Millions of people have died in conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa in the last decade. For current peace initiatives to succeed many armed groups need to be disbanded and their members helped to rejoin society...

Filmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda'Buying Time for Peace' will take you on a journey into the heart of the great lakes region to show you the unique role of an international partnership that is trying to break the conflict cycle and create the conditions for peace in central Africa.


The documentary "Buying Time for Peace" (36 minutes) takes you on a journey into the heart of the Great Lakes region to show you the unique role of an international partnership that is trying to break the conflict cycle and create the conditions for peace in central Africa. Through the film you will meet and hear from adult ex-combatants and children formerly associated with armed forces as they try to reclaim their lives after conflict. They are participating in the largest program of its kind in the world: the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP), a multi-agency effort funded by the World Bank and 13 donor governments, that supports the demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants in Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

Congo/UK 2006 | Run time: 36 min. | Director: Philip Carr