during the recent Ebola outbreak, a challenge that is in many ways is precedent to what we face with coronavirus. Here’s a reason for optimism: The Congo just celebrated a major milestone with the passing of an entire month without a new case of Ebola. The Congolese can beat Ebola and we can do the same with coronavirus, especially if we pay close attention to the biggest lesson from that faraway epidemic. Citizens across Africa have beaten Ebola by beating an attitude of distrust in institutions, science and expertise.
COVID-19 Guidance
Posted on Mar 26, 2020
Du Dr Johny Muhindo et l'équipe Asili, des conseils pour ralentir la propagation du coronavirus dans toutes nos communautés. From Dr. Johny Muhindo and the Asili team, guidance to slow the spread of the coronavirus in all our communities.
News from ECI, March 2020 / Nouvelles d’ECI, mars 2020
Posted on Mar 24, 2020
Today I am writing to offer my moral support to the whole ECI family around the world. In addition, I want to keep you up to date about how the pandemic is affecting ECI staff, partners, and people we serve. Aujourd’hui, j’écris avant tout pour offrir mon soutien moral à toute la famille ECI dans le monde. De plus, je veux vous tenir au courant de la façon dont la pandémie affecte le personnel, les partenaires et les personnes que nous servons. — Abraham
UPDATE! The Lake Kivu Coffee Alliance chosen as a finalist in the P3 Impact Awards
Posted on Apr 26, 2018
UPDATE! On July 23rd the Lake Kivu Coffee Alliance was chosen as a finalist in the P3 Impact Awards. Click here to read the article from the US Department of State’s website. The Lake Kivu Coffee Alliance: Helping farmers in eastern DRC regain lost ground In 2013, while fleeing fighting between DRC government forces and […]
Assessing the Growth Potential of Eastern Congo’s Coffee and Cocoa Sectors
Posted on Mar 13, 2018
This piece first appeared on the Center for Strategic and International Studies website and accompanies a new report from CSIS and ECI examining challenges and opportunities in the DRC cocoa and coffee sectors. Assessing the Growth Potential of Eastern Congo’s Coffee and Cocoa Sectors Richard Downie, CSIS March 8th, 2018 During the past decade, donors and […]
The Amani Festival gives center stage to Congolese entrepreneurs
Posted on Feb 23, 2018
The Amani Peace Festival began in 2013 when the notorious rebel group, M23, occupied the city of Goma in eastern Congo. Now in its fifth year, the festival is inspiring proof of Congolese resiliency. It’s also just a lot of fun. A day of music and art, the Amani Festival attracts people from across Goma’s multi-ethnic […]
ECI and partners bring new hope to survivors of landmine-related violence in eastern Congo
Posted on Feb 02, 2018
(Photos by Gerry Kahashy, ECI) In the Lake Kivu/Virunga National Park region of eastern Congo, landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) are a constant danger to coffee workers and their families. Indiscriminate as to their victims, mines and ERW have killed thousands of Congolese civilians. Children, especially, have been affected, accounting for more than […]