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Promoting participatory democracy and peace along political proceses For the two past decades the Eastern part of The DRC has under gone  several political unrest. Such tensed situation has left new generation without inspiration. Clashes between different groups has characterised the mind-set of the population, which is dictating the attitude of the population; Local structures such as intercommunity ‘Barza’ and youth clubs have been politicized .  Many youth have lost their lives due to some selfish political manipulation that feed their interest. As we approach the election, the Commission of Justice and Peace in Goma ‘CDJP’ intends to inform youth of their rights and obligation. J P Commission will target these structures and will strengthen sensitisation with all possible media, recreation activities, training, open dialogues and conferences and debates  with pretended candidates, voters and intercommunity groups of youth and influential leaders in Goma, Sake and Rutshuru in the effort to prevent the escalation of violence.  
The Catholic Church that raised voice for peace and respect of the Constitution remains credible for presidential and opposition political parties. Through this project , Justice and Peace Commission’s at the national will seek to tackle this unstable context by preparing youths, marginalized and women to avoid tensions, manipulations in the upcoming challenging elections. People need fairly-elected leaders to deliver basic services, and improve security issues around the country. This project aims to improve knowledge about the election process by disseminating programs of voter and civic education, starting now before the local elections and continuing throughout the election process and ensure that the material used is accurate and politically neutral. The Project plans to use sport and music to bring youth together and help them understand the importance of peaceful elections process and how to peacefully claim its rights. SMS messaging  will also be used for democratization process within the church.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT IN LUSHAGALA CAMP Since March 2022, North Kivu province has been affected by insecurity and humanitarian crises related to the armed conflict between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23), which has had considerable impact on certain areas, in particular the territories of Rutshuru, Nyiragongo and Masisi. Despite relative lull in the second half of December 2022, withdrawal of armed group in certain areas previously controlled by the armed groups (especially in view of the regional negotiations of the East African States), repercussions of conflicts continued to affect the communities and to spike new displacements in the province, especially during the month of January and February 2023.
Goma is currently surrounded by IDPs camps on its North and South parts. The escalation of violence since the beginning of the year continues to fuel growing concerns about an already dire and alarming humanitarian situation that has depleted community resources and over-stretched humanitarian responses.
CAFOD has visited Lushagala camps (situated in Mugunga, 8 km from Goma town) that currently hosts more than 14,701 households (73,505 people) after the fighting in Sake, 27km from Goma town. The camps were set up in January this year to take up the new displaced persons running away from conflict. CAFOD team observed that living conditions in the camps were critically inhuman, degrading and deplorable. The camps are grossly over-crowded, and unsanitary; and access to basic services/commodities such as water, food, latrines, healthcare and schools is next to zero. According to the president of IDPs of the camp, the following needs were identified: WASH, NFI and shelter, food, education, protection and health.
CAFOD (collaborating with Caritas Goma) is proposing this emergency intervention to contribute to alleviation of suffering of the most vulnerable displaced households within Lushagala Camp.
Economic Resilience Support Project for Children and Youth from Returned and Displaced Families Economic Resilience Support Project for Children and Youth from Returned and Displaced Families through the Establishment of Community Fields in MASISI

This project aims to improve the living conditions of at least 250 children and young people from 50 displaced, returned households and vulnerable families in two communities (Butare and Mweso) in Masisi territory in the through the establishment of community fields with improved agriculture techniques. Crops from these fields will be used as a direct food supplement to the children in the targeted families while surplus crops will be sold to meet other basic social needs of the community.   

The project will provide seeds, agricultural tools and equipment and distribute as well as raising small livestock. Recommendations for immediate/potential response, the partner will: 
- Distribute food to households of the displaced and host families (Cash or fair in the area);
- Support agriculture by bringing seeds and other farming tools;
- Support the raising of small livestock in the area.

