Operational at Panzi Hospital, Bukavu — founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege
A whole generation, missing from the record.
In eastern Congo, millions of children grow up without a birth certificate — no proof of name, no nationality, no claim to school, healthcare, or legal protection. We've issued 12,912 digital certificates across 14 hospitals in active conflict zones, the only registration system still working.
12,912
Digital birth registrations
Across 14 health facilities in Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu
2,441
GBV cases documented
Across 25+ registration sites in eastern DRC
703
Antenatal contacts tracked
New maternal-health module, activated 2025
40×
Tax revenue growth (South Kivu)
Historic — system suspended due to M23 conflict
An NGO built for results, low cost, and easy rollout
Results that hold up
12,912 births registered and 2,441 GBV cases documented — delivered through active conflict, with hard numbers, not promises.
Low cost
$1 registers one child. 100% of donations reach the field, and our Norway team works entirely as volunteers.
Easy to implement
Offline-first tablets that deploy hospital by hospital and keep working without internet — no heavy infrastructure required.
Every Child Deserves an Identity
12,912 digital birth registrations across 14 hospitals in conflict-affected eastern DRC. The only registration system still running through the M23 crisis.
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Healing Invisible Wounds
2,441 cases of gender-based violence documented to UN GBVIMS standards. Clinical care, psychosocial support, and a legal pathway — all in one record.
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Care Before the First Breath
Our new antenatal-care module tracks pregnant women through every WHO-recommended contact — malaria prevention, anaemia screening, fetal monitoring — and connects directly to birth registration on the day of delivery.
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Ending Corruption at the Source
584,272 tax notes processed digitally. South Kivu revenue grew 40× when paper was replaced — bribes had nowhere to hide.
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Built in Bergen. Deployed in Goma.
Founded in 2017 by Bruno Kitoko, Werner Svellingen and Bjarte Karlsen, eGov Africa builds digital governance systems for the Democratic Republic of Congo. We started with tax — and now run civil registry, GBV documentation, and antenatal care from the same offline-first platform, in 14 hospitals across Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu. We operate through crisis: when other organisations pulled out during the M23 conflict, our systems kept running. All Norway-based work is voluntary. 100% of donated funds go directly to programming and field operations.
Where Your Donation Goes
100% of donated funds go to programming and operational costs. The Norway operation runs entirely on volunteer effort.
$1
One digital birth registration — a child's first legal record
$10
A full WHO-recommended ANC8+ pregnancy pathway for one mother
$50
Training one frontline health worker on the eGov platform
$100
One month of offline-capable tablets for a hospital
STRATEGIC & FIELD PARTNERS