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Shifting the Power: strengthening the humanitarian and leadership capacity of Caritas Goma The need to strengthening local capacities in humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is crucial as local NGOs are usually the first responders in a crisis. DRC has been beset by multiple security crises subjecting civilians to extremely high level of violence and prompting large-scale and frequent population displacements. Moreover, there is adequate civil society space in DRC but humanitarian response have been lead and managed by international organizations. On one hand this is due to the logistical difficulties of the country and on the other hand, local organizations have been labelled as having poor management, systems, corruption, etc. The consequence is that INGOs have, in many instance, undermine existing capacities. Shifting the power Project in DRC aims at strengthening the humanitarian and leadership capacities of 11 local actors and so to be able to play a crucial role within the current humanitarian architecture in DRC. From the capacity self-assessment and SWOT analysis  undertaken with Caritas Goma, the organisation has elaborated a one year capacity strengthening plan with 5 objectives and 9 activities focus on leadership, influence and preparedness and response
Field-level conflict analysis by Church partners- Centre Olame To monitor, analyse and report on field-level conflict indicators, so that data on the progress of peace and reconciliation in South Kivu can be made available to EU, UK government and CAFOD policy makers.
Extension NFI emergency assistance to IDP households victims of LRA attacks in Dungu Diocese Dungu Diocese is situated in Ituri District and is one of the 47 that constituted the Catholic Church in DRC. Dungu borders Yambio Diocese (Sudan) in the North; Mahagi in North-East, Isiro Nyangara in South-East, Bondo and Buta in the West. The diocese is within the Garamba National Park where the LRAs have been living for some time now until very recently when the DRCongo, Uganda and the South Sudan armies have attacked and dispersed them. The LRAs had set up several camps in the bush where they from time to time come and attack the local population in order to loot, kill and take people hostage. On the 17th of September the LRAs attacked Bayote, Bitima, Duru, Nambia, Kpaika, Li-Molo, Li-Mbwele, Napopo and Kana where they killed, looted, took children hostage and burnt houses in some villages. This caused the first wave of IDPs to run to Dungu, Ngilima, Kapili, Anduala, Limai and Bangadi in order to find safety. In some villages such as Yambio on the Congolese side of the border with Sudan, entire populations crossed over to Sudan to seek refuge. On the 17th, 19th and 22nd of October, the LRAs struck again in Bangadi and Ngilima where they operated in the same way as in previous attacks. They took many people on hostage and systematically looted Bangadi. Again many had to run for their lives towards Dungu town leaving behind everything. Some people remained in Ngilima where local security auto defence teams have been formed against LRA attacks. This project targets IDPs in Ngilima, Kapili, Anduala and Limai who have not been assisted. Caritas Dungu plans to distribute NFI kits to these 3335 IDP households.

Currently there is enough security in areas targeted by this project namely Ngilima, Kapili, Anduala and Limai. The new attacks around Christmas did not directly affect these areas. There is still accessibility and it is secure to bring in aid without causing any harm to the IDPs, host families and the Caritas aid workers. The security and humanitarian situations remain alarming in areas that have been victims of very recent attacks making it difficult to bring in assistance especiaaly those caught in other remote areas.
Shifting the Power: strengthening the humanitarian and leadership capacity of BOAD The need to strengthening local capacities in humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is crucial as local NGOs are usually the first responders in a crisis. DRC has been beset by multiple security crises subjecting civilians to extremely high level of violence and prompting large-scale and frequent population displacements. Moreover, there is adequate civil society space in DRC but humanitarian response have been lead and managed by international organizations. On one hand this is due to the logistical difficulties of the country and on the other hand, local organizations have been labelled as having poor management, systems, corruption, etc. The consequence is that INGOs have, in many instance, undermine existing capacities. Shifting the power Project in DRC aims at strengthening the humanitarian and leadership capacities of 11 local actors and so to be able to play a crucial role within the current humanitarian architecture in DRC. From the capacity self-assessment undertaken with BOAD, the organisation has elaborated a one year capacity strengthening plan with 6 objectives and 16 activities focus on leadership, influence and preparedness and response
Emergency assistance to 170 displaced families and care of 156 unaccompanied children in Goma - DRC Following intense fighting between the M23 (rebel group created in My in Rutshuru) and the FARDC (government army), the youth centre of APROFIME (Action pour la Promotion de la Fille-Mère) received several households and unaccompanied children flying war.

