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Quaker Congo Partnership UK
“To improve the physical and mental health and education and relieve the poverty of people of the Great Lakes Region of Africa and in particular those in the area of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To promote the furtherance of peace, equality and human rights in that area. To raise funds and provide grants, mentoring and general assistance to hospitals, schools, formal and informal groups and individuals in order to further such objects, in particular supporting projects run by the ‘Communaute des Eglises Evangeliques des Amis au Congo’ (CEEACO).”
Our Mission
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Please click the image on the right to read about recent events in Congo and developments in our projects.
Quaker Congo Partnership UK (QCP UK) has worked with Congolese Quakers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2009. Our core projects - a rural hospital, trauma counselling, supplying clean water, peace building and a scheme giving women the skills and resources to improve their livelihood - benefit 40,000 people living close to Lake Tanganyika and the Congolese border with Burundi. Our partner is called CEEACO (Community of the Evangelical Friends' Churches in Congo). Its vital services are available to those of all religions and none.
This is one of the poorest areas in the world, with incomes of less than $1 per day. Although very rural, it is heavily populated. Levels of poverty, malaria, malnutrition, infant mortality and illiteracy are high as are incidences of trauma and sexual violence. The area was beset by terrible wars from 1996 – 2003 in which some five million people died.
To this day depleted militias roam, causing occasional violence and bloodshed. There is little infrastructure and funding from national and regional governments is virtually non-existent. Apart from QCP UK, there are few other NGOs working in the area.
Despite the terrible effects of war and unrest in the eastern DRC, CEEACO has done remarkable work, managing to keep its services going and to develop its project work.
About us
A trustee's visit to our partners in the Congo
Catherine - one of our trustees - and her husband visited our partners and projects in the DRC via Burundi.
Click the picture below to read Catherine's account of their travels.
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And here are some more pictures they took on the way.
We have brought clean water to the village of Mukwezi
🚨 Urgent Appeal: Help Displaced Families in DRC 🚨
Since February 2025, ongoing conflict in eastern DRC has forced an estimated 2.29 million people from their homes, as violence between M23 rebels and government forces has spread across North and South Kivu. In response to urgent appeals from local Quakers, the Quaker Congo Partnership (QCP) has provided vital support to displaced families, including assistance to 380 families in April alone. Read a detailed report by clicking below.
But the crisis is far from over. With thousands still in need of shelter, food, and basic supplies, we urgently need more funds to continue this life-saving work.
Please help us sustain this vital humanitarian response
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In 2016, QCP brought clean water to the village of Abeka and witnessed a 95% reduction of deadly waterborne diseases.
But people from the neighbouring village of Mukwezi were still suffering from the same illnesses. QCP raised funds and, in 2025, started work to extend the clean water supply to Mukwezi. In April 2025 the water was connected and people in the village can now access clean water.
This short video was made from clips sent from the Congo and celebrates this life-saving achievement. Thank you to all our donors!