CAJED will collaborate closely with the National Commission for Refugees and returnees to identify potential beneficiaries. 
A total of 250 children from 50 households will be targeted in 2 localities in the project area (BUTARE and MWESO) and will be identified by project staff in collaboration with community child protection structures based on criteria:  
- The very high level of vulnerability, 
- Not to be the beneficiary of a parallel intervention, 
- To have/be able to carry out small scaled agriculture. 
These 50 households will be grouped into 5 solidarity groups and constitute community agriculture solidarity groups. It should be noted that these solidarity groups will be led by a committee composed of a president, secretary, cashier and concealer elected by the members of the peasant group, all will undergo training on the organization, the management of an association, entrepreneurship, peaceful cohabitation.
Emergency assistance for conflict-affected households in Lushagala Camp, Goma, North-Kivu Province The resurgence of the M23 rebellion marked the year 2022 and had severe humanitarian consequences, including forceful population displacement in North Kivu. Since the beginning of the year 2023, these armed conflicts have not stopped, resulting to  serious consequences for the civilian population, who are forced to leave their homes to take refuge in places considered safe, in Goma, Bweremana, and Sake.
From March 17 to 20, clashes between the FARDC, M23, and other armed groups were reported in Masisi, in different localities:  Kabaya, Bunyole, Mushaki, Bashali Mukoto, in the villages of Nyange, Bibwe, Kapfula, Goliba, Tuzo and Kabukomo notwithstanding messages of cease-fire between these parties to the conflict.
The displaced households are in different sites where they face several challenges, including lack of access to basic services such as food, personal and household NFIs, water and sanitation, health, education and protection concerns.
Currently Lushagala camp hosts more than 14,701 households (73,505 people) after the fighting in Sake, 27km of Goma Town. The camps were set up in January this year to take up the new displaced persons running away from conflict. CAFOD team during one of its fact-finding mission in March 2023, observed that living conditions in the camps are inhuman, degrading and deplorable. The camps are grossly over-crowded, and unsanitary; and access to basic services/commodities such as water, food, latrines, healthcare and schools is next to zero.
The purpose of the project is to contribute to saving lives and reduce suffering of conflict affected and highly vulnerable households by supporting them meet their immediate basic food requirements in a safe and dignified manner.
Emergency assistance of essentiel household items to 569 new displaced households in Lac-Vert, Goma Since April 2012, fighting between the FARDC (government army) and armed groups (May-May, Nyantura, APCLS, FDLR, M23, etc.) continued to cause movements of the population in North Kivu. 
One of the most violent clashes is that of May 20th, between the FARDC and M23, which has forced thousands of households to flee towards the IDP camps and peripheral quarters of Goma town. 
Later May and earlier June 2013, APROFIME conducted 3 field visits to assess on the living conditions of these displaced people, and other international NGOs (RRMP and OCHA reports) showed that the lack of non food items remained a big gap to cover within the most important needs of the newly arrived households in these IDP camps. Some other needs (such as food, health, wash and protection) were a bit covered by other actors. 
For example some households have received 15 days ration from World Vision supported by WFP but don’t have essential housewares such as cooking sets to prepare these foods; Oxfam is providing them with safe water, but no jerry cans to collect and keep drinking water. They don’t have clothes, blankets and plastic sheeting to protect against bad weather during the raining season. 
This project aims to provide emergency assistance of essential non food items to 569 households newly displaced by the recent conflict between FARDC and M23, located in Lac Vert IDP camp, western Goma town. Each targeted household will receive a kit including kitchen utensils, beddings (covers), loincloths for women, second hand clothes for children and men, plastic sheeting, soap, mat, hygienic kit for women, etc; according to minimum standards defined by the NFI/shelter cluster. 
It is a punctual assistance before they return back to their villages (if the security permits) or are taken in charge with the CCCM/RRMP who manages these camps. 
The project will be implemented by APROFIME staff with support from CAFOD emergency team and in close collaboration/coordination with other humanitarian actors in Goma. An external audit is planned to be hold at the end of this project.
CAFOD administrative costs - DRC Emergency Programme This PSGA concerns CAFOD DRC Administrative costs. Due to the resumption of armed hostilities in East DRC namely in North Kivu and Ituri, CAFOD launched a £1,000,000 appeal in the UK to which people responded generously raising up to £2,309,017 in favour of the affected people in East DRC. From October 08 to date, CAFOD with its Caritas partners have been able to reach out to about 92,000 persons (18400 families) covering a variety of needs from non food items, medical, psychological and conflicts prevention. Ten projects have been funded through the Appeal’s fund and many more are yet to be approved as needs of the affected populations are still overwhelming. The administrative costs will help the DRC team and especially the emergency team cover their monitoring and follow up costs, support the Goma sub office’s running costs and pay for Programme officer and Programme Assistant’s salaries
Supporting church involvement in electoral project  with youths in Burundi in 2015 CDJP Bujumbura, one of CAFOD partner in Great lakes has launched a project to support electoral process in Burundi. This project seeks to increase knowledge on electoral issue and promote consideration for Human Rights by youth, and to increase communities’ awareness on election violence reduction in Burundi as well as protection for human rights defenders. Experiences and lessons to be gained in this project on youth peaceful involvement in electoral process will be shared with youths from DRC and Rwanda to enhance relations and responsible citizenship. This match with ongoing Peacebuilding program aims.  The aim of the sub-regional peace building programme implemented by CAFOD in a Great Lakes region is to ensure that people, especially those from marginalised and vulnerable communities living in conflict and post-conflict areas of the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda), are able to benefit from resources and opportunities, have their rights secured and pursue their legitimate aspirations without recourse to violence, ensuring that both governments and people meet their democratic responsibilities.
NFI emergency assistance to 2000 IDP households  victims of LRA attacks in Dungu territory Since september 08 the LRAs launched several attacks on the civilian populations causing many of them flee their homes and settle in a areas with some level of security such as Ngilima and the axis surrounding Ngilima. The joint military operations carried out by the armies of Uganda, South Sudan and DR Congo have but exacerbated the insecurity as the number of attacks on the civilian population increased. The operations meant to stamp out the nuisance of the LRAs and dislodge them out of their former Garamba national Park hide out ended up splitting them into small groups scattered in the entire territory. For the time being no one knows where the LRAs are going to strike next and no one knows where they are. The result of this is the increased number of IDPs and also lack of access to most areas where the IDPs are staying as the FARDCs do not have a strong presence in most of these areas.

