World Vision’s Category III multi-country national office response to the conflict in Lunda Norte, Angola was declared on 1 July 2017. The goal of the Response was ‘to provide general humanitarian and lifesaving assistance to 30,000–50,000 Congolese refugees’. In a context characterised by limited donor funding and media attention, World Vision Angola has led the management and coordination of the refugee settlement in Lovua. World Vision Angola’s interventions are focused on food assistance, child protection, nutrition, and livelihood, as well as ensuring quality water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, and a health clinic. This is all done with the aim of saving lives and alleviating suffering.
