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USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Operational Plan 

FY 2006 

June 2, 2006 
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Please Note: 

The attached RESULTS INFORMATION is from the FY 2006 Operational Plan and was assembled 

and analyzed by the country or USAID operating unit identified on the cover page. 

The Operational Plan is a "pre-decisional" USAID document and does not reflect results stemming 

from formal USAID review(s) of this document. 

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Portions released on or after July 1, 2006 
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Program Performance Summary FY 2005: The social indicators for the Democratic Republic of the 

Congo (DRC) are among the worst in the world. Infant and under-five mortality rates are 126 and 212 per 

1,000 live births, respectively. Maternal mortality in the country is a stratospheric 990 per 100,000 live 

births, which means that one in 13 Congolese women will die in childbirth. Over 1 million Congolese are 

living with HIV/AIDS. Per-capita GDP is $98. Life expectancy for men is 46 and for women 51 years. 

Violation of human rights, including the widespread use of rape as a means of subjugation of the 

population, is a huge problem affecting millions of Congolese citizens, particularly in the conflicted east of 

the country. 

The African Great Lakes region, including much of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 

has been a nexus of instability for over fifteen years. Years of misrule and economic mismanagement in 

the DRC led to institutional collapse, war, and a failed state, with the remnants of government functions 

remaining operating primarily as rent-seeking, predatory operations. The most recent phase of conflict, 

beginning in the late 1990s, has cost in excess of 3.8 million lives and caused economic damage that will 

take a generation to overcome. While many neighboring countries have found military, political, or 

diplomatic solutions to their internal problems, the DRC is in the midst of a delicate transition process; this 

presents a critical opportunity to support increased stability in the DRC and the entire Great Lakes, 

ensuring that citizens’ basic needs are met. 

The goal of the USAID program in the DRC is to assist the DRC in its transition to a sound democracy 

with a healthier, better-education population benefiting from improved livelihoods. USAID supports a 

wide variety of emergency, transition and development efforts in support of a people-oriented 

developmental approach that considers the needs, interests, experiences and knowledge of both men 

and women, especially those from disadvantaged groups, and supports the country’s transition. The 

USAID program in the DRC is fully integrated into and supportive of the United States Government’s 

diplomatic efforts to broker peace and stability in the DRC and in the region, and complements the $200 

million annual USG contribution to the United Nations PeaceKeeping Operation in the Congo (MONUC). 

The USG program further addresses the global issues of polio eradication, stemming the HIV/AIDS 

pandemic and protecting tropical forests and biodiversity in the Congo Basin region. In 2005, a new 

strategic statement, to guide USAID’s engagement in the DRC and reduce conflict and fragility was 

developed and submitted for approval. 

Key achievements. 

Health. In 2005, USAID programmed $23 million in the health sector to support activities in 92 health 

zones and selected national initiatives. USAID supported routine immunization, polio eradication, 

tuberculosis (TB) control, disease surveillance, human capacity development and Vitamin A 

supplementation. USAID contributed to key national policies and strategies for malaria and HIV/AIDS 

control. The DRC was a recipient of the fifth round of Global Funds for Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB) and 

HIV/AIDS, and has received $36,234,565 over five years for TB. USAID is a Vice-President of the 

Country Coordinating Mechanism, the body that overseas the Global Fund in the DRC. 

In FY 2005, no new cases of polio were reported in spite of reintroduction of wild polio virus in countries 

to the north and the south of the DRC. Polio vaccination campaigns were carried out in the two Northern 

provinces bordering CAR and Sudan and in the six southern provinces bordering Angola. The campaign 

in the North targeted 2.6 million children and achieved 90% coverage. The campaign in the South 

targeted 7.4 million children and achieved 96% coverage. 

 

In some USAID assisted health zones, routine immunization coverage rates reflect advancement toward 

the goals of increased access and utilization of services. In other zones, due to non provision of essential 

drugs, a decrease in curative services utilization rates (from 35% in 2003 to 13% in 2005) was recorded. 

Overall immunization levels in USAID assisted health zones remain above national levels. DPT3 

coverage average is 70% at the national level and 75% in USAID assisted health zones. Measles 

vaccination coverage is 68% countrywide and 70% in USAID assisted health zones. With USAID 

assistance, national distribution of Vitamin A (non-polio related) reached 87%. In 2004 in 20 USAID 

assisted health zones 31.15% of households had at least one ITN. When this program was expanded to 
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41 health zones in 2005, coverage dropped to 21% (attributed to the expansion and the inclusion of a 

new partner). 83% of children were treated promptly for malaria. 

