Press release highlights the dangers faced by children and adults working in mines in North Kivu, DRC

This press release reports on a second deadly landslide in five weeks at an artisanal coltan mine in Rubaya, North Kivu, eastern DRC, which has killed at least 56 children and is believed to have claimed more than 200 lives in total. Issued from Goma on 4 March 2026, the statement from World Vision condemns the recurring tragedy and highlights the dangerous working conditions in informal mining sites, where poverty and lack of alternatives force families, including children, to risk their lives. The organisation stresses that coltan, a key mineral used in mobile phones and other electronics, continues to fuel conflict and armed groups in the region. It calls for urgent humanitarian access, stronger child protection measures, sustainable economic alternatives for communities, and stricter regulation of the artisanal mining sector to prevent further loss of life.

Children are at the heart of everything we do, their voices, dreams, and well-being drive our mission.  We are excited to share that amid the ever-growing humanitarian needs we reached 16.4 Million children in the East Africa Region.

In Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, a mother improves her children’s health through safe water, hygiene awareness, and access to a sanitary toilet.

When conflict forced Nyanyai Riak to leave her home in Twic County, she arrived in Kuajok with little certainty about how she would provide for her six children. But a simple training in her community began to change how she saw herself — and what she believed she could do.

This policy brief introduces the ENOUGH Campaign in East Africa and invites you to be part of a practical response rooted in bold hope to end child hunger and malnutrition. It explains the challenge clearly, highlights what is working, and sets out actions that governments, donors, businesses, civil society, communities and friends of children can take together. The goal is simple and urgent: to make sure every child has ENOUGH of the right food to grow well, learn in school and thrive.

As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Brenda Musamba’s story stands as a clear example of how long-term investment in a girl can transform a life and a community.