In rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, access to safe drinking water remains a daily challenge. Every day, thousands of families travel long distances to reach water sources that are often unsafe due to the lack of proper infrastructure. It is within this context that PHC recently inaugurated a new borehole in the Bongolu groupement, on the Yaligimba site, in Mongala Province.
This new borehole, developed as part of the social agreements signed with local communities, now provides the inhabitants of Bongolu with access to high-quality drinking water. Furthermore, the water from this borehole undergoes strict quality control, meeting current health standards.
The new borehole in Bongolu expands PHC’s large-scale water access program, already deployed across its three production sites in Yaligimba (Mongala Province), Lokutu (Tshopo Province), and Boteka (Equateur Province), to improve rural access to clean water. To date, PHC has installed 72 potable water boreholes across these sites, directly benefiting thousands of households