USAID sold 24,356,009 social marketed condoms in 2005. Due to free condom distribution and 

inaccessibility of certain areas (mainly in Eastern DRC) the target of 30,500,009 was not met. Female 

condoms were introduced to the market in early 2005. A total of 90,438 were socially marketed 

exceeding the sales targets by 80%. Seven USAID-funded Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) sites 

worked with 32,390 clients. The rate of return for HIV tests results increased significantly from 68.2% to 

92.9% in 2005. In 2005 beneficiaries of USAID’s program to provide care and support to people living 

with HIV/AIDs increased from 2,677 to 5,928. 

In FY 2005, USAID added 907 new clinics and 228 new pharmacies providing family planning services, to 

serve a target population of 1.6 million women of reproductive age. USAID continues to have the mix of 

natural (standard days method, SDM) and modern methods available. 1,500 rural and urban clinicians 

were trained in family planning technology, contraceptive security, and/or behavior change 

communications. 

Democracy and governance. USAID/DRC’s DG program is designed to promote a successful transition 

to peace and democratic governance by helping the Transition Government (TG) implement the Peace 

Agreement during the required 36-month timeframe. USAID/DRC's anti-corruption program focuses on 

the abuse of public authority by government officials along the Congo River. USAID’s NGO partner 

implemented a set of innovative initiatives and advocacy campaigns from FY 2003 to FY 2005 that have 

reduced the percentage of illegal taxes to 65% from 92% in FY 2003. 

 

USAID/DRC has supported the Independent Election Commission to meet key benchmarks in the 

Transition process including voter registration. In FY 2005 the Independent Election Commission (IEC) 

developed the capacity to register 25 million voters nationwide - an achievement that many observers 

thought was impossible. All of the operating and administrative procedures of the IEC were put in place 

including provincial-level structures. A draft electoral law was written over the course of the year and 

submitted to the National Assembly for debate and adoption. 

In addition, USAID has made key contributions to the passage of the law on sexual violence, which 

provides important new legal protections to Congolese citizens. In addition, USAID has provided 

important assistance to the GDRC in producing the draft Constitution, as well as preparing for elections to 

ratify the Constitution and prepare the ground for Presidential elections. 

USAID/DRC is reducing fragility in the DRC by improving security and stability. One source of conflict 

targeted is criminal impunity and the absence of access to justice in the DRC. To address this issue, 

USAID's human rights program focuses specifically on improving access to justice for vulnerable 

populations, in particular victims of sexual torture and violence in the four eastern provinces of North Kivu, 

South Kivu, Maniema and Katanga. In FY 2005 the program provided technical assistance and training 

to 104 human rights groups including 450 individual members in five unstable provinces to better report 

on human rights issues and advocate for improved human rights protection. USAID supported NGOs 

produced a historic Law on Sexual Violence that is now on the National Assembly's agenda. 

USAID/DRC's trained 50 of the DRC's registered political parties. In 2005 these parties made progress 

towards becoming more representative and competitive institutions. A series of Open Forums have been 

conducted nationwide in which these parties present clear platforms and respond directly to citizens' 

concerns. A political parties’ Code of Conduct was signed in 2005. 

 

Livelihoods. The Mission’s Livelihoods strategy is to stimulate increased economic activity in targeted 

rural areas through improved productivity and market access of small-scale farmers. In Katanga, the 

implementing partner organized improved seed multiplication by 1,628 households through a network of 

59 Farmer Groups. These groups also tested different technologies to improve soil fertility and crop 

diversification. A partnership with Gecamines, a state-owned bankrupt mining corporation, was forged to 

manage a farm as an agricultural training facility. USAID and the implementing partner created a 
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partnership with the World Bank and received $1.8 million in financing to assist the more dynamic of over 

10,000 laid-off Gecamines workers in their economic reintegration. USAID facilitated the creation of a 

mining interest group with stakeholders which will link the extractive industries to economic development 

efforts. 

 

The Improved Cassava activity assists farmers in combating the most important disease (cassava mosaic 

virus) affecting the roots and leaves of this staple crop which is consumed by 100% of households and 

accounts for 65% of caloric intake in DRC. This activity has now developed 100% resistant varieties. The 

activity is being expanded to include the fight against banana wilt, a devastating disease affecting the 

other major staple crop in the DRC. 

