WFP DRC

Last week’s #UNDay celebrations brought #WFP together with partners in Kinshasa & Kananga around a shared commitment: leave no one behind. From emergency food assistance to nutrition and resilience, @WFP works with communities and partners to reach those most in need across 🇨🇩.

“Patients who receive care early recover,” says Dr Elisabeth Mathe, Director of Musienene Hospital🇨🇩. Since Ebola reached Musienene, she has seen how early treatment - alongside food assistance for patients and their families -can help people cope during recovery. Learn more 👇

📍Eastern DRC🇨🇩 Forced to flee violence in Ituri, Esther Androsi now lives in Oicha, North Kivu. Insecurity keeps her from farming. With @WFP cash assistance funded by the DRC Humanitarian Fund, she started a small business to help support her five children. Watch her story ⬇️

In Nyamilima, eastern #DRC 🇨🇩, Solange serves locally produced palm oil through #ChakulaSokoni, a WFP programme that gives families digital credit to buy the food they need from local shops. There, @WFP has supported 21,000 people, while strengthening local markets & livelihoods.

In Butembo🇨🇩, Marie Edgarde is a mother of six, a banana seller & a community volunteer. She goes door to door to listen, answer questions & share trusted information on Ebola prevention. “At first, people did not believe the disease was real. Today, more people are listening.”

🇨🇩 “We are here, we are survivors.” When Ebola reached her community, Darlene was working as a nurse. After she contracted the disease, her family feared she might never return home. Today, she is back at work and encouraging others to seek care as soon as symptoms appear.

#SudKivu 🇨🇩 “It has changed my life because I started earning money.” After @WFP-supported vocational training, Ghislaine received cash assistance. She invested in her doughnut business. The mother of 5 is among 2,000 women trained through WFP’s resilience project in Walungu.

Welcome to @LukeJLindberg as he begins his tenure as @WFP Executive Director. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇩, conflict and hunger remind us why this mission matters. With government, partners and communities, we can ensure vital assistance reaches those most in need.

≈ 3.5 million pple in Ebola-affected areas of DRC face Crisis-level hunger or worse. Conflict & displacement have already stretched families to the limit. @WFP's David Stevenson explains how food & nutrition assistance so patients & families can remain in treatment or isolation.

🇨🇩Francine survived Ebola with two of her children but lost another. Conflict keeps her from reaching her fields, making food assistance a lifeline for her family. 📢Earlier, @WFP's David Stevenson shared her story with world: tinyurl.com/mrvmwrku 📹Now hear it from her👇