Will Cassava Replace Wheat in DRC?
When the war in Ukraine disrupted wheat exports, University of Kisangani students set out to manufacture pasta with homegrown cassava....
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friendsofcongo
Mar 1, 2023
New U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lucy Tamlyn is the new U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From the US Embassy website: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn...
friendsofcongo
Dec 24, 2022
Misinformation harms effort to immunize children in DRC
PBS Newshour: Millions of children around the world did not get routine vaccines as a result of disruptions and disinformation caused by...
friendsofcongo
Dec 10, 2022
Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe
The Lancet recognized Dr. Muyembe as Africa’s veteran Ebola hunter but he was credited for discovering the deadly disease several years...
friendsofcongo
Nov 26, 2022
Matching Donation
Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. We have an anonymous donor who will match up to $1000 of donations so we encourage you to consider...
friendsofcongo
Nov 14, 2022
2022 Annual Fundraising Campaign!
Every year we raise funds so that we can continue to provide meaningful support to NGOs who are doing good work in DRC. In the past, we...
friendsofcongo
Nov 13, 2022
Film - L'Empire du Silence
The film Empire of Silence is not yet available for viewing in the United States. We will update this page and email those on the Peace...
friendsofcongo
Nov 12, 2022
These women are bringing some peace to war-stricken Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, activists terrorized by conflict for decades are stepping in to try to break the cycle of...
Joe Fahs
Oct 23, 2022
Dr. Victor Kande - The Father of Sleeping Sickness
Beset by war, violence and political instability, the Democratic Republic of the Cono is not the ideal place to be trying to stamp out...
friendsofcongo
Oct 15, 2022
Attention! All Fisheries RPCVs
We recently received an email for Mutual Tshieja (Simon) with photos of the Gandajika Fish Station. Read his message below and feel free...
friendsofcongo
Oct 9, 2022
RPCV Board Openings
Dear former Peace Corps Volunteer in Zaire/Congo. One of our Board members is retiring and we would like to replace her position with two...
friendsofcongo
Oct 7, 2022
April 9, 2022 - Zoom Reunion
April 2022 Reunion Slides Note! Because of a scheduling conflict Dikembe Mutumbo was unable to attend and speak at the reunion meeting....
friendsofcongo
Oct 1, 2020
Congo Blog by Former Peace Corps Volunteer
One of our board members, Beth Duff-Brown, has returned to her Peace Corps post in Kasai Occidental three times since serving from...
Beth Duff-Brown
Jun 29, 2020
DR CONGO and COVID-19
This article is written by Peace Corps Friends of DR Board member Beth Duff-Brown, a veteran journalist and communications manager for...
Jim Herne
Apr 1, 2020
My Rwanda Volunteer Assignment – A Business Planning Seminar
By Jim Herne, April 2020 As someone who has spent a career in international development, and who has worked for two Farmer-To-Farmer...
Jim Herne
Jan 1, 2020
Return to Rwanda – What a Difference 30 Years Has Made!
By Jim Herne, January 2020 Between 1985 and 1990 I lived in Kigali, Rwanda, while I was managing the USAID funded Rwanda Private...
Jim Herne
Nov 15, 2017
Return to Kinshasa - My Volunteer Assignment
By Jim Herne Since retiring in late 2016 I have been contacting various organizations that implement “Farmer-to-Farmer” programs...
Jim Herne
Nov 1, 2017
Return to Kinshasa - Part 1
A return to Kinshasa – after more than 45 years… Jim Herne – PCV Congo/Zaïre ’71-‘73 Photo slide show of Jim's visit In July of 2017 I...
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