USAID through its implementing partners has mobilized communities to rehabilitate roads and market 

infrastructure across its operational areas. The World Food Program has used food-for-work to improve 

roads in Katanga to link villages to markets. USAID organized village-level micro credit activities in 

Katanga and Equateur provinces, benefiting primarily women. 5,224 women are involved in local savings 

mobilization/literacy programs in Katanga and have amassed $17,100 in savings. 

 

Vulnerable populations. USAID supports programs for extremely vulnerable populations with a particular 

emphasis on separated and abandoned children and women, girls, boys, and men victims of sexual 

violence. In 2003 USAID launched a three-year program to support the reintegration of separated and 

abandoned children into their families and to promote the prevention of further separation and 

abandonment. Additional funds from the Displaced Children and Orphans fund have complemented this 

program to specifically address the phenomenon of children who are accused of witchcraft (according to 

research in Kinshasa an estimated 70% of street children are accused of witchcraft). To date 3,333 

children have been reunified with their families, 90% of whom have remained reunified after six months. 

These activities have taken place in the urban centers of Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Mbuji Mayi, and in the 

province of North Kivu. USAID has been assisting victims of sexual violence, torture, and trafficking sine 

July 2002 through holistic support to survivors that includes medical, psychosocial, and socio-economic 

reintegration assistance, while promoting judicial services where appropriate and safe. To date USAID 

has provided these services to over 39,000 survivors of rape, sexual violence, torture, and abduction in 

most conflict affected eastern provinces of Maniema, North and South Kivu, and Ituri. 

Basic Education. Through the Ambassadors’ Girls Scholarships Program, the African Education Initiative 

(AEI) granted scholarships to 16,768 primary school girls in four provinces (Bandundu, Equateur, BasCongo and Maniema) for the school year 2004-2005. Approximately 18,000 scholarships are planned for 

the 2005-2006 school year. The Basic Education project trained 720 teachers and 270 provincial-level 

education officials in active pedagogy in 120 schools in the provinces of Bas-Congo, Equateur and 

Bandundu. A new three-year program - Holistic Options for Primary Education in the Democratic 

Republic of Congo - was funded in FY 2005 and will affect 120 schools, 80 communities and over 60,000 

students in the provinces of Equateur and South Kivu. 

Reintegration of Ex-Combatants. The Conflict Management and DDR program worked directly with 1,339 

certified ex-combatants in 53 communities in North Kivu and Katanga Provinces, providing training to 

foster reintegration of war-affected people. This resulted in the reintegration of 1,339 ex-combatants into 

the communities targeted. The DDR program also trained 1,060 community members in addition to the 

ex-combatants and created a conflict management and a project management committee in each of the 

53 communities for a total of 106 operating committees. These communities worked together with the excombatants to complete 50 projects including the rehabilitation of schools, bridges, health facilities, roads, 

fishponds, and electricity networks. The training and projects created cooperative environments where 

the 1,339 ex-combatants and other community members now live and work together. These activities 

complement the support to reintegration of ex-combatants supported by the Office of Transition Initiatives 

(USAID/OTI), which provides support to ex-combatant reintegration in DRC. 

Labor-intensive public works. Ex-combatants and community members build or reconstruct social 

infrastructure and are paid $2 per day. This allows them to accumulate capital for future productive 

activities. 
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Humanitarian assistance. In 2205, the USAID emergency program in the DRC targeted the geographic 

areas severely affected by the conflict and that have the highest mortality and malnutrition rates in the 

country. USAID humanitarian programs included primarily health and nutrition, food security (including 

critical roads and market infrastructure rehabilitation), shelter, water and sanitation, and transportation for 

humanitarian personnel and materiel. The total USAID budget for emergency programs in 2005 was 

$26.5 million; this provided an estimated 2.1 million war-affected people access to health care and 

enabled them to resume livelihood activities. Specifically, $7.8 million was spent on emergency 

healthcare services and $12.5 million on food security. UNICEF was granted $2 million to maintain its 

capacity for rapid supply of emergency health kits, nutrition products, water and sanitation equipment, 

shelter and other non-food items to humanitarian organizations when needed. In addition, USAID 

provided $500,000 to each the United Nations’ Office of Coordination and Humanitarian Affairs and to the 

Food and Agriculture Organization for coordination. In 2005, USAID provided $2.4 million for 

transportation of humanitarian workers and non-food items in emergency areas. USAID also contributed 

food commodities valued at $28.6 million to World Food Program to provide relief to 2.3 million waraffected and displaced populations, bringing the total humanitarian budget in 2005 to $55.1 million. 

