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Blessed Aid

Congolese humanitarian and development NGO since 2002

Goma, North Kivu Sign up to see website
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43
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
43/100 · methodology

About

Blessed Aid is a Congolese non-governmental organization based in Goma, DR Congo, with more than two decades of humanitarian and development work. Its programmes span protection and gender-based violence prevention, women's empowerment, education and primary health care. The organization applies a humanitarian-p­eace-developme­nt nexus approach to address both immediate needs and longer-term community resilience.

Mission

To protect and empower conflict-affected communities in the DRC by linking humanitarian response with peacebuilding and long-term development.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Founded in 2002.

Focus & reach

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 4/20
('No registration ID on record', 0)
('Not sourced from official registry', 0)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 6/30
('Financial documents published on website', 6)
('No financial filing on record', 0)
('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)
('No spending figure disclosed', 0)
('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)
Governance 16/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 8/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('No phone on file', 0)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 20/20
('Updated within 6 months', 20)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
No registration ID on file
No financial disclosure yet
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Blessed Aid with a partial profile.

  • GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 96% of the 118 charities in the DR Congo it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • It has more complete contact information than 89% of comparable organizations, with a verified website, email and address on record. See national comparisons
  • It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable organizations, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • financial records
  • third-party accreditation
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

Leadership & board

From the charity's website
BI
Bitasimwa B•••• J••••••
Board Member
BU
Bulenda S•••••• J•••
Board Member
DA
Daniela N••••• K•••••••
Board Member
HO
Honnete M••••••• B••••••
Focal Point, Beni territory, North Kivu

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar human services in DR Congo
Integrity Assessment This charity: 43
Peer average: 34

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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Congo, The Democratic Republic of the under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.

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Leadership

BI
Bitasimwa B•••• J••••••
Board Member

Officers & trustees (7)

Source: Charity website (via AI extraction)

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Cause areas in DR Congo

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Environment 43
Community Development 28
Advocacy & Civil Rights 13
Human Services this charity 11
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Most common causes in DR Congo

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 46
Environment 43
Peace 16
Poverty 15
Human Rights 15
Women 12
Biodiversity 11
Agriculture 10

Sources and verification

News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
GlobalGiving partner directory

Part of this profile's description was written with AI, summarizing public sources such as official registry data and the organization's own website. Financial figures, registration details, and the sources listed above are not AI-generated. Read how we use AI.

Data freshness

Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
Profile completeness
35%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 6
  • Named leadership · 7 officers on file
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Founding date · 2002
Not available · 5
  • Financial data
    No annual financial filings on file
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Government registration
    No public registry ID
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity
  • Tax-deductibility
    Not verified

Methodology

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Quick facts about Blessed Aid

What is Blessed Aid?
Blessed Aid is a human services nonprofit organization based in Goma, DR Congo. Blessed Aid is a Congolese non-governmental organization based in Goma, DR Congo, with more than two decades of humanitarian and development work. Its programmes span protection and gender-based violence prevention, women's empowerment, education and primary health care. The organization applies a humanitarian-peace-development nexus approach to address both immediate needs and longer-term community resilience.
When was Blessed Aid founded?
Blessed Aid was founded in 2002.
Where is Blessed Aid located?
Headquartered in Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo.
Is Blessed Aid trustworthy?
Blessed Aid has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 43 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Blessed Aid's website?
https://www.blessedaid.org
Are donations to Blessed Aid tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of DR Congo under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.