Child Survival in DRC

Despite considerable progress in reducing child mortality globally over the past half century, particularly in the past two decades, high rates of under-five deaths in the DRC persist. In what can be described as nothing less than an epidemic in DRC, 148 out of 1000 children will not reach five, according to USAID.

Although the situation is grim, ECI believes that potential for change in Congo is abundant. Nearly 90 percent of all arable land remains uncultivated, largely due to insecurity. Once a breadbasket of Africa, this virtually untapped resource could return and transform the lives of millions of children and countless communities in central Africa.

Eastern Congo Initiative believes that supporting Congolese-led organizations as they develop and implementing Congolese solutions is the most effective way of harnessing this potential and moving the country forward on a path of progress.

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