Transition assistance. Funding from the Transition Initiatives account in the DRC has been instrumental 

in preparing for the elections and for the DDR process in the DRC. Numerous election-related 

sensitization and public outreach activities, and the first large-scale formal ex-combatant reintegration 

program, have been funded from this account. USAID’s transition assistance paved the way for these 

transition-critical national initiatives, and created models for replication. Of particular note is the 

community-based SECA network, created by OTI, which will be used for election observation in 2006. 

Conflict. The political, social and economic landscapes of the DRC are characterized by conflict, and 

sustained effort over the short and medium term is necessary to reduce the incidence and the impact of 

conflicts arising from competition for resources, predatory state practices and the fragile transition itself. 

USAID addresses conflict in the DRC at the national and at the local levels. Support to the ongoing 

peace process at the national level, including election support, is complemented by very localized conflictmitigation activities, particularly in the Eastern DRC and along the Congo River. USAID has created 

hundreds of village-based conflict resolution committees associated with its developmental, 

reconstruction and reintegration activities. 

Gender implications. The vast majority of the victims of the DRC conflict since 1997 - 3.8 million excess 

deaths - have been civilians, particularly women and children. USAID mainstreams gender 

considerations throughout its programming by: (1) monitoring activities to ensure that gender is 

operationally mainstreamed, (2) actively promoting women’s participation at the grassroot, local and 

national levels, and (3) designing activities that can leverage removal of barriers to women’s full 

participation. 

USAID key family planning partners continue to use men as well as women as community mobilizers 

(CM). These male CMs have had better success at reaching the husbands, whose signatures are 

needed, of women wishing to obtain contraceptives. The education program treats gender issues as a 

major part of its development activities. Girls’ enrollment rates in primary school are generally low in 

comparison with boys. USAID addresses this issue by continuing to prove scholarships to vulnerable 

girls, incorporating gender equity training into teacher training modules and working with local community 

groups like Parent/Teacher associations to try and resolve the poor girls’ retention rates. USAID’s 

Gender-based Violence Prevention program specifically targets the victims of sexual abuse, who, in the 

DRC are predominately but not exclusively, female. 

Synergies and program integration. In 2005, USAID/DRC operated under an Integrated Strategic Plan, 

into which emergency, developmental and transition assistance are fully integrated. Transition funding, 

Conflict Management and Mitigation funding, Economic Support Funds and DA/DG funds are 

programmed in the Democracy and DDR areas. In 2005 the Mission moved closer to the hand over of 

the OTI program by funding DDR and rapid response activities through OTI’s contractor and leveraging 

World Bank funds in the process. As the OFDA-funded emergency program withdraws from those areas 
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to which stability is gradually returning, the Mission’s Health program has moved into those areas with 

developmental activities. Livelihoods activities are strategically located to maximize synergies with health 

and education activities. USAID’s newly developed Strategic Statement for the DRC likewise maximizes 

synergies, particularly in the areas of reintegration of people affected by conflict and protection of 

individuals from physical violence. 

Challenges. The major challenges facing USAID (and indeed the DRC) are the fragility of the transition 

and the ineffective transition government. Corruption, and the non- or irregular payment of salaries, 

particularly military salaries are other major constraints. The USG is actively engaged with the GDRC 

and other major donors in all of these three areas. 
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FY 2006 Program 

SO: 660-007 Advance Peace and Transition Process to Completion by June 2006 

Promote and Support Credible Elections Processes 

Promote and Support Credible Elections Processes ($2,000,000 DA): USAID will continue its flexible 

program of technical, logistical, and commodity assistance to the DRC's Independent Election 

Commission and other institutions of the Transition Government and civil society working to achieve the 

goal of a credible, participatory, and transparent electoral process that results in a unified legitimate and 

effective government. USAID will also retain its capacity for rapid-response assistance as the electoral 

process and broader transition evolve. Activities under this program component will: (a) strengthen the 

