9% of DRC's population have access to electricity
7.6 million children aged 5-17 are out of school (UNICEF)
43% of children are malnourished and food insecure
97% of women have no access to formal business loans
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC or DR Congo) is a land of colossal natural resources yet three in four of its people live on less than $1.90 per day and are at risk. Light Up A Village (LUV) is committed to reversing these statistics in off-the-grid, poverty-stricken, communities. We help create opportunities that propel the most vulnerable to build sustainable livelihoods—via programs that harness untapped and transformative resources from education and entrepreneurship to solar electricity and agriculture.
Training locals to become entrepreneurs can help them make real changes in their lives and pull them out of poverty.
Education can help end poverty. It's a crucial component because it addresses many of the problems that keep the poor in poverty.
For people living off-the-grid in Democratic Republic of Congo, electricity, education, and opportunity can unlock an improved, long-lasting and life-changing future.
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All people deserve to live and improve their quality of living. Your gift will help empower people on the brink to break the vicious cycle of poverty. These are people who need the most critical support. Make a 100% tax-deductible donation to Light Up A Village in our efforts to empower DRC's most vulnerable communities towards a sustainable self-sufficiency. Help us provide the essential food and clean water, electricity and education they desperately need—They are ready for their opportunity to make a decent living, put food on their families' table, and send their children off to school.
Light Up A Village advocates that gender equality through technology, economic and educational empowerment and nutrition security is a key precondition to eradicating poverty and its pervasive challenges. Help us unlock the full potential of women and girls.
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