The Potential of Coffee in eastern Congo
Posted on Dec 03, 2015
Congo's state bureaucracy impacts the day-to-day livelihoods and opportunities of rural populations.
Posted on Dec 03, 2015
Congo's state bureaucracy impacts the day-to-day livelihoods and opportunities of rural populations.
Posted on Oct 30, 2015
When the Congolese Association Standing Proud in Goma celebrated the opening of their brand new Cyber Café, ECI was invited to see first-hand the success of the space we helped fund!
Posted on Aug 13, 2015
University students in Congo using tech innovation for conflict resolution and economic development in the community.
Posted on Aug 10, 2015
PPSSP's vital work to reduce the mortality rate for mothers and their children in eastern Congo.
Posted on Jun 15, 2015
On Promo Jeune Basket’s court in Goma, DRC Amanda Kabantu is a force to be reckoned with. From the bleachers one would never know that at 14 years old, she is one of the youngest players on PJB’s elite girls basketball team. Playing with and against girls sometimes twice her age, she easily dribbles up the court, crosses over, and executes a crisp chest pass to a teammate as if she has been doing this for years.
Posted on Jun 02, 2015
Amplifying the voices of Congolese women through rural radio clubs across the region: a complex and sophisticated network of sharing, learning and empowerment.
Posted on May 18, 2015
Children's Voice undertakes inspiring work to help Congolese kids who have fallen behind in their studies to get an education, develop crucial life skills, and to build a better future.
Posted on May 11, 2015
A bi-partisan group of 22 Congressional leaders from the US Senate and House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to ‘swiftly appoint a new high-level Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and DRC.’
Posted on Nov 03, 2014
In the vast majority of crimes in DRC, the criminals responsible suffer no legal consequences for their actions. Respondents to ECI’s opinion polling across the DRC who were witnesses to a crime reported that only in one in three had received any form of punishment. Sylvie (name changed) was raped while she was still a […]
Posted on Oct 24, 2014
From 2011 to 2013, ECI polled thousands of people across Congo on issues important to them, including their thoughts on security. In this polling, only 11% of respondents reported feeling ‘completely secure.’ Furthermore, 50% of respondents believed that a stronger national army and police force would be the single most effective way to improve the […]