ASSOCITURI is a civil society organisation created in 2002 and authorised to operate throughout the DRC under registration N°01/MAA/045/CAB/PROGOU/PO/2007 of the governor of the Eastern Province and N° F.92/14.901; N°JUST/SG/20/739/2011 of the National Ministry of Justice.

This organisation was created following an awareness and analysis of the following situations:

• The occurrence and persistence of ethnic and intercommunal conflicts in Ituri
• The chronic underdevelopment of Ituri, despite the fact that it is rich in natural resources;
• The widespread poverty of the population;
• The degradation of health, education, transport and communication infrastructures;
• The abusive exploitation of its natural and human resources for interests outside Ituri,
• The excitation and maintenance of ethnic hatreds;
• The absence of a political class that can initiate and defend a development process that takes into account the interests of the population.

Mission:

To contribute to the change of this situation by fighting against poverty and bringing Iturians to live in harmony, freedom and social well-being.

Objectives:

• To raise awareness, awaken and mobilise people to take charge of their own development;
• To promote multi-sectoral development in Ituri;
• To support women's civic participation in various fields: political, social, economic and cultural;
• Promote the culture of peace and peaceful cohabitation as well as the respect of democratic values;
• Protecting natural resources

Areas of intervention:

• Pacification, Education for citizenship
• Conflict prevention and transformation
• Capacity building of women in different areas (fight against violence against women, political, economic, social and cultural participation)
• Education and literacy
• Health promotion
• Agriculture, food security, environment
• Women, peace and security
• Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR)