DRC ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT - DHRF II

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001098 SIPDIS DEP FOR AF/RA AFR/SD/DG DHRF COORDINATOR, LINDA H. MUNCY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID PHUM KDEM CG SUBJECT: DRC ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT - DHRF II Part A - Prior Fiscal Year Funds (FY 2007) -------------- ¶1. Embassy Kinshasa is pleased to report that all Democracy and Human Rights project funds prior to FY 2007 have been liquidated and activities closed. ¶2. Eight projects were funded with the $70,000 allocated to Embassy Kinshasa in FY 2007. Seven of the projects have been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. Post does not anticipate any problems closing out the remaining project. DHRF No: Amt Obligated: Unliq. Balance DHRF 07-660-01 $10,000 $0 Project Name: Centre d'Etudes Pour l'Action Sociale (CEPAS) Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-02 $10,000 $0 Project Name: Solidarit Pour le Dveloppement Communautaire (SODEC) Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-03 $11,500 $2,534.00 Project Name: Commission Episcopale Justice et Paix Status: Grantee has completed the project and promises to have the final receipts in by end of the year. DHRF 07-660-04 $10,000 $0 Project Name: Ecole de Femmes de l'UPC Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-05 $2,500 $0 Project Name: Ministhre de l'Education dans les Pays Arrirs (MEPA) Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-06 $9,000 $0 Project Name: Centre Chrtien pour le Dveloppement des Paysans en milieu Rural (CCDPR) Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-07 $10,000 $0 Project Name: Justice Plus Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. DHRF 07-660-08 $9,000 $0 Project Name: Alphabetisation Civique Fonctionnelle des Prisonniers Status: Project has been successfully completed and all receipts submitted to USAID. Part B - Status of Current Fiscal Year (FY 2008) Funds -------------- -------------- ¶3. Post did not receive funding for FY 2008. Part C - Success Stories -------------- ¶4. DHRF 07-660-05: In the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, many communities have suffered deeply because of the war and its atrocities. Ministere de l'Education dans les Pays Arrieres (MEPA) held a literacy competition in seven local high schools in and around Kalemie, Katanga Province to encourage peace and tolerance between tribes, religions, ethnic groups, and countries. The grantee asked students to write poems and articles on peace and democratic principles. Out of 1,800 entries, a committee selected fifteen poems and articles. They used grant funds to print the winners' articles into a pamphlet called "Education a la Paix" (Peace Education). MEPA then distributed pamphlets in schools, churches and places where youth congregate. Finally, they convened a special assembly to recognize the winners for their contribution in encouraging citizens to practice democratic and peaceful ways to settle differences. The winners received educational prizes for their efforts. The event received much publicity and the local population was encouraged to work towards establishing peaceful and tolerant atmospheres in their respective communities. BROCK