What Coracon does

CORACON (Collectif des Radios et Télévisions Communautaires du Nord-Kivu) is a non-profit collective founded on May 2, 2005 in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, now headquartered in Goma. It aggregates 62+ community radio and television stations across eight territories in North Kivu (Goma, Rutshuru, Lubero, Butembo, Beni, Masisi, Walikale, Nyiragongo) and has extended operations into Ituri and Sud-Kivu provinces. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and Supervisory Board and holds three layers of legal recognition: a 2012 provincial decree, 2015 Ministry of Justice NGO status (F92/29.788), and 2021 Ministry of Planning development NGO registration (n°1944/PLIDCRE/2021).

CORACON's product surface comprises the core collective platform plus four branded programs: the RESET-Nguzo ya Mabadiliko peacebuilding and ex-combatant reintegration program (delivered in consortium with Mercy Corps, OIM, Justice Plus, SOFEPADI, and APC); Habari za Mahali humanitarian information bulletins broadcast through 20 partner radios in partnership with REMED; MPDD (Média Professionnel pour le Développement de la Démocratie) providing in-situ journalism training and coaching; and a Fact-Checking service distributed via website and member radio networks. Underlying technology consists of standard broadcast equipment, digital audio/video production tools, and a shared audio-video processing studio for joint productions — no proprietary technology stack is developed. Member stations and journalists receive training in conflict-sensitive journalism, fact-checking, and new-media usage; community engagement is driven through listening clubs, roundtables, press cafés, and public broadcasts.

The business model is grant-funded nonprofit operations: services are delivered to member stations free of charge, with revenue derived from international donors and development partners (Mercy Corps, UNFPA, Internews, WACC, Farm Radio International, World Food Programme) rather than commercial pricing. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored in coalition membership, joint media campaigns, and the member radio station distribution network. Targeted beneficiaries include community radio/TV stations, community journalists and producers, local communities (especially women and youth), and vulnerable youth and ex-combatants served through RESET vocational and reintegration activities.

Name

Coracon

Legal name

Collectif des Radios et Télévisions Communautaires du Nord Kivu (CORACON)

Website

https://coracondrc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CORACON is a nonprofit collective of 62+ community radio and television stations in eastern DRC, founded in 2005. It delivers journalist training, humanitarian information, fact-checking, and peacebuilding programs across North Kivu, Ituri, and Sud-Kivu, funded by international donors including Mercy Corps, UNFPA, and Internews.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Media Development Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

National Public Radio Networks & Member Stations (NPR-style) (MPABADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

News Talk Radio & Current Affairs Stations (MPABAIAI), Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

Keywords

• Community media development
• Journalism training programs
• Humanitarian information broadcasting
• Community radio networks
• Peacebuilding media initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Goma

HQ country

Congo - Kinshasa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. NGO Grants and Donor Funding: CORACON operates as a nonprofit organization funded through international donors and development partners. The organization receives grants for media development, peacebuilding, and community stabilization programs. Member radios contribute through their own revenue generation activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CORACON operates a collective platform coordinating 62+ community radio and television stations across North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. It provides in-situ journalist training (conflict-sensitive journalism, fact-checking, new media usage), produces and distributes original humanitarian and peacebuilding programming (Habari za Mahali bulletins, RESET - Nguzo ya Mabadiliko magazine, MPDD outputs), runs fact-checking services, and organizes community engagement activities such as listening clubs, roundtables, and press cafés for member stations and local audiences.

Product overview

CORACON (Collectif des Radios et Télévisions Communautaires du Nord-Kivu) is a collective platform comprising approximately 62 community radio and television stations across North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The organization offers multiple interconnected programs and services: the core platform connects member radios; Habari za Mahali provides humanitarian news content distributed across 20 partner radios; RESET-Nguzo ya mabadiliko addresses community stabilization and conflict resolution; MPDD focuses on professional media development and journalist training; Fact Checking combats misinformation; and Community Activities facilitate direct citizen engagement. These offerings work together to promote press freedom, democratic participation, and social cohesion in crisis-affected regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RESET - Nguzo ya Mabadiliko: A programme under RESET focused on inclusive conflict management, democratic dialogue, socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants, and strategic communication through media.
• Habari za Mahali
• Média Professionnel pour le Développement de la Démocratie (MPDD)