Transition Government’s ability to meet critical benchmarks related to the electoral process, and prepare 

for the post transition period; (b) strengthen civil society organizations to stop spoilers and promote good 

governance; (c) strengthen local communities to mediate conflict, combat corruption, and end criminal 

impunity. Principal contractor/grantee: Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) and Chemonics. 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($1,066,000 DA): Activities under this program component will strengthen civil 

society organizations to stop spoilers and promote good governance as well as strengthen local 

communities to mediate conflict, combat corruption, and end criminal impunity. Principal 

contractor/grantee: Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI). 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 660-007 Advance Peace and Transition Process to Completion by June 2006 

Promote and Support Credible Elections Processes 

Promote and Support Credible Elections Processes: 

Program components under this objective will be completed in FY 2006 with the installation of a unified, 

legitimate government following elections. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 660-008 Enhance Protection of Individuals from Physical Violence 

Protect Human Rights 

Protect Human Rights ($1,500,000 CSH). An estimated 15,000 - 30,000 street children live in Kinshasa 

alone and thousands more in cities and towns across the DRC, many of whom are subjected to repeated 

human rights violations. Fighting and insecurity continues in some areas of eastern Congo, perpetuating 

further violence and separation. If these massive human rights violations against such children are 

allowed to continue, the already fragile transition process will be put at further risk. USAID will continue 

to address the roots of child separation and abandonment through on-going research, public outreach, 

and support to communities at risk to prevent further separations and abuse. It will also focus on family 

mediation, reunification, and follow-up mechanisms as alternatives to institutionalization and will devise 

systems for foster care in situations where no extended family members are willing or able to care for 

their children. These activities will continue to focus on areas most affected by the conflict and in urban 

areas where child abuse, abandonment, and separation is especially rampant. Categories of vulnerable 

and separated children include child soldiers, street children, children accused of witchcraft, children in 

conflict with the law, internally displaced people, disabled children, child laborers, and orphans. The 

program will use a community-based approach to help identify children at risk and reduce stigma and 

discrimination. The activities will seek to support and reunify a minimum of 2,000 vulnerable children with 

their families. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Activities notified under this strategic objective are part of a new strategic statement that is pending 
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approval. Should funding levels or activities included in this data sheet change substantially once the 

strategy statement is approved, a new notification will be submitted prior to the obligation of any funds. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 660-008 Enhance Protection of Individuals from Physical Violence 

Protect Human Rights 

Protect Human Rights ($1,300,000 CSH). USAID will continue to address the roots of child separation 

and abandonment through on-going research, public outreach, and support to communities at risk to 

prevent further separations and abuse. The activities will seek to support and reunify a minimum of 2,000 

vulnerable children with their families. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 660-009 Reintegrate Persons Affected by Crisis 

Expand & Improve Access To Economic & Social Infrastructure 

Expand & Improve Access To Economic & Social Infrastructure: ($1,000,000 DA; $1,000,000 ESF). 

USAID will address the reintegration of ex-combatants through programs that provide training for social 

reintegration (such as conflict mitigation) and material support to assist with regaining livelihoods (e.g., 

training and reintegration kits). Activities will include support to communities receiving ex-combatants to 

facilitate the re-entry process. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity ($1,932,000 DA; $552,000 prior year DA). USAID will continue to 

work with international agricultural research organizations and non-governmental organizations to 

improve the quality of planting materials for the most important food crops (including cassava and 

banana) and extend these improved varieties to communities in rural areas. By making these high quality 

planting materials available, USAID will increase food security in areas prone to renewed conflict. In 

addition, USAID will provide support to marketing activities to assist rural communities in bringing their 

output to market. This activity will facilitate the reintegration of vulnerable groups (ex-combatants, IDPs) 

into their villages of origin, as increased productivity in rural areas will attract resettlement of these 

vulnerable groups. Principal contractors and grantees: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 

the Southeast Consortium for International Development (SECID), PACT, and Innovative Resources 

Management (IRM) (primes). 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations. Through support from the Office of Food 

for Peace (FFP), USAID provides approximately 40% of the overall contributions to the U.N. World Food 

Program (WFP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These contributions help to meet critical 

WFP emergency and development objectives. Results and planning information on these activities are 

reported separately by FFP, but these activities are a strategic part of this objective. 

