Pacific Teams is a non-profit organization supporting local initiatives in the area of community development, training, education, health, peace and human rights. It is focused on addressing the following fundamental rights for people living in the Great Lakes area of Africa—Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda. This Cooperation Circle (CC) aims to: work systematically with local partners; fight poverty and improve the social economic condition of people; fight against HIV/AIDS and malaria; give medical support for vulnerable people; provide training for social and medical workers; provide assistance for women who are victims of rape and sexual assault; renovate health centres; supply ambulances in rural environments; eliminate adult illiteracy; and educate poor children, among others.