Products and services

• CORACON Community Media Collective Platform Core collective platform coordinating 62+ community radio and television stations in North Kivu, DRC, promoting press freedom, democratic media, and community development through coordinated broadcasting, journalist training, and shared resources for member community media outlets.
• Habari za Mahali Local humanitarian news and information program covering health, displacement, food security, education, and community issues, produced in collaboration with REMED and broadcast through 20 partner community radios in North Kivu for humanitarian information dissemination.
• RESET - Nguzo ya Mabadiliko Community stabilization program covering inclusive conflict management, democratic dialogue, socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants, and strategic communication through media, including the monthly 'Nguzo ya Mabadiliko' peace magazine broadcast across member radio stations.
• Média Professionnel pour le Développement de la Démocratie (MPDD) Professional media development program providing in-situ journalism training, coaching, apprenticeships, revenue-generating activities for member radios, and production of magazine and interactive broadcasts to strengthen democratic media practice.
• Fact-Checking Service Fact-checking service that investigates and verifies claims, misinformation, and disinformation circulating in communities across North Kivu, with debunking articles distributed via the CORACON website and member radio networks.
• Journalist Training Programs Training covering journalism fundamentals, conflict-sensitive journalism, fact-checking, and new media usage (Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, websites) delivered in-situ at member radio stations to improve broadcast quality and reduce rumors among community journalists and producers.
• Community Engagement Activities Community engagement activities including listening clubs, community roundtables, press cafés, public broadcasts, and popular expression forums that connect community members, especially women and youth, with member radio stations.
• Media Campaigns

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 journalists trained per month in conflict-sensitive journalism
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mercy CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Lead partner in the RESET (Stabilisation Réactive par la Transition) program consortium implementing community stabilization activities in North Kivu and Ituri. Mercy Corps leads a consortium including OIM, Justice Plus, SOFEPADI, APC, and CORACON for peacebuilding and resilience programming.
• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency partner supporting programs related to gender-based violence prevention, women's empowerment, and reproductive health communication through community media.
• InternewsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational media development organization partnering on journalism training, community media strengthening, and humanitarian information access initiatives.
• OIM (International Organization for Migration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMigration and stabilization agency, co-implementer of the RESET program consortium working on community stabilization and ex-combatant reintegration in eastern DRC.
• WACC (World Association for Christian Communication)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal communication rights organization supporting press freedom and community media development initiatives.
• Farm Radio InternationalmajorTechnology or IntegrationInternational organization specializing in radio and ICT solutions for rural development, providing technical support for community radio programming.
• SOFEPADI (Solidarité Féminines pour la Paix et le Développement Intégral)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's peace and development organization, consortium partner in RESET program implementing vocational training and youth empowerment activities in Beni and Ituri.
• Justice PluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights and justice organization, consortium partner in RESET stabilization program focused on community justice and accountability.
• APC (Action pour la Paix et la Concorde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeace and conflict resolution organization, consortium partner in RESET program for community peacebuilding activities.
• World Food Programme (PAM/WFP)minorOthersFood assistance organization referenced in humanitarian reporting activities. World Vision and WFP conduct food assistance distributions in displacement-affected areas where CORACON reports.
• REMED (Réseaux des Médias en Ligne)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner network for the 'Habari za Mahali' humanitarian information program, jointly launching the initiative across 20 radios in North Kivu.
• APDIK, RIO, CBCA ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia and civil society consortium partners including APDIK, RIO, and CBCA (Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique) organizing joint training programs for women journalists on safety and gender-based violence prevention.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Internews: International media development organization that partners with CORACON and operates similar community media strengthening, journalism training, and humanitarian information programs in fragile and conflict-affected states globally.
• BBC Media Action: BBC's international development charity that produces media programming and trains journalists in developing and conflict-affected countries; overlaps with CORACON on community media development and humanitarian information dissemination.
• Search for Common Ground: International conflict resolution organization that uses media (including radio) as a peacebuilding tool; overlaps significantly with CORACON's RESET program objectives around inclusive conflict management and community stabilization in eastern DRC.

Others

• Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): Independent NGO that promotes press freedom and documents threats against journalists; comparable role to CORACON's advocacy function for journalist protection in conflict-affected eastern DRC.
• Reporters Without Borders (RSF): International press freedom organization that advocates for journalist safety and media independence globally; comparable advocacy mission to CORACON's stated defense of community media threatened in political contexts.

Direct peers

• Fondation Hirondelle: Swiss media development foundation that operates and supports independent media outlets in crisis zones; directly comparable to CORACON as a non-profit media-support organization working in fragile states.
• Radio Okapi: UN-backed radio station network operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a similar mission of providing reliable information and supporting press freedom in conflict-affected areas.
• Free Press Unlimited: Dutch media development NGO that supports independent journalism and community media in conflict-affected countries; comparable in mission, funder base, and operational model to CORACON.
• Farm Radio International: Canada-based organization that supports community radio stations across Africa with training, ICT, and programming; an active technical partner to CORACON, with the same core focus on rural/community radio in development contexts.
• WACC (World Association for Christian Communication): Global communication rights organization that funds and supports community media initiatives focused on press freedom and social inclusion; an active partner of CORACON with overlapping programmatic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coracon

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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