Provide Emergency Assistance 

Provide Emergency Assistance. Through support from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), 

USAID will continue to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations with emergency non-food 

humanitarian assistance. These activities are reported separately by OFDA but make up a critical 

component of the overall USAID program and are strategically a part of this objective for reintegration of 

persons affected by conflict. 
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Strengthen The Financial Services Sector & Increase Access to Capital 

Strengthen the Financial Services Sector and Increase Access to Capital ($1,000,000 DA). USAID will 

support micro-finance activities targeting communities that are in areas of resettlement for ex-combatants, 

IDPs, and refugees. USAID will finance the operation of micro-credit groups managed by nongovernmental organizations that in turn work with local organizations to extend credit to underserved rural 

areas. Through this support, sustainable rural finance networks will be established, building capacity of 

communities to manage credit. The impact of this support will be to improve food security, aid in small 

business development, and facilitate return and reintegration. Principal contractors and grantees: To be 

determined. 

Activities notified under this strategic objective are part of a new strategic statement that is pending 

approval. Should funding levels or activities included in this data sheet change substantially once the 

strategy statement is approved, a new notification will be submitted prior to the obligation of any funds. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 660-009 Reintegrate Persons Affected by Crisis 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity ($1,000,000 DA). USAID will continue to work with international 

agricultural research organizations to improve the quality of planting materials for the most important food 

crops, including cassava and banana, and extend these improved varieties to communities in rural areas. 

The focus of activities will move away from development of improved varieties toward strengthened 

production and processing capacity. To improve household incomes, USAID will place an emphasis on 

the processing of diversified, high-value food products. Principal contractors and grantees: To be 

determined. 

Strengthen The Financial Services Sector & Increase Access to Capital 

Strengthen the Financial Services Sector and Increase Access to Capital ($982,000 DA). USAID will 

continue to support micro-finance activities targeting communities that are in areas of resettlement for excombatants, IDPs, and refugees. USAID expects that most resettlement will be complete, and the focus 

of work will shift to building sustainable credit organizations in the primary areas of return. Work will focus 

on diversifying the range of loan products available. Principal contractors and grantees: To be 

determined. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 660-010 Increase Access to Essential Services 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($3,672,000 DA). Under the Presidential African 

Education Initiative, over 18,000 girls will be provided scholarships and incentives to stay in school. 

Communities will be involved in achieving access to quality education through assistance with: 

advocating for education policy reform at the local, provincial, and national levels, particularly regarding 

reductions in school fees; and developing financial interventions such as income generating activities to 

assist in establishing school funds to offset school fees. This program will affect 120 schools, 80 

communities and over 60,000 students. Principal contractors and grantees: Education Development 

Center (EDC) and Academy for Educational Development (AED) (primes). 

Improve Child Survival, Health & Nutrition 
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Improve Child Survival, Health and Nutrition ($8,601,000 CSH). USAID will increase access to essential 

health care services in the most fragile areas of DRC. Technical assistance will be provided to provincial 

government staff in policy development and reform in order to increase access to quality communitybased primary health care services and improve and increase the capacity of the health system and 

national health programs. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($4,170,000 CSH). USAID will continue to 

support activities focused on malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. At the national level, 

USAID will continue to support the rebuilding of the integrated disease surveillance system. Principal 

contractors and grantees: InterChurch Medical Assistance (IMA), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), TB 

Control Assistance Program, Malaria Action Coalition, and the World Health Organization (WHO) 

(primes). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS ($3,955,000 CSH). USAID supports activities that 

contribute to the reduction of HIV prevalence while increasing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, 

care, and support services focused on high risk populations in three urban centers. Interventions include 

behavior change communication, social marketing of condoms (6,000,000/year), voluntary counseling 

and testing (20,925 individuals), prevention of mother-to-child transmission, care and support for people 

living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, blood safety, and ensuring universal precautions. Principal 

contractors and grantees: CRS, Family Health International (FHI), and Population Servicees International 

(PSI) (primes). 

Support Family Planning 

Support Family Planning ($5,734,000 CSH). Family planning services are integrated with essential health 

services and will be expanded into one new urban area and 15 new rural health zones. USAID continues 

to work with the government to increase the officially approved age of marriage for women, which is 

currently 14 years, and formally legalize family planning in the constitution. Principal contractors and 

grantees: IMA, PSI, CARE, the Georgetown Institute for Reproductive Health (primes). 

Activities notified under this strategic objective are part of a new strategic statement that is pending 

approval. Should funding levels or activities included in this data sheet change substantially once the 

strategy statement is approved, a new notification will be submitted prior to the obligation of any funds. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 660-010 Increase Access to Essential Services 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($4,000,000 DA). USAID will expand support to 

primary schools in additional provinces and provide teacher training in active pedagogy. The number of 

trained teachers will be increased to 2,000 (up from 720 in FY 2005). Assistance will continue to over 

18,000 girls under the African Education Initiative. Community participation will be encouraged through 

capacity building activities coupled with income-generating activities, interactive radio instruction, and 

parent associations. Principal contractors and grantees: AED (prime). 

