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The impact of the cash transfer intervention in the commune of Nsele in Kinshasa
In an effort to mitigate the negative socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 containment measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF and the World Food Programme initiated a cash transfer programme in the peri-urban commune of Nsélé, near Kinshasa, the capital of DRC. The intervention reache...
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Strengthening families’ capacities to take care of children
Every three months, Bénie waits with great anticipation for her phone to ring with a message that she can withdraw her money. “The amount is 148,500 Congolese francs,” explains Bénie. The young woman receives this message as part of a money transfer program established by UNICEF, the WFP and the FAO with the suppo...
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Monetary transfers for a better future
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tity faced significant difficulties and could no longer take care of her family. "I had no activity and my husband no longer had a job, so it was difficult to make ends meet for the month," recalls the mother who has been benefiting from a c...
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Cash transfers continue to improve child nutrition in Manono
When Solange’s little girl was 2 years old and suffering from severe acute malnutrition, she decided to take the situation in hand, as her husband did not have a regular source of income. Thanks to UNICEF cash transfers, Solange began her own business. « I decided to raise goats», said the mom. des chèvres dans le...
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Children’s education, a priority for Marlène
Dressed in their new uniforms with their school bags on their backs, Mardochée and Tandy are ready for school. “Education is a true treasure and it gives me great pleasure to see my children preparing for their future,” explains their mum. Marlène was able to enrol her children in the school for this new academic ...
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Empower mothers to improve the dietary diversity of children
In the Tanganyika province, as is the case elsewhere in the country, it is mothers who bring their children to the health centre when they are sick, and who take care of the children during their recovery. When Lita, 4 years old, was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition in a health centre supported by Manono i...
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Albertine is going back to school
All smiles, Albertine is pleased to be putting on her uniform again and returning to school after spending several months at home. “It was sad for me to stay at home while others go to school,” says the 14 year-old. This young girl from the commune of N’Sele in Kinshasa was taken out of school because her family c...
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Cash transfers: a timely help for Prisca
“ It was a night at the start of the month of September 2017”, remember Prisca, 17 years old. Three months after fleeing from her village on in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Prisca emotionally retells the events that changed her life dramatically. “Shots were fired everywhere in our vill...
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Household goods fairs to help displaced families
In April 2017, villages on the Kabubili- Kabutonga axis, about 30 km from Kalemie, the capital of Tanganyika Province, suffered a series of attacks and were purged of all their inhabitants. "When the pygmies attacked our village, my wife lost US$ 300, almost all of our savings, in her escape," says Justin Makongo...
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Cash transfers in a humanitarian context in the DRC
From March 2013 to September 2015, UNICEF and three partner organizations (Concern Worldwide, Mercy Corps and Solidarités International) worked together to create what was then the only unconditional cash transfer program to address the humanitarian needs of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) .Funded largely b...