Heal.
Train.
Protect.
FOPED is a Congolese community organization promoting peace, the environment, women's empowerment, food security and community health in Ituri and North Kivu.
Who is FOPED?
The Forum for Peace, Environment and Development (FOPED) is a community organization under Congolese law engaged in the promotion of peace, environmental protection, women's empowerment, food security and community health in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Since its creation, FOPED has worked mainly in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu to accompany vulnerable communities through awareness-raising, training and community-support actions.
Our approach is integrated: environment, protection, food security and health move forward together — because none of these challenges can be solved in isolation.
Our four programs.
FOPED carries out its mission through four programs, each anchored in one of our areas of intervention.
Environment & Climate Justice
Environmental protection, climate justice and community awareness on conserving natural resources and adopting sustainable practices.
Protection & Women's Empowerment
Human rights, response to gender-based violence, and the Center for the Empowerment of Vulnerable Women — vocational training and socio-economic reintegration.
Food Security
Supporting rural households with sustainable, modern agriculture, improved seeds and better yields to strengthen food security.
Community Health
The FOPED Hospital Center, mental-health care, health education and disease prevention for vulnerable communities.
Four areas, one community.
FOPED intervenes across four complementary areas that respond to the most pressing needs of vulnerable communities in eastern DRC.
Environment
Protecting the environment, climate justice and the conservation of natural resources.
Protection
Human rights, the fight against gender-based violence and the protection of vulnerable people.
Food security
Sustainable, modern agriculture to strengthen the resilience of rural households.
Health
Community health, mental health and the prevention of disease.
Health & humanitarian impact.
See how FOPED is transforming the lives of vulnerable communities across eastern DRC.
Trusted by leading humanitarian organizations.
We coordinate with international agencies and local networks to deliver care and protection across eastern DRC.
Your support is essential.
Choose the program you want to support. In-kind, cash, or volunteer support — every contribution strengthens the autonomy of the communities we serve.
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