Fearing the advanced M23 and frightened by the shots of weapons from everywhere; and uncontrolled movements of FARDC flying towards Sake and Minova, IDPs decided to leave the camp of Kanyaruchinya and went to Goma, Mugunga and Green Lake, etc. Some of those who remained in Goma are accommodated in host families and in public infrastructures such as churches and schools; other went in camps of Mugunga3, Mugunga1 and Green Lake. Some other families and abandoned children are sheltered into the orphanage of APROFIME.

From 1 to 2 December, following pressure from the ICGLR and the international community, M23 rebels withdrew from Goma and Sake confining their troops in the north (± 20 km from Goma). The withdrawal of M23 led some return movements of IDPs to their communities, especially those from the north axis of Goma, while those who came from Masisi do not intend to go home yet, due to insecurity caused by the increased activism of several armed groups in that area.
Considering the looting perpetrated by the M23 rebels before they leave Goma, some displaced people from Kibumba and surroundings, remain reluctant to return to their villages which become now the cantonment area of the rebels: the area would turn into front line in case the negotiation with the government fails. As a precaution, they prefer to "wait and see"...

The reception of that overpopulation deprived of everything, made APROFIME unable to cope with urgent needs expressed by those displaced after sharing with them the entire stock of food kept for internal children of the centre. Now, all stores are empty of food! 
Besides the lack of food, other pressing needs including essential non food items and protection of unaccompanied children were identified by APROFIME and the reunification of these children with their families.
   
This project costing 58,638.04 $US will provide emergency assistance to 1006 persons including 103 newly unaccompanied children and 53 other children who were initially interned there; and 850 persons, constituted by members of 170 displaced households present at the centre.  
The package of the assistance contains food, non food items and protection kits for the children games.

The project will be implemented by the APROFIME staff with support from CAFOD emergency team and in close collaboration/coordination with other humanitarian actors in Goma.

It is planned to conduct an external audit at end of the project activities.
Enhancing Citizen Participation in Elections for Increased Democracy, Peace and Security The project will cover the following activities: distribution of learning materials, training of diocesan trainers, training of Parish trainers, and training of observators in dioceses, deployment of observators, interfaith observator’s network, exchange meetings with CSOs, exchange meetings with political parties.
Strengthening Child Protection Policy within CAFOD partners in the DRC. Caritas Dungu The Democratic Republic of Congo is into complex emergency since 1994. Armed group’s including 4 foreign armed forces continue to fight causing recurrent displacement of people. To July 31, 2014, the DRC count 2.6 millions of internally displaced persons within 174471 newly displaced and 198000 peoples returned from the Republic of Congo – Brazza and Angola. Thousands of people continue to be killed in the clashes and atrocities while thousands more suffer unimaginable physical and psychological abuse. Women and children are paying the heavy price of the conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; essentially the first victims of gender-based violence and children exposed to recruitment into militias in addition to being victims of violations of various kinds. The orientale province in its north-estern part suffers from LRA groups since 1990 and massive violations of human rights being done. Among other international and national organisations, CAFOD partners whose work is focused on humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation and protection, construction of Peace and Good Governance try to respond to this crisis. In order to ensure that the assistance provided is in accordance with humanitarian principles and respect for the dignity of people in need, the humanitarian community in the DRC, through the Humanitarian Action Plan encourages humanitarian actors reflect the principles of protection that must accompany essential humanitarian, recovery and development activities. Child protection is considered as a priority during the implementation of projects to ensuring that children's rights are not blast to; This is consistent with the requirements of CAFOD for child protection. 
Among the recommendations of CAFOD, the execution of a project / program that requires close contact with children requires three key elements, namely: 
-A policy manual of Child Protection 
-A staff trained in child protection 
-A system for complaint handling mechanisms. 
For some time we have found that partner commissioning works projects funded by CAFOD do not always meet these three requirements, which means that the risk faced by children remains high. 
Training on Child protection policy has already been organised in Bukavu, Goma and Bunia for the Cafod partner’s staff. It remains organise the same exercise in Dungu for the Caritas Dungu staff and in Kinshasa for FAAFAD and MAMBELI staff. 
Approval of this project will allow us to extend this goal to Caritas Dungu staff.
CDJP Bukavu Director travel to London for Mema Mapenzi prize Mrs MEMA Mapenzi Thérèse was the lucky winner of the International Award for Peace and Reconciliation COVENTRY. This award recognizes the merit of this woman who works daily with victims of violence especially women raped and children born of rape. The approach in the Justice and Peace Commission is that of combining active listening to avoid trauma and stigmatization of victims, medical referrals, home visits, taking legal care for victims and children born of rape and that in self-management. This holistic approach is supported by CAFOD through its protection project in the program "SIMAMA". 
This small project helps to:
- Support the participation of CDJP Director  in ceremonies in Coventry. This is especially important to mark the will of collaboration with the Anglican Church and the Catholic. This has strengthened the partnership with Coventry, the Anglican Church, the organizing prices universities. 
- Organization of a restitution at the base. The aim here is to bring together all members of seven diocesan Commissions Archdiocese of Bukavu, all Priests, staff, Vice-Presidents of the parish Justice and Peace Commissions, members of the Diocesan Curia, some victims for restitution of the ceremonies of that prize and invite them to work together to fight against all violence that tarnish the face of Jesus in this suffering world
- Organizing a capacity building training for psychosocial Assistants. The latter work in the 16 listening rooms and must receive the various testimonies collected by Theresa in Coventry to stimulate them in their work but also receive training from a consultant based in Butare on caring for victims .
These activities are estimated  for 10,000.00 us dollars
Protection and recovery of Populations affected by conflict in Shabunda territory, south Kivu, DRC CAFOD is working in partnership with BDD Shabunda on the SIMAMA programme that has been working to increase prevention of and protection against SGBV for vulnerable populations, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

