Democratic Republic of Congo

LIAM partners with Doctor Paul M. & his wife Jennifer in the DR Congo. Dr. Paul gave up the prospect of a secure hospital job to work in the epicenter of rebel territory. He serves in a region so volatile few doctors dare to go there. Even though militias often raided his clinic and destroyed medical supplies, he resolved to continue caring for the suffering. In addition to Dr. Paul's medical work, he & Jennifer coordinate relief programs to support suffering families & children in the war-zone.

Butembo, Congo is a region destabilized by 100+ active rebel militias. Thousands of families have been forced to run for their lives and struggle to survive amidst harsh conditions: little access to food or clean water, and many diseases caused by poor sanitation. Dr. Paul and his team support these vulnerable refugees through medical care, food rations, housing, and water & sanitation initiatives.

In 2021 violence further escalated due to the ADF: an Islamic terrorist group with ties to ISIS. The ADF’s brutal attacks on civilian villages have claimed thousands of lives. Caring for massacre survivors has become one of LIAM Global’s primary initiatives in Butembo.

Since June of 2022, Congo has been further destabilized by a new outbreak of war in North Kivu province against an armed group called the M23 . The M23 war has displaced over 500,000 people; causing a huge humanitarian crisis in the region.