Tshikapa: awareness campaign for women on birth registration at civil registry

Tshikapa, April 7^th, 2026 (CPA) – An awareness campaign on birth registration at the civil registry targeting mothers was launched on Monday for one week in health facilities of the Kanzala health zone, in Tshikapa, capital of Kasai province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo, CPA observed. “We have sensitized mothers on the importance of birth registration in Tshikapa. This is an educational session carried out as part of a campaign led by a consortium of non-governmental organizations (…) through a project promoting birth registration at the civil registry. We have thus informed participants about the essential role of the birth certificate in protecting children’s rights,” said Evariste Kamba, project manager. This initiative aims to improve the birth registration rate in the municipality, with a target of at least 500 birth certificates to be issued, it was noted. The birth certificate is an essential document that guarantees a child’s identity and fundamental rights.