DR Congo

Years of armed conflicts, particularly in the eastern provinces, have left the country facing extreme poverty.
In recent decades peace and stability has enabled economic growth, but despite progress malnutrition is still common.
Although the country has good access to food, it’s estimated that up to 2.1 million people will need food assistance because of the socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19.
The main drivers of malnutrition include poor care and feeding practices, as well as a lack of access to safe water and sanitation. There’s also a shortage of healthcare workers skilled in nutrition. Medicines used to treat malnutrition run out frequently and health services are often inaccessible to communities in need.
Tanzania has a population of more than 50 million people.
Our programmes in Tanzania reached over 500,000 people in 2020.
Over 30% of Tanzanian children under five suffer from life-threatening hunger.
We’ve empowered mums in Mpwapwa, a town in the centre of the country, to give their children the strongest start to life.
Action Against Hunger has operated in Tanzania since 2015. In 2020, our programmes included:
Years of armed conflicts, particularly in the eastern provinces, have left the country facing extreme poverty.
We work to improve the East African country’s healthcare system and provide life-saving nutrition programmes.
Home to over a million refugees from neighbouring countries, Uganda continues to struggle with slow economic growth.