Central African Republic

69% of the population lives below the poverty line

2.2 million people faces acute food insecurity

1.8 million people are targeted by the 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan

500,130 people assisted

The Central African Republic (CAR) has been at the bottom of the Human Development Index for several years: it is ranked 191st out of 193, reflecting a dramatic humanitarian situation.

The country is affected by cyclical political, economic, security and humanitarian crises, linked in particular to armed conflicts, which lead to the displacement and impoverishment of hundreds of thousands of people.

Despite a situation that is tending to stabilise, the effects of crises and climate change are adding to the country’s structural difficulties and the need for humanitarian assistance remains significant: 2.4 million people live in precarious situations, i.e. 38% of the population.

The Food Security and Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH) sectors are the two areas of SI action with the highest needs in CAR: 1.8 million people and 1.6 million people in need respectively in 2025.

In addition, in 2025, the CAR faced challenges related to the reception of refugees from conflict-affected border countries, but also of internally displaced persons. Nationally, 39,279 people returned to settle in their area of origin in the interior of the country between January and October 2025. In addition, 562,164 people returned from abroad.

5.3 million inhabitants
191st out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index

Mission
opened in 2006
Team 7 international staff
57 national staff
Budget 5,8M€

In CAR, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s humanitarian response is based on multisectoral interventions that aim to cover the urgent needs of the most vulnerable populations while strengthening their resilience in the face of recurrent crises. Thanks to the adaptability of our teams, more than 500,000 people affected by sudden shocks in hard-to-reach areas were supported in 2025.

In addition to this emergency response, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is pursuing projects aimed at reviving agriculture and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities to food insecurity.

The organization also implements large-scale projects to rehabilitate and build infrastructure for access to drinking water, in order to generate sustainable improvements for communities and to alleviate the lack of access to basic services.

Partners

Institutional and private financial partners FH RCA, DG ECHO, AFD, CDCS

Operational partners Water for Good, Échelle Appui au Développement, Sustainable Democracy Initiative, Médecins du Monde France