DR Congo 

In November 2007, the Board of Directors decided to fully invest in D.R. Congo as a country program. We foresee raising the number of advisors from 15 to 30, by the end of 2012.

Currently there are three portfolios in 3 of the 11 Congolese provinces, plus a national office in the capital Kinshasa.   SNV DRC works in three sectors to fight poverty in the country: Water and Sanitation; Palm Oil Value Chain; and Non Timber Forest Products.

 
   
   
 

News and Events 

Dutch Trade Mission visits the SNV office in Kinshasa
Organised by the Netherlands-African Business Council, the mission stopped in the SNV office to discuss about Public Private Cooperation issues in Congo

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Facts and Figures about DR Congo 

  • Third largest country in Africa (2,345,854 km²)
  • Estimated population: 62 million inhabitants
  • The name "Congo" refers to the Congo River, that forms the backbone of Congolese economics and transportation
  • World's largest producer of cobalt and one the main producers of industrial diamond and copper. Country considered a "geological scandal"
  • 40% of the national territory (120 million ha) covered by rainforest
  • Farmable land covers one of the biggest areas in the continent, but only 10% is actually exploited
  • 78% without access to drinking water
  • 80% without access to electricity
  • 31 % of children aged between 6 and 14 years old have never been to school
  • Road infrastructure destroyed in many areas after decades of war and state vacuum