ACCOMPLISHMENTS in CONGO in 2023
HEALTH and SAFETY
400+ women healthier with gifts of calcium and vitamins
20 families near Uvira have new homes after flood loss
500+ victims of violence and destitution receive food, medical care, counsel, love
EDUCATION
GENERAL GRADUATES
246 Students Served 37 Primary
30 girls newly literate 18 secondary (A.A.)
15 Computer students 13 sewing
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Microfinance in Kinshasa Farms in Kivu
52 new microloans to women New gardens in Goma by guardians of orphans
110 women repaying loans 100 women near Uvira with successful coop farm
200 practicing micro-savings
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING in the USA
Cash $216,783 128 Individual Donors
In-kind $5,418 12 Churches & Schools
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Thank you for your wonderful response to our Giving Tuesday appeal = $6140! That is 4 times our goal. The copier for Community Charity School is bought and many hungry children and girls and women sing their thanks to you!
Hot off the Press: News from Congo
Exciting news!!! Congo’s national elections were peaceful! The year-long run-up to elections included sporadic violence and incredible inflation and grim fears for the future. Despite various levels of confusion (how much depends on the source) and delays at polling places, it was essentially peaceful and it is generally accepted that the current President Felix Tshisekedi was re-elected for another 5 years. This continuity is welcomed by most Congolese, who are grateful for the efforts he has made to extend free education and make other reforms.
In the meanwhile, widespread torrential rains across much of the country, including Kinshasa, have again demonstrated the severe effects of climate change in Congo.
Care packages, like the clothing which our partners in Kinshasa sent to destitute women and children in Goma, will still be needed. We are inspired to see the poor sharing with those even poorer!
Gardens for Goma!
During the summer our Kivu partner CENEDI added a special new feature to its work in Goma. On a piece of property bought several years ago as a future home for CCS, the guardians of the school children have started a garden to be able to feed their households.
First the volcanic rocks had to be dug out and put to good use as fences. Then the land was cleared with the help of some local men during the summer dry season.
When the rains came in the fall, the women began work. They were excited to see the little plants beginning to appear.
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