This will be achieved by reducing impunity for perpetrators of SGBV, improving the capacity of the security sector to address SGBV, and increasing access to quality services for survivors of SGBV. The Shabunda territory covers 40% of South Kivu province. This territory is very isolated and continues to experience violence from armed groups named Raia Mutomboki. Human rights violations remains high, especially sexual violence and other gender based violence. 

Since 2012, CAFOD have partnered with BDD Shabunda on the SIMAMA project and together we have reached women and girls victims of sexual violence with livelihood and protection related services. Through this project, BDD Shabunda would scale up their reach and help 240 victims to recovering from violence by: 

• Raising awareness on women and community self-protection and human rights and prevention of human right abuses

• Provide holistic care to survivors of sexual violence in two areas most affected 

• Operating and running three listening centres (Shabunda centre, Kigulube and Kalole).

The Shabunda project will learn from the CDJP in Bukavu and form associations of solidarity that will help victims of sexual violence create livelihood and income generating activities.
Protection and  emergency assistance to displaced households and other victims of LRA atrocities, to Since 2008, the whole north-eastern border of the DRC is occupied by Ugandan rebels (LRA) where they have established several camps in the bush from where they came up to loot, kidnap and kill people they find, regardless the gender, age, etc; they burned all houses in these villages. That situation continued to intensify in the areas bordering the national park and 926 incidents have been recorded  with 2,089 people killed and 2,909 persons kidnapped (among them 1,132 children). 
These atrocities and attacks created massive internal and external displacement of population from those villages to urban centres like Dungu, Ngilima, Bangadi and to the Southern Sudan Republic. The region continues to host hundreds of thousands of displaced people hesitating to return back home due to the fear of incursions and attacks often attributed to LRA elements or other unidentified armed groups. In June 2012, UNOCHA  reported that more than 445,000 IDPs are currently identified in the areas affected by LRA attacks (DRC, Central Africa and South Sudan) with huge emergency needs but, unfortunately, these areas remain under funded by donors: less than 42% of humanitarian needs have been covered in Central Africa and only 35% of needs covered in DRC (especially in Dungu territory). About 76% of IDPs have not yet received humanitarian assistance and many of them are living in inhumane conditions without any protection against bad weather. Conflicts between displaced households and host population became recurrent mainly to access to insufficient resources. 
Due to a weak protection of civilians by government forces (police and army), people tried to set up self defence groups as a solution to fight insecurity but these groups also become a threat, causing numerous abuses against population.
With the support from CAFOD, Caritas Dungu has implemented a pilot project to assist 480 households, victims of these atrocities in Dungu and Niangara territories; this second phase will try to consolidate those activities in 12 localities, in benefit of 805 families, with consideration of lessons learnt during the first phase.
A particular emphasis will be placed on the holistic care of traumatized people, including victims of sexual violence and disabled, to help them to get more confident and resume their socio-economic activities. The project will provide emergency shelters and NFI kits to IDPs and most vulnerable host families and help them to start income-generating activities. This project will also support the reunification of family members who were dispersed after these atrocities (especially children).
Emergency Irrigation Rehabilitation Project of the agricultural perimeter of Tchangu, Kinshasa Water is the lifeblood for farmer living around Malebo pool which is a very large wetland in Kinshasa, not just for agricultural but also for a large type of livelihoods. Decades of socio political instability have destroyed much of farming irrigation and other water supply systems, which are vital for the substantial agriculture. As the largest area of Malebo pool, Tchangu area is very fertile, were almost 2,500 households practices substantial agriculture in an estimated area of more than 500 ha whose food security and livelihoods are at risk following a sharp fall in crop production due to drought. Since 2014 and thanks to financial support from CAFOD, MAMBELI NGO has intervened through projects DRC 309/2, 403 and 442/1 to defend this site by rehabilitating the dam over a length of 200 m. Unfortunately in front of the extent of the perimeter this intervention did not live up to defend and protect this site which is subject to the calamities of floods happen this season and reducing considerably the production area of the site. 