Improve Child Survival, Health & Nutrition 
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Improve Child Survival, Health and Nutrition ($8,650,000 CSH). USAID will continue to provide essential 

health services, defined as a minimum package of services available at the health center level, in the 

most fragile areas. Capacity will continue to be built throughout all levels of service delivery. National level 

health policy reform will also be emphasized. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($4,323,000 CSH). USAID will continue to 

provide technical support to national programs to control infectious diseases and support to partners to 

implement disease control activities. Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 2006. 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS ($3,960,000 CSH). USAID plans to continue support for 

behavior change communication, social marketing of condoms, voluntary counseling and testing, care 

and support for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, 

blood safety and universal precautions. Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 2006. 

Support Family Planning 

Support Family Planning ($4,937,000 CSH). USAID will continue to expand access to family planning 

methods with the goal of improving reproductive health. Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 

2006. 

All family planning assistance agreements will incorporate clauses that implement the President's 

directive restoring the Mexico City Policy. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 660-011 Advance Inclusive Governance 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($1,450,000 ESF): USAID’s support to civil society organizations will continue to 

strengthen constituencies for reform, stop spoilers, combat corruption and promote good governance 

through civic education and engagement at the national and local levels. Activities will build upon results 

achieved with over 200 civil society organizations nationwide. Principal contractor/grantee: TBD 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties ($750,000): USAID will continue its program of support to 

Congolese political parties to sustain and expand multi-party competition prior to the DRC's next electoral 

process scheduled for 2012. Supporting parties within and without the new government will be essential 

to developing their internal capacity and developing a "loyal opposition" that works within the framework 

of a democratic system, rather than trying to undermine it. This program will continue to support six 

Demcocracy Resource Centers at the provincial level to develop inclusive political processes. Principal 

Contractor or Grantee: Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS). 

Strengthen the Justice Sector 

Strengthen the Justice Sector ($1,500,000 ESF). USAID’s support to strengthen the justice sector will 
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focus on establishing an independent judiciary and expanding access to justice in targeted provinces. 

Activities to support an independent judiciary will help this branch of government to be less weak and 

dependent on the executive branch by asserting its Constitutional authority to check abuses of power 

throughout the country and protect vulnerable populations. Toward this end, USAID will provide technical, 

logistical and commodity assistance to promote the development, promulgation, and implementation of 

key laws including the Law on the Judicial Council, and Law on Magistrates, and to stand-up new 

institutions including the Constitutional Court so that they can manage their legal, financial, and personnel 

needs without executive branch interference. Activities to expand access to Justice will support “mobile 

courts” to bring the formal justice system to un-served areas while creating “justice resource centers” that 

provide year-round services including legal assistance, referrals, mediation, monitoring customary court 

authorities, outreach, and legal education, with an initial emphasis on vulnerable populations such as 

women and minorities. USAID will also combat criminal impunity at the local and national levels, 

particularly in eastern DRC by providing technical assistance and training to human rights groups in at 

least three eastern provinces to better monitor and report on human rights abuses, develop and 

implement action plans for ending these abuses, and effectively advocate for justice sector reforms. 

Principal contractors and grantees: Avocats Sans Frontieres, Global Right, and TBD 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework ($750,000 ESF). USAID will continue to assist the 

National Assembly, an institution that is fundamental to reducing state fragility and implementing needed 

political reforms in the DRC. During the post-transition period, the 500 newly-elected legislators will need 

extensive assistance to form a majority and govern effectively, starting with the development and 

implementation of a National Reform Agenda that reflects public expectations. USAID will provide 

necessary training, technical, logistical, and commodity assistance for members of the new National 

Assembly and identify key sub-committees as focal points for this assistance, based on their ability to 

promote an effective separation and balance of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial 

branches of the newly installed government, and to contribute to effective governance. Activities at the 

national level will support the development and implementation of a sound law on decentralization, 

building upon the draft developed by the National Assembly during the transition process and also at the 

local level to help government authorities in selected provinces implement the new legislation. Principal 

contractors and grantees: TBD. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 660-011 Advance Inclusive Governance 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($2,000,000 DA): Support to civil society organizations will build upon progress 

made in strengthening constituencies for reform at the national level and providing support for 

community-based programs to mediate conflict, combat corruption, improve access to justice, and 

improve local governance. Principal contractors and grantees: TBD. 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties ($606,000 DA): USAID will continue its program of support to 

