Current affairs

Samuel Is Getting Closer to His Dream

The South Sudanese refugee and his family has a much easier life after receiving livelihoods training and assistance from DRC in Northern Uganda.

“The Entire Community Is Benefiting Greatly”

Rose Mary has established her own business after participating in a livelihood group in Northern Uganda. Now Rose Mary generates enough income to pay for all her family’s basic needs and supports her community as well.

Khamisa invented a no-touch hand washing station during COVID-19

The Sudanese refugee is now working for DRC as an outreach worker assisting in stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Mines leave children with scars for life

Taras lost three fingers on his right hand due to a mine incident. In eastern Ukraine, 7% of all mine victims are children.

Consequences of Deadly Landmines in Eastern Ukraine

Mark and Erik were only four and six years old when they lost their father to a landmine. Today, five years later, they still remember the hot summer day in 2015 when their father left for the field in his tractor and never returned. He was 40 years old.

Changing harmful beliefs: Drinking explosives to protect yourself?

In Nigeria, DRC’s Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding team combats superstition and misconception connected to explosives, which pose a great danger to people in conflict-ridden areas.

"If you don't raid cattle, what else is there?"

Cattle raids have long been part of life in the communities around the Kenyan-Ugandan border, but as part of a larger peace-building strategy in the area, DRC’s Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding team and local leaders are introducing alternatives

DRC facilitates peace through dialogue

The Turkana and Pokot regions in north-western Kenya used to be a ‘battleground’, where different ethnic groups raided one another's livestock. Since DRC’s Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding team began working in the region, a fragile peace has been achieved.

"The police are people, too"

The people of Lorengippi used to run away in fear when they saw someone in uniform, but after DRC’s Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding team facilitated dialogue sessions, they began to see the police as their allies instead of their enemies. This development has transformed the atmosphere among residents of Lorengippi.

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