Dignity
Every patient is welcomed and cared for with respect.
About ADIC
Living with dignity with diabetes
Our history
The Diabetes Association of the Congo (ADIC) was founded on 23 February 1999 in Goma, in the midst of war and political instability, by Ir Alfred KAKISINGI and a group of friends, some of whom were themselves living with diabetes. Officially recognised on 23 March 1999, the association was born of one conviction: diabetes is not a death sentence.
In the early days, with no office and no means, members met under trees or at the Goma Volcanic Observatory. They pooled their modest resources to buy vials of insulin, stored underground in clay pots. From these precarious beginnings, ADIC grew into a reference organisation in eastern DRC.
Today, ADIC supports more than 5,700 people living with diabetes and works every day to push back the disease, despite an environment marked by conflict, population displacement and natural disasters.
Our objectives
- Identify and bring together all people living with diabetes in the DRC
- Provide health and nutrition information for self-management of the disease
- Educate the population to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
- Ensure medical follow-up for patients
The coordinator
Ir Alfred KAKISINGI
Coordinator and co-founder of ADIC
After witnessing, in 1986, the death of a man from diabetes complications, and later the death of a family member, Ir Alfred KAKISINGI decided to dedicate his life to fighting the disease. Co-founder of ADIC in 1999, he is today its coordinator and gives a voice to people with diabetes in Goma and across the DRC.
Our values
Solidarity
Members help each other and share experiences and advice every day.
Listening
Psychological support is at the heart of our care.
Commitment
Continuous action since 1999, despite crises and conflicts.
Our premises
ADIC is located in Goma, in the Virunga district. The association has a compound, consultation rooms and activity spaces where patients are welcomed.
