KINSHASA — September 2, 2026 — The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced $700,000 in emergency grants to support local Ebola-response activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The funding has already been allocated to five organizations working with health facilities, grassroots groups and communities in eastern DRC.
According to the official Packard Foundation announcement, the International Rescue Committee will receive the largest grant of $300,000.
The IRC funding will support infection prevention and control in health facilities, sanitation, community engagement, risk communication and community-based surveillance across affected health zones in Ituri and North Kivu.
The Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises will receive $150,000 to provide funds to grassroots women's organizations. Their work will include multilingual community education, fighting misinformation, protection activities and distributing hygiene and protective supplies.
The Rights and Resources Initiative will receive $100,000 to support Indigenous partner organizations in Ituri and North Kivu. The planned activities include community surveillance, public-awareness campaigns, handwashing stations and personal protective equipment.
Health In Harmony will also receive $100,000 to work through its local partner, the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center. The funding will strengthen infection-control measures and community preparedness around conservation areas in eastern DRC.
The remaining $50,000 will go to Environmental Defenders for Ebola-awareness and prevention messages through community radio networks and local leaders. It will also support protective equipment, handwashing stations and limited assistance for quarantined patients.
The Packard Foundation said trusted local organizations are essential to delivering a rapid response that reflects the needs and realities of affected communities.
The grants are direct allocations to the five named organizations and do not represent a newly opened public funding application.
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Packard Foundation Gives $700,000 for DRC Ebola Response
Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
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KINSHASA — September 2, 2026 — The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced $700,000 in emergency grants to support local Ebola-response activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The funding has already been allocated to five organizations working with health facilities, grassroots groups and communities in eastern DRC.
According to the official Packard Foundation announcement, the International Rescue Committee will receive the largest grant of $300,000.
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The IRC funding will support infection prevention and control in health facilities, sanitation, community engagement, risk communication and community-based surveillance across affected health zones in Ituri and North Kivu.
The Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises will receive $150,000 to provide funds to grassroots women's organizations. Their work will include multilingual community education, fighting misinformation, protection activities and distributing hygiene and protective supplies.
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The Rights and Resources Initiative will receive $100,000 to support Indigenous partner organizations in Ituri and North Kivu. The planned activities include community surveillance, public-awareness campaigns, handwashing stations and personal protective equipment.
Health In Harmony will also receive $100,000 to work through its local partner, the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center. The funding will strengthen infection-control measures and community preparedness around conservation areas in eastern DRC.
The remaining $50,000 will go to Environmental Defenders for Ebola-awareness and prevention messages through community radio networks and local leaders. It will also support protective equipment, handwashing stations and limited assistance for quarantined patients.
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The Packard Foundation said trusted local organizations are essential to delivering a rapid response that reflects the needs and realities of affected communities.
The grants are direct allocations to the five named organizations and do not represent a newly opened public funding application.
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