Due to the violent unrest in the DR Congo, many people are forced to flee. The displaced families often flee to larger urban regions in the south of Congo, such as Lubumbashi, and suffer from hunger because they cannot feed themselves from their fields or buy basic necessities at the local markets.
Children are separated from their families. Severe poverty, insecurity, a lack of basic social services and sexualized violence have a huge impