Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

As the recent crisis compounds already-widespread suffering, the displaced not only need emergency relief, like health care and food, but also help to rebuild their lives when they return home.

Project Message

“With the resumption of fighting, even more people will be displaced and in need of care, and yet we fear the humanitarian corridor for delivering assistance is narrowing drastically by the hour.”
- Pierre Willems, Country Director

Who is Running This Project

International Medical Corps (IMC)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Bring food to war-affected children in Uganda	Give water & sanitation to drought-stricken Kenya	Rebuild Indonesia’s Health Care System	Save a Mom's Life in the Congo
IMC provides medical care to Haiti

International Medical Corps (IMC)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Earthquake relief for 263,000 victims in Bantul

Medical relief for 150,000 Lebanese civilians

Help Lebanon Recover

Healing emotional wounds in Gaza

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Congo, Democratic Republic of the and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Congo, Democratic Republic of the, read the Human Development Report on Congo, Democratic Republic of the or the Wikipedia entry for Congo, Democratic Republic of the.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 30, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 15, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

A visit from Sienna Miller

By Crystal Wells - Communications Officer, June 24, 2009 06:15 PM

Actress Sienna Miller recently returned from visiting International Medical Corps’ programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In her diary from the trip, Sienna wrote, “International Medical Corps is an incredible organization that is providing health care and support to people in dire need…The work being done is overwhelming, the problem so huge. The wards are constructed under makeshift tents and the drugs are constantly running out. No matter how many photos or documentaries we watch, nothing can compare to the experience of being in those camps. The smell alone is unforgettable. But the people smile, and the looks on their faces when they hear that we are trying to try and help is one of hope. That is often all they have.”

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