Investor Presentaiton
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
VALUES, POWER, AND INCLUSION
Funding requirement in Swiss francs
People to be reached
550,000
280,000
© IFRC/Maria Santto
The DRC currently ranks 152 out of 160 on the gender inequality index.
While the literacy rate of the Congolese population is low as a whole, there is a significant gap between literate women
and men, although the gap is decreasing among the young - 62 per cent of young girls are literate, compared to 69 per
cent of young men. These figures reflect low enrolment rates. Only 32 per cent of girls and 34 per cent of boys attend
primary school.
The successful integration of gender and social inclusion into development programmes requires a good understanding of
the barriers that limit the potential of gender equality and social inclusion. In the DRC, the structural and cultural barriers
that women and adolescent girls of working age face are considerable. They lack access to basic human development
services and economic goods, and are excluded from decision-making processes.
Women and girls are also extremely vulnerable to early and forced marriage, as well as female genital mutilation and sexual
and gender-based violence. At a political level, legislation is often not applied in a uniform manner. Access to justice for
women and girls is poor and the reach of the Government is limited. When women and adolescent girls are able to work,
their jobs are generally low-skilled and poorly paid in the informal sector, with very limited prospects for advancement.
Although these challenges are not unique to the DRC, their impact is significant. This demonstrates a priority need for
programming that addresses the inequalities facing women and other vulnerable groups.
78%
proportion of
literate men
26%
56%
proportion of
literate women
the percentage of female representation
in the workforce in the DRC
O TARGET 1
280,000 people reached by protection, gender and
inclusion programming
O TARGET 2
90%-IFRC-supported operations that include a Gender,
Age and Diversity analysis
CACTIVITIES
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The National Society will encourage and support
the participation of the DRC Red Cross youth in the
Congolese Ministry of Youth
The IFRC will support the National Society to
advocate with state authorities and other partners
for equitable access to education
The IFRC will support the National Society to develop
guidelines on taking gender into account in projects
and programmes
9 Operational Plan Democratic Republic of Congo
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