Greg Ramm on “A Complex Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 Years On”

Description

Grounded in his experience living in a village as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher in Mobotu’s Zaire, Greg will describe the current political and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Through the lens of humanitarian, development, and rights-based organizations such as Save the Children, Greg will talk about the various conflicts affecting the DRC and the type of humanitarian response that is possible – and desperately needed by millions of Congolese directly affected by the crises. Greg will also touch on education and climate-related initiatives that offer hope for the Congo and the importance of the DRC for a peaceful, prosperous world.

🌍Who: Greg Ramm, Save the Children

🌍When: Tuesday December 16, 2025 – Reception: 5:30pm | Presentation: 6:00pm

🌍Where: First Congregational Church of Old Lyme

About the Speaker:

Greg Ramm is the Country Director for Save the Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and a member of the DRC’s Humanitarian Country Team. He has over 30 years of experience in humanitarian and development issues, with a strong focus on Africa. He opened Save the Children’s first office in Kinshasa in 1998. Since then, Greg has held various key positions including Country Director in Ghana and Regional Director for West and Central Africa. In 2014, Greg led the Save the Children response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia. He also served as Global Program Director in London and held key leadership positions at Save the Children in Washington, DC, including Vice President for Humanitarian Response and Associate Vice President for International Programs focused on Child Protection and HIV/AIDS. He served as a member of the UN’s IASC Emergency Directors Group from 2016 to 2020. Greg served as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching high school math and physics in the DRC (then Zaire).