The sharp decline in production will have a negative impact on farmers' income and access to food. Some 10,000 farmers need urgent assistance by restoring the dyke along Tchangu River, were many of the most vulnerable households having lost all or a large part of their cereal crops in that most affected area of Pool Malebo. Furthermore, the present degrading state of the site will not be able to allow the efficient exploitation by the peasant farmers during the great agricultural season which begins in December-January; which justifies the urgent need for an emergency project of agricultural irrigation schemes. These developments will be organized under a framework of a global scheme to restore the agricultural perimeter of Tshangu in line with actions already undertaken by MAMBELI to fight against floods in the area. This is a program to expand the bed of the Tshangu River, by planting protective dike and strengthening existing dikes.

Making agriculture production less dependent on highly variable and unpredictable rainfalls is particularly crucial in an effort to build resilience in Tchangu area. After the construction of the dike the cultivable area will be restored, so this project will help to reach good results for the ongoing projects (DRC309 & 442) funded by CAFOD which aims to increase rice seed production in the Pool Malebo.
Economic Resilience and livelihood Support for at risk Youth in Goma/North-Kivu Province, DRC This project aims to support the reintegration of the at risk youth, contribute to the promotion of the dignity of children and women by increasing their capacity and diversify their sources of income and livelihood through the vocational training of disadvantaged children coupled with mushroom cultivation as well as support in AGR of vulnerable women victims of the volcanic eruption in Goma/Province of North-Kivu. This project aims to improve the living conditions of at least 250 children and young people from 50 displaced, returned households and vulnerable families  through the establishment of community experimental fields with improved production techniques. 
Beneficiaries will be identified by the project staff in collaboration with the community child protection structures based on the following 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 advisors elected by the members of the peasant group, all will undergo training on the organization, the management of an association, entrepreneurship, peaceful cohabitation.
Promoting cross-border reconciliation of peoples from the Diocese of Goma (DR Congo) and the Diocese This project aims to contribute to reducing community tensions between the cross-border communities of the Goma and Nyundo dioceses through strong involvement of women and youths. Admittedly, young people and women from these two dioceses express without prevarication their desire for change and their commitment to peace between communities. We start from the belief that the communities are able to discard their past full of prejudice, stereotypes if youths and women groups consider each other not as a threat, but as an opportunity to give a human face to communities affected by lasting ethnic wars that are causing the dislocation of social relations in this border area. The project aims a change at both inter and individual level by promoting a new space open to dialogue, open to welcoming others and constructive exchange for a sustainable harmonious coexistence.
Project plans to involve women and youth already organized into structures dedicated to peace as change actors in their communities. These are the youths gathered in the "new generation of youths for peace and reconciliation" a structure that integrates youths from Goma and Nyundo diocese.  Women are those already operating within the "Dynamic Women for Justice and Peace" structure which is operational in both Goma and Nyundo Diocese. The project also seeks to involve religious leaders with a strong sensitivity for peace, already working for peace in their communities, which have a positive influence on community members, who are organized and can continue peace initiatives outside the project.
Project holds to organize socio-cultural exhibition, ecumenical worship for peace, football matches for deconstructing prejudices for youths, one day testimonies on peaceful coexistence and fight against xenophobia for cross-border women operating vegetables small business in Goma and Nyundo.