Congolese political parties to sustain and expand multi-party competition prior to the DRC's next electoral 

process scheduled for 2012. Supporting parties within and without the new government will be essential 

to developing their internal capacity and developing a "loyal opposition" that works within the framework 

of a democratic system, rather than trying to undermine it. This program will continue to support six 

Demcocracy Resource Centers at the provincial level to develop inclusive political processes. Principal 

Contractor or Grantee: Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) 
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Strengthen the Justice Sector 

Strengthen the Justice Sector ($2,500,000 ESF, $1,000,000 DA): USAID plans to continue the promotion 

of improved access to justice and judicial independence as part of a multi-donor rule of law program to 

begin in FY 2006. Principal contractors and grantees: TBD. 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework ($1,500,000 DA). Assistance will be provided to the 

new National Assembly to support inclusive governance reform. USAID will provide technical, logistical, 

and commodity assistance to help the National Assembly implement its national reform agenda. Principal 

contractors and grantees: TBD. 

Support Democratic Local Government & Decentralization 

Support Democratic Local Government and Decentralization ($2,500,000 ESF). The new constitution will 

devolve significant fiscal authority and responsibility for public administration to 26 newly elected 

provincial governments. This will create new opportunities to promote effective governance in the DRC, in 

particular the rule of law and sound anti-corruption measures. To respond to this opportunity, USAID will 

provide support for government decentralization working with the newly elected national assembly. 

Activities will be implemented in this area if the promotion of decentralization is a viable and cost-effective 

means of combating corruption and advancing effective governance. Assistance will be provided at the 

national level to develop a sound law on decentralization and to help government authorities in selected 

provinces implement the new legislation. Principal contractors and grantees: TBD. 
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Results Framework 

660-001 The Congolese people are assisted to solve national, provincial and community 

problems through participatory processes that involve the public, privat 

Program Title: Health, Agriculture and Conflict Mitigation 

660-002 Use of Key Health Services both in USAID-Supported Health Zones and at the National 

Level Increased 

Program Title: Health 

 IR2.1: Increase availability of key health services and practices 

 IR2.2: Improved financial access to key health services 

 IR2.3: Enhanced quality of key health services 

 IR2.4: Increased awareness and practice of healthy behaviors 

 IR2.5: Increased access to key HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation services 

660-003 A Successful Transition To Peace And Democratic Governance Promoted 

Program Title: Peace Building, Democracy and Good Governance 

 IR3.1: Improved local security and stability through conflict resolution and community development 

 IR3.2: Timely implementation of the legal framework required for the political transition, including 

elections 

 IR3.3: Development and strengthening of democratic institutions and basic political processes, including 

elections 

 IR3.4: Increased participation of Congolese society in economic and political decision-making and 

government reform 

660-004 Livelihoods Improved In Targeted Areas 

Program Title: Livelihoods 

 IR4.1: Agricultural productivity increased 

 IR4.2: Access to markets along selected corridors improved 

 IR4.3: Access to financial services improved 

 IR4.4: Critical needs of targeted vulnerable populations met 

660-005 Basic Education, Especially For Girls, Improved In Targeted Areas 

Program Title: Basic Education 

 IR5.1: Improved quality of basic education through innovative teacher training programs 

 IR5.2: Improved community participation in basic education 

 IR5.3: Increased access, retention, and achievement, particularly for girls 

660-006 Ex-Combatant Reintegration Into Communities Fostered 

Program Title: Conflict Resolution 

 IR6.1: A comprehensive, accepted, dynamic and operational national plan for DDR in place 

 IR6.2: Social, economic, and political conditions exist in communities to enable the sustainable return of 

ex-combatants 

 IR6.3: Ex-combatants prepared to return to civilian life 

660-007 Advance Peace and Transition Process to Completion by June 2006 

Program Title: Advance Peace Process 

660-008 Enhance Protection of Individuals from Physical Violence 

Program Title: Protection of Vulnerable Populations 
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660-009 Reintegrate Persons Affected by Crisis 

Program Title: Reintegration 

660-010 Increase Access to Essential Services 

Program Title: Essential Services 

660-011 Advance Inclusive Governance 

Program Title: Advance Inclusive Governance