DRC East Africa & Great Lakes

DRC East Africa & Great Lakes DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, IDPs and host communities in the Horn of Africa, and around the world.

This page is dedicated to DRC's work in the East Africa and Great Lakes region (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and DR Congo) with the aim of supporting refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers to ensure a dignified life for all.

SCAM ALERT!We are aware of fraudulent recruitment activities claiming to be on behalf of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC...
29/05/2026

SCAM ALERT!

We are aware of fraudulent recruitment activities claiming to be on behalf of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC).

DRC only recruits through its official channels: https://drc.ngo/en/jobs/ and will never ask for placement fees.

08/12/2025

Through funding from SIDA and SDC, DRC East Africa & Great Lakes and partners Save the Children and Mercy Corps are providing vocational training in dressmaking (Sudanese Toub), tailoring, and dry juice production to empower youth and women with practical skills and new income opportunities.

These trainings help are helping participants strengthen their livelihoods, gain confidence, and actively contribute to their local economies under the Building Resilience and Supporting Solutions to Displacement project in Central Darfur State.

08/12/2025

Through the SIDA and SDC-funded project, DRC East Africa & Great Lakes is supporting communities in Darfur to rebuild key roads that help people move, work, and access services.

Community-led road rehabilitation has improved mobility, trade, and access to services, allowing residents to earn income through cash-for-work while restoring vital routes between villages and markets.

In Nertiti, communities are also leading the construction of a bridge that links families to markets and a food distribution centre. Once completed, it will ensure safe access even during the rainy season.

08/12/2025

There is for online abuse. Join DRC East Africa & Great Lakes in calling for stronger protections for women and girls in digital spaces. Your voice matters and your actions can help create safer communities both online and offline.

As we mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism, we call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls...
03/12/2025

As we mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism, we call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, including the fast growing threat of online abuse.

Digital spaces must be safe for everyone. There is for harming women and girls offline or online.

Under the SIDA/SDC-funded project, DRC East Africa & Great Lakes in Sudan is improving sanitation and hygiene conditions...
03/12/2025

Under the SIDA/SDC-funded project, DRC East Africa & Great Lakes in Sudan is improving sanitation and hygiene conditions in displacement sites in Nertiti and Golo through the construction of latrines and the training of community hygiene promoters.

The new latrines are providing families with safer and more dignified sanitation facilities, reducing health risks and improving overall living conditions. At the same time, trained community hygiene promoters are helping raise awareness on good hygiene practices, ensuring these efforts have lasting impact.

These activities are strengthening community ownership and supporting healthier, more resilient environments in displacement sites.

03/12/2025

Through funding from ECHO, DRC East Africa & Great Lakes in Sudan is supporting displaced families in Central Darfur to rebuild their lives. In Golo and Nertiti, families who fled conflict have received cash assistance, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, and awareness sessions to help them recover and start anew.

Shadia, displaced from Al-Fashir and now living in Golo, shared:
“The people of Golo treated us very well, and supported us with cash and dignity kits. This help was very important for us.”

Across the Horn of Africa, droughts, floods, and conflict don’t stop at the border — and neither should our responses. A...
02/12/2025

Across the Horn of Africa, droughts, floods, and conflict don’t stop at the border — and neither should our responses.

At today’s workshop, the Borderlands Working Group explored how stronger data, smarter forecasts, and cross-border approaches can help protect communities before crises hit.

Today DRC East Africa & Great Lakes & Welthungerhilfe brought donors and partners together to tackle one key question: ...
02/12/2025

Today DRC East Africa & Great Lakes & Welthungerhilfe brought donors and partners together to tackle one key question: How can we act earlier in the borderlands?

With conflicts and climate shocks crossing borders faster than responses, anticipatory action isn’t a niche idea — it’s a necessity. Time to move from reacting to preventing displacement.

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