BACKGROUND AND MISSION

A. BACKGROUND

In 2004, December 12th, in Goma town situated in the North Kivu Province, Eastern part of the DRC, a group of 11 people including the technicians in development, lawyers, sociologists, economists and managers gathered to diagnostic the socio-security status and humanitarian of people of the East DRC.
it was observed that people living in the East DRC are frustrated by the civilian ,ethnical , rebels and military conflicts. this situation of war and general instabilities, the country its self was challenged in every corner. As many humanitarians came to help in different areas of crisis such as rehabilitations, reconstruction and the human stability in participating in the community life in that part of the country.
In fact, the human rights violations in the East of DRC continue and increase the number of victims. Deeply concerned by this dishonor situation, it pleased, it was a must for us to implement an Non Profit Organization named Action pour le Developpement des Populations Defavorisees “ADPD”, concerning the law and action in our country that gathering all the Non Profit Organizations.
In that engagement, we target the promotion of the human rights, in order to reduce the suffering and the poverty of the hopeless communities, such as: Pygmies, vulnerable women and children, the older people, victims from the conflicts and other similar groups.
It’s in this term we are defining the hopeless people by specifying the concept “Development” can bring different meaning.

B.MISSION

ADPD has a mission to contribute for sustainable development for hopeless people and defend their rights.