2017
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Date photo taken
18 July 2017
Country of origin
Congo - DRC
Region
Africa
Photo credit
Joseph Nkongolo - assessment team member
Description
DR Congo is an MCC country of sensitivity. While this photo has been vetted and may be used without further checking, please consult the MCC content vetting guidelines when communicating about countries of sensitivity in general.
In Kele village near Tshikapa in Kasai Province, DR Congo, internally displaced people answer questions posed by the assessment team providing input for a collaborative Anabaptist response. Photo/Joseph Nkongolo
More information:
This photo was taken during a needs assessment of internally displaced people in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese Mennonites and their neighbors living in central and eastern DR Congo have fled their homes to escape violence due to a crisis caused by political unrest. Some members have been killed or tortured. People in the Kasai region report rampant hunger because fields and homes had to be abandoned. Many church buildings and church-run schools have suffered damage. MCC is collaborating with partners and Mennonite denominations in DR Congo to provide emergency humanitarian assistance.
In Kele village near Tshikapa in Kasai Province, internally displaced people answer questions posed by the assessment team. Names are not provided for security reasons.