Integrated Youth Empowerment Center (IYEC) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Integrated Youth Empowerment Center “IYEC Democratic Republic of Congo” is a not for profit organization registered in the DRC as a
national N.G.O affiliated to IYEC Cameroon which is accredited with the UN Consultatory Special Status with the Economic and Social council of
the United Nations,ECOSOC)
Context of Eastern the Democratic Republic of Congo
For more than two decades, armed conflicts have punctuated the lives of the peaceful populations of the African Great Lakes countries with particular consequences for women and girls and have left several groups of poor people and have increased vulnerability of women and their rights violations, several children on the street and the number of orphans without support as well as social inequalities in the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and in the province of North Kivu in particular.
Integrated Youth Empowerment Center ‘IYEC DRC ‘has opened it’s branch to DRC to bring up support to Women, Children and other vulnerable groups and to contribute to the Human rights situation and Peace building in the DRC and advocate for vulnerable groups and youth.
OUR WORK IN CONGO DRC
- Women’s Human Rights Protection
- Child Protection and Ending Girls Marriage
- Social Justice and Peace
- Protection of Environment
- Health
- Gender and Capacity Building
- Education
IYEC is working currently to fight against Gender Based Violence by training volunteers and send them in the community for sensitization in order to reduce GBV related to COVID19 and protect victims by partnering with the local police and sensitize for ending girls marriage., Also the Volunteers girls women and men conducted a survey to collect date related to women’s rights violations at the frontline of COVID19 and they work to collect data on negative impact of COVID19 economical and social life of women in small trade and living in poverty line in Goma, and NYIRAGONGO Territory
Our partners
OUR WORK IN CONGO DRC
IYEC DRCworks in the following Areas:
IYEC works with other associations in Masisi territory to protect children rights and provide nutritional food through members contribution .If we are all involved we can save lives of children, women girls and vulnerable groups in DR Congo
IYEC through his partners Association of United Pastors ‘APU asbl“ are providing daily meal and medical care support to orphans, children resulting fromRape, and children from HIV mothers, Street children and indigenous children at SAKE village and Masisiterritory at MUKOHWA village in conjunction with local partner. We help and advocate for the very vulnerable .
Indigenous pygmies of DRC are faces multiple discriminations and are totally poor and live in bad life condition.
IYEC is working currently to fight against Gender Based Violence by training volunteers and send them in the community for sensitization in order to reduce GBV related to COVID19 and protect victims by partnering with the local police and sensitize for ending girls marriage., Also the Volunteers girls women and men conducted a survey to collect date related to women’s rights violations at the frontline of COVID19 and they work to collect data on negative impact of COVID19 economical and social life of women in small trade and living in poverty line in Goma, and NYIRAGONGO Territory .
IYEC DRC is providing humanitarian aid to starving indigenous pygmies peoples such as beans, salt and Maize floorin partnership and collaboration with indigenous Association in Goma, in the Masisiterritory at KINGI SiteVillage.IYEC works to give hope to the hopeless peoples
Want to get in touch with our branch in congo?
Contact US : +243810775598 Email:iyeccongobranch@gmail.com
East of DR-Congo , North-Kivu Province ,Goma town, Katoyi at ILA Road close to Jelly Station
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