IMO 1
Protection, human rights and social inclusion
Strengthening community protection mechanisms, supporting survivors of gender-based violence and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse.
Women's Network for Aid and Development
From aid to sustainable development
Protecting, caring, feeding, educating and building peace with communities in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Our ambition for 2030
Headline targets of our Strategic Operational Plan.
- people reached by protection services
- 500 000
- 2030 target
- health centres supported
- 150
- 2030 target
- households supported
- 100 000
- 2030 target
- children supported
- 150 000
- 2030 target
Targets of the 2026-2030 Strategic Operational Plan.
What we do
Six strategic areas for communities that are better protected, more resilient, inclusive, peaceful, self-reliant and prosperous.
IMO 2
Community health and well-being
Strengthening health facilities, community surveillance, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and access to sexual and reproductive health.
IMO 3
Food security and economic resilience
Supporting agriculture, livestock, income-generating activities and entrepreneurship for women and young people.
IMO 4
Peace, stabilisation and participatory governance
Supporting community dialogue, mediation, social cohesion and the participation of women and young people in local governance.
IMO 5
Education and human capital development
Promoting equitable access to quality formal and non-formal education, especially for girls, women and vulnerable groups.
IMO 6
Institutional development and innovation
Strengthening governance, professionalising human resources, modernising monitoring and evaluation, and diversifying resources.
What sets us apart
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Humanitarian-development-peace nexus
We support communities from emergency response through to sustainable development and peacebuilding.
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Community leadership
Communities take part in identifying needs, planning and implementation.
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Protection first
Protection cuts across all our programmes.
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Women and youth as agents of change
We see them as drivers of change, not only as beneficiaries.
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Close to the field
Based in Beni, at the heart of affected areas, RFAD understands the context and responds quickly.
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Integrated approach
Protection, health, education, food security, peace and the local economy addressed together.
News
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RFAD adopts its 2026-2030 Strategic Operational Plan
Six strategic areas, 25 outputs and a three-phase pathway to move from aid to sustainable development with communities in eastern DRC.
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