By Kulihoshi M | Coordinator
THREE OPEN CONFLICTS BETWEEN REFUGEES AND THE HOST COMMUNITIES
Since January this year 2026 we have witnessed three open conflicts which have claimed lives between refugees in the host communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The root causes are generally linked to ignorance and competition for resources, where refugees have been considered as foreigners who should not benefit from the existing basic services.
People in DRC lack accurate information about refugees, we have tried our best but we have been also facing the funding challenges in order to make information reach various communities. As we did not have funding, since May this year we started a Social Media Campaign targeting the local population in DRC with the aim to share information about refugees so that they may play a role in the refugee protection. We know that Social Media especially WhatsApp and Facebook are used by middle class of people in DRC but not people deep in the village where conflicts always take place. But this was an effort to reduce ignorance and spread the message among people who eventually will indirectly reach those in remote areas.
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