Children of Peace Initiative in the DRC

Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union allocated the prize money to children affected by conflict and launched its Children of Peace initiative which aims at assisting 28,000 children.

This article is by The Norwegian Reugee Council and it originally appeared on www.allafrica.com

Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union allocated the prize money to children affected by conflict and launched its Children of Peace initiative which aims at assisting 28,000 children.

Today displaced children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are accessing education due to the Nobel Peace Prize grant.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suffered decades of conflict and recurrent displacements leading to a massive number of internally displaced persons.

This pattern repeated itself with the violence of 2012 leading to the displacement of 750.000 people in the North Kivu area alone. To continue reading please click here.