April 2025 News
1 Marouni and Victoria’s Visit The highlight of this month was the visit of Marouni and his wife Victoria. Marouni has been a long-time friend, who even gave us the use of his apartment in 2019, when we dug the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Food Gardens, Livestock and Aquafarming
February News
1 Education Let us join the children during recess as they play this game called Nzango, where they count points up to 2,000. Each player chooses which leg he’s going to kick, right or left, if both players choose the … Continue reading →
Highlights for the Year 2024
The whole world is in crisis, but we dare say that life in Congo has an incomparable set of challenges (not to mention the ongoing war in the East of the country for decades), be it economical or sanitary as … Continue reading →
May 2024
1 Education and recreation This month, the 6th and 12th grade students are preparing for their final yearend exams. The majority of the children attending our school speak Lingala at home. It is very important for them to learn proper … Continue reading →
Excursion to GG Mart — February 2024
1 School Excursion A big thank you to GG Mart for organizing an excursion for 2 classes: our 6th and 12th graders! We rented a bus to transport the children from our village school to the city of Kinshasa to … Continue reading →
School Holidays–July 2023
1 Education Since the beginning of July, the children are on holiday. The students have done very well this year and the majority will be moving up to the next class. In Primary School, only 9 students out of 209 … Continue reading →
Time for year-end exams — May 2023
1 Education For the first time, a first class of students have completed their secondary education and are taking their final exam that will earn them a High School Diploma. We are so proud of them and of their teachers, … Continue reading →
March 2023
1 Education The students are preparing for their second-trimester exams before Easter. The second grade students are learning about the palm tree, how it’s used to make brooms and how oil is extracted from its nuts for cooking. (Unrefined palm … Continue reading →
February 2023
1 Education Second-grade pupils learning to count. 2 Distribution of Goods Thanks to the monthly food donations we receive, the children stay in good health and study well. The older girls are especially thankful for the sanitary pads that help … Continue reading →
Highlights for the Year 2022
Another year has come to an end, and we would like to thank you for your continued faithful support which made it possible to keep giving the children a good education and supplement their diet with wholesome food. We are … Continue reading →