Technologies Appropriées pour le Congo, Association Sans But Lucrative (TAC-asbl), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Program Director: Lucian Beele
Area Served: Bikoro/Lac-Tumba region of the DRC
Mission: Focus on water, sanitation, and hygiene needs by bringing technical expertise, skills, and tools to ensure a project is effective, efficient, and sustainable. TAC works with local communities to determine the most sustainable and appropriate solutions for safe and abundant drinking water and sanitation. TAC also targets to provide safe drinking water and sanitation for villages by equipping schools and clinics.
Current Need
Funding to dig more water wells in rural areas focuses on schools, clinics, and community centers.
Latest News/Blogs
Local Partnerships, Lasting Impact: WASH for All in Bikoro
“Clean water is a lifeline. With ongoing cholera and mpox epidemics in eastern DRC, children and families need safe water now more than ever to protect themselves and prevent a deeper health crisis,” stated Jean Francois Basse, UNICEF's acting Representative in...
Bread and Water for Africa® Working to Alleviate Water Crisis for Thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is suffering from a severe drinking water crisis.” Those stark words came in July from Lucien Beele, executive director of one of our newest WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) partners located in the Democratic Republic of the...
Nearly 85 percent of Rural Schools in the DRC Lack Safe Drinking Water: Bread and Water for Africa® is Working to Change That for Hundreds of Students
Following a successful pilot project to provide clean water to students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who had been drinking contaminated water from nearby Lake Tumba in 2023, we are looking forward to continuing our new partnership this year with...