Ngilima axis is accessible and some IDPs living in Ngilima have received NFI assistance provided for by CAFOD and Caritas Dungu. This project targets not only those in Ngilima but also those in secure areas surrounding Ngilima. Caritas Dungu being the main humanitarian actor outside of Dungu town will be providing full NFI kits to the displaced households.
Promoting accountable management of natural resource management in South Kivu The majority of armed violence in eastern DRC has been carried out in mineral-rich areas of the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu and Orientale province where state authority is almost absent and corruption is high. Mwenga territory in South Kivu sits on a huge gold deposit that has become an Eldorado for many companies from the west. In 1998, when the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) was ravaging South Kivu Province, Toronto-based company, Banro Resources Corporation, received government authorisation to mine. Since the start of their mining operations in the area, the community that relied on artisanal mining has been denied access to land and has been pushed to the brink of poverty.

The needs assessment conducted in 2011 by the Bishop ad hoc Commission on the Natural Resources (CERN) with support from the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), reveals that the mining communities have become poorer than the national average in terms of income, has become food insecure, many people have abandoned farming, water sources have been damaged, the number of out-of-school youth has doubled, the community has been divided around cultural issues, and the HIV infection rate has climbed.

This project seeks to improve the governance of natural resources in the Mwenga territory by building inclusive institutions to manage resources, helping companies to work in partnership with local governments and civil society and be transparent about their income and how their money is spent. This will be achieved through dialogue between extractive companies, governments, civil society and local communities on artisanal mining issue.
Support to the National Episcopal Conference of Congo in communication material The world is currently going through a dramatic moment due to the Covid 19 pandemic. It is since March 10 that this pandemic has been declared in DRC, specifically in Kinshasa. Two weeks later, there were border closures and stopping of flights to the various provinces. Until now, the mobility of people from one province to another is still prohibited and means of transport are not yet authorized to circulate from one province to another. Even in the case of the reopening of these borders, the procedure will be in order for the movement of people in order to avoid a wide contagion, especially for people of an advanced age. With the restrictions associated with covid-19, the Bishops are unable to meet face to face. It is for this reason that CENCO approached CAFOD to ask for its support. This project aims to support CENCO with some communication materials to facilitate them to communicate virtually by video conference.
Support for the protection of victims of LRA violence in the Duru locality, Dungu Territory  in DRC Since 2008, the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) has intensified their activities along the north-eastern border of DRC, committing atrocities against civilians and pillaging villages. The LRA terrorist attacks are spreading fear and the threat of famine through previously undisturbed tracts from Dungu – Doruma. The number of abuses such as killings, kidnappings, rapes, burning of villages and schools, looting etc is multiple and has caused massive displacement of the population. From January to November 2013, a total of 79 LRA attacks were reported, resulting in 19 deaths and 84 kidnappings, including 19 children. Most attacks took place in the territory of Dungu (63%). Although, many have recently started returning to their villages, many are still traumatised and need psychosocial care. CAFOD, in collaboration with Caritas Dungu has implemented several projects in various villages of Dungu to try and protect civilians. 
CAFOD recently funded a project that ran from November 2012 to July 2013 to provide holistic care in term of protection and emergency assistance to displaced households and the project has reached over 480 households. Although the project was successful, the gaps are still huge and the need for trauma counselling and healing remains a reality. This project will be a continuation of activities funded by CAFOD on the protection of victims of violence. 
