PALPER asbl · North Kivu, DRC
Who We Are
A community-based organization founded in North Kivu in 2015, led by local women and men.
Founded by the community, in 2015.
PALPER asbl — Programme d'Appui à la Lutte contre la Pauvreté pour l'Emergence et la Restauration d'un Développement Durable — was founded in North Kivu in 2015 by local women and men who refused to accept that poverty, hunger, and conflict should define the future of their communities.
From day one, our conviction has been simple: the people closest to a problem are also closest to its solution. Our teams live and work in the communities they serve, from Rwanguba to Goma.
Our mission is to improve the well-being of the most vulnerable — especially children, youth, women, and people in crisis — by fighting poverty and restoring sustainable development in the DRC, through community-led actions in health, education, food and water security, environmental protection, and peacebuilding.
How we work
Everything we do is rooted in local leadership. Communities identify their needs, co-design solutions, and manage the infrastructure that is built — so progress belongs to them and lasts for generations.
Community-led
Communities are not beneficiaries but owners and decision-makers of every project.
Practical & evidence-led
We lead with numbers and direct action — repairing, building, training — not promises.
Sustainable
We build what lasts: local infrastructure, skills, and institutions.
Governance & accountability
PALPER is a registered and governed organization, structured into divisions of expertise with an oversight committee. Our structure and reports are available below.
Transparency & documents
We believe accountability is built through transparency. PALPER's key documents are available below.
PALPER around the web
PALPER is an independently listed and recognized non-profit. Find and follow us here:
Empower a Community
Give the gift of clean water.
94% of water sources in the Rwanguba health zone are non-functional. Your gift goes directly to filtration, well repair, and hygiene education — managed by PALPER's local team.
Donations are collected through GoFundMe and managed by PALPER's local team in Rwanguba. PALPER asbl is registered N° JUST./SG/20/1170/2018.