To address this concern, different actors have strived to enable the international community
to support the development and implementation of DDR activities in Congo. In this
perspective, the government created in 2001, the High Commission for Reintegration of ExCombatants (HCREC), which is responsible for missions of disarmament, demobilisation,
and reintegration of ex-combatants, as well as a Monitoring Committee on ceasefire
agreements and cessation of hostilities.
Indeed, the Government with the support of the international financial community has raised
funds to set up two (2) programmes: (i) the first programme called "Emergency Programme
for Demobilisation and Reintegration (PDR)" of 2002-2004 under IDA funding for the
amount of 5 million US dollars, which enabled the reintegration of 9,000 ex-combatants and
3,222 micro finance income-generating activities in the departments of Bouenza, Brazzaville,
Lékoumou, the Niari, Cuvette and Plateaux.
The second programme, called the "National Programme for Disarmament, Demobilization
and Reintegration (PNDDR)" was implemented from July 2006 to February 2009. At the date
of the end of the mandate of the MDRP / EU which is the withdrawal of EU funds / MDRP
(February 2009), the following main results were recorded: 18,685 people reinserted, 18,965
ex-combatants received grants for micro-income generating activities, among which 10,307
received their full grant and 8658 are still waiting for the second and final tranche. 33
community sub-projects were selected and funded with 16 already approved. In the same
context, 348 former child soldiers, 1,809 war veterans, 854 war disabled ex combatants,
37war invalids, 82 HIV-positive persons have been supported by the programme.
This programme received multilateral funding of US $ 25 million from the Multi Programme
Country Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme (MDRP) and the European Union
with a contribution of the Government of Congo to support 30,000 war veterans. The PNDR
ran from July 2006 to February 29, 2009:
Similarly, Brazzaville and the Pool were the most affected by the socio political conflict
areas, children who had dropped out of school were reintegrated by NGOs, religious
organisations and UNICEF. The data for the years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 are as follows:
- for 26 centres opened in 2006-2007, including 12 in Brazzaville, 08 in Bouenza, 01 in
Cuvette, Niari and 2 to 3 in Pointe-Noire, we have a total of 3304 students including 1,687
girls;
- in 2007-2008, amongst the 18 enrolment centres opened, 13 were in Brazzaville, one in
Kouilou; 1 in Lékoumou and 3 in Niari for a total of 938 students including with 458 women;
- In 2006-2007, 439 students including 226 girls were reintegrated into the Formal
Educational System and, in 2007-2008, there were 439 students including 226 girls.
In the context of crisis prevention and recovery, the community action project for community
rehabilitation and reintegration of youth at risk (PRESJAR) has, for the period 2005-2007,
carried out the following actions:
-14,266 jobs created or recreated;
-533 km of rehabilitated farm track;
-107 community-based micro projects funded and implemented;
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