The project aims to improve the living conditions of Dungu community members by contributing to the prevention of violence in communities and helping to mitigate the impact of violence in targeted communities. Acute trauma was estimated at 97 people and the number has gone up to 257 more recently. The most hit villages include Kpaika, Nambia, Duru and Nakale. The project will focus on these areas and will also include awareness-raising on non-violence and strengthening peaceful co-existence between IDPs and host families.  CAFOD’s previously funded project rehabilitate two listening centres in Mbengu south border and in the northern border of Duru. This project has targeted four northern communities of Kpaika, Nambia, Duru and Nakale because of the high vulnerability. We therefore propose the installation of new listening houses for victims in two localities (Kpaika and Nambia) that will receive victims from these areas, while the previously established houses will receive the Duru and Nakale victims. We did take into account that the distance between Kpaika and Nambia is 3km and Duru and Nakale distance is 5km.
The project will be implemented by Caritas Dungu and will focus on: reducing the vulnerability of targeted households, restoring the dignity of survivors who are currently neglected, referrals of cases of rape to the appropriate hospital, (where victims will receive appropriate treatment against infections and diseases consequent to trauma) and community outreach to target returnees so that they can be easily integrated into communities.
Emergency medical and psychological response to women victims of sexual violence in North Kivu East DRC has been the base of many rebellions for many years now and this has caused many problems in the region. Latest hostilities that began end August up until now have reached the highest level of cruelty that cannot be named with many consequences to the local population. Atrocities continue to happen despite several attempts and efforts at the political and military levels to peacefully resolve the conflicts. The presence of many different national and foreign armed groups in North Kivu has rendered return to peace almost impossible. 

Different war episodes have also been characterised by the displacement of the civilian population and by a lot of sexual violence where women are targeted and raped. On October the 29th alone 72 cases of rape have been reported in Goma town alone. This is scandalous especially that the author usually go unpunished. Goma is currently ranked on top of the list at country level because it has the highest number of sexual violence cases. Women victims of social violence develop a lot of physical problems (infections, STIs, HIV/AIDS, wounds, vaginal fistula, unwanted pregnancies), social problems (rejection, school drop offs for young school going girls, guilt feeling and shame, etc.), psychological problems (trauma, stigmatisation, lack of trust and stress) and economic problems (loss of property through looting and displacement, poverty, loss of economic activities).

Caritas Goma’s sexual violence unit has been very active for over three years now dealing with sexual violence cases. Through this project and because we are still in the emergency period, Caritas would like to offer psychological and medical assistance to 250 victims of sexual violence in Masisi, Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories.
Operational activities for Socio ecoromic reinsertion of Ex combatants in Bukavu Diocese CAFOD and its partners Caritas Bukavu, have been helping to facilitate and accelerate the economic and social reintegration of former combatants into civil society for many years. Through contribution from Caritas Australia, the programme has been taken to a new level and has contributed to broader reconciliation and recovery across South Kivu. The programme is multisectoral and provides entrepreneurship training and small business reintegration packages tailored to participant skills and capabilities, establishing the framework, environment, initial guidance, input, and linkages needed for improved knowledge about available business opportunities. During the first year of implementation, the project worked with 10 new associations - passing from 22 to 32 associations of about 25 ex combatants in each group. The project aims to strengthen the reintegration of ex-combatants who have returned to their communities, but who are face with problems of survival. Accustomed to living on their meagre pay under the flag and rapine authorised by their leaders, many are left to themselves since they have exhausted their safety net. Caritas Bukavu would respond to these challenges by strengthening the reintegration of ex-combatants into their own communities by boosting their initiatives.
Cafod will work closely with Caritas Bukavu to monitor the programme and ensure that good report is submitted to Caritas Australia. Cafod will also organise training on accountability to ensure the implementation of the project is done in respect of principles of accountability.
Leaning fund for long impact assessment for Start fund project DRC324 implemented in Beni territory As we could not go on the field due to insecurity issues at the moment of the implementation of activities, it was necessary for CAFOD staff to assess the impact of the project ( beneficiaries, local leaders, and other humanitarian actors overview on the way the project was run)