CAPRIDIS

Raising Community Awareness

"Uvira, May 12, 2026: A Historic Meeting"

As part of its contribution to promoting human rights, peace, and freedom for refugees, immigrants, internally displaced persons, and disaster victims, with a particular focus on facilitating refugee resettlement in host countries, their voluntary repatriation, and their integration into the community, CAPRIDIS, in collaboration with Sociv MSCO, organized an inter-community forum this Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the city of Uvira, South Kivu.

The theme of this meeting was: "How to Regulate the Circulation of Weapons and Ensure the Protection of the Population in a Community Already Troubled by Fear."

At the opening of this meeting, which addressed several important points, Mr. Alex Buchunga Bigera, coordinator of CAPRIDIS, welcomed everyone's participation and called for unity. He urged the banning of all... anti-values to give "Uzalendo" its full value, in order to build a prosperous nation.

CAPRIDIS

Raising Community Awareness

"Uvira, May 12, 2026: A Historic Meeting"

As part of its contribution to promoting human rights, peace, and freedom for refugees, immigrants, internally displaced persons, and disaster victims, with a particular focus on facilitating refugee resettlement in host countries, their voluntary repatriation, and their integration into the community, CAPRIDIS, in collaboration with Sociv MSCO, organized an inter-community forum this Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the city of Uvira, South Kivu.

The theme of this meeting was: "How to Regulate the Circulation of Weapons and Ensure the Protection of the Population in a Community Already Troubled by Fear."

At the opening of this meeting, which addressed several important points, Mr. Alex Buchunga Bigera, coordinator of CAPRIDIS, welcomed everyone's participation and called for unity. He urged the banning of all... anti-values to give "Uzalendo" its full value, in order to build a prosperous nation.

This is about Lake Tanganyika, located in the territories of Uvira and Fizi, in eastern DRC, bordering Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia. I want to address the challenges related to Lake Tanganyika. Its frequent floods, which sweep away tables and boats, often cause numerous deaths in the localities I mentioned. The area is called Luhanga, and cars from Bukavu or Uvira travel to Baraka or Misisi for gold mining, etc. The town of Fizi is also part of this area. But the biggest problem in the DRC is the roads, largely due to insecurity. The essence of this video, about Uvira, is that women are entirely preoccupied with their safety and health. This is why they suffer from various illnesses. All these negative factors, all this pollution, stem from the rivers that flow into Lake Tanganyika. However, many people use the lake water for swimming, washing dishes, or drinking. Let's not forget that this water is not meant to be used as a remedy or to improve the lives of everyone.

Uvira is once again threatened by flooding from the Kalamabenge River, which regularly claims lives and plunges many people into poverty. These floods occurred today, May 1, 2026, between 3:00 and 4:00 PM, while many people were at the Kalamabenge market. The neighborhoods of Bien-Malack, Namianda, and Kilibula are particularly affected by the rising waters. The river flows through the Kalundu neighborhood, near the Uvira town hall. Numerous belongings, including houses, goats, and cows, have been swept away. CAPRIDIS-Monde is launching an urgent appeal for aid for the victims of this disaster in Uvira. Among the victims are two young girls and a child. Unfortunately, this is not the first time these floods have ravaged Uvira, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Uvira is once again threatened by flooding from the Kalamabenge River, which regularly claims lives and plunges many people into poverty. These floods occurred today, May 1, 2026, between 3:00 and 4:00 PM, while many people were at the Kalamabenge market. The neighborhoods of Bien-Malack, Namianda, and Kilibula are particularly affected by the rising waters. The river flows through the Kalundu neighborhood, near the Uvira town hall. Numerous belongings, including houses, goats, and cows, have been swept away. CAPRIDIS-Monde is launching an urgent appeal for aid for the victims of this disaster in Uvira. Among the victims are two young girls and a child. Unfortunately, this is not the first time these floods have ravaged Uvira, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.