21/05/2026
📍 Mwenga, South Kivu, DRC
Crises do not start when displacement happens.
They begin long before through rising tensions, disrupted livelihoods, limited access to services, and increasing vulnerability within communities.
That is why anticipatory action matters.
Through this locally-led initiative in Mwenga, Humanitarian Action for Africa (HAA), with the support of the Start Network, is working alongside communities to prepare before crisis strikes strengthening early warning, community engagement, preparedness, and rapid humanitarian readiness.
In fragile and conflict-affected contexts like eastern DRC, investing in anticipation is not only more effective it is more dignified, more humane, and more sustainable.
Local actors are not only responders.
They are the first line of preparedness, trust, and resilience.
Proud to see locally-led humanitarian action advancing in South Kivu through collaboration, community leadership, and anticipatory approaches that place people at the center of response.
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