Organizations

Partner Organizations

The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC)  Denomination with which the Paul Carlson Partnership is affiliated, and a sister church to the CEUM in Congo.   
 
Communauté Évangélique de l'Ubangi-Mongala (CEUM)   Covenant Church of Congo, a sister church of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Operates extensive medical and educational systems in the northwestern portion of Congo.  

Covenant World Relief (CWR)  The international humanitarian aid and development arm of the ECC, including responses to domestic disasters as well as events worlwide. The PCP and CWR work together periodically on shared projects in Congo. 

HOPE International (Canada)  Has partnered with the PCP and CEUM for some time on rural development programs, has experience in agricultural microfinance, and currently is a partner in the PCP-led microenterprise initiative, which awaits final approval of funding.
 
Operating room LokoHelp the Aged  (Canada) Partnerships with the PCP and CEUM have included clinic rehabilitation and mobile medical teams. Currently working on restoring a portion of the electrical infrastructure in the Ubangi.
 
International Aid  An important source of medical supplies and equipment for the PCP in our equipping of the CEUM clinics and hospitals.
 
Opportunity International  The largest Christian-based microfinance organization operating out of the U.S. The PCP has formed a partnership with Opportunity International with the goal of bringing basic banking services to the Ubangi within the next few years.

Giving Back to Africa  Supports service-centered education for young people in the DRC, with a goal of helping them take control of their own lives and become change agents in their own communities and in their country.

Other Organizations

HEAL Africa.  Operates a hospital in Goma, in eastern Congo, where the current violence is the greatest. Speaks out against violence against women, particularly rape as an act of war; and works for women's empowerment in the region.
 
International Rescue Committee.  Works in Congo and around the world in areas of crisis and among refugees and internally displaced persons. Has sponsored research on death rates in Congo that is widely used.
 
Raise Hope for Congo.  Information and advocacy organization specifically focused on women in Congo.

International Crisis Group.  Respected, broadly international staff and board bring expertise to the tasks of analyzing local conflicts around the globe, making information available, and advising the UN and other parties on potential solutions. Their reports on Congo are considered impartial.

Partner Churches

Of the many local churches that have partnered with us and provide support to our work in Congo, these are the most active.

 

If you know other organizations that PCP and the visitors to this site should be aware of, please send the information to pcpinfo(a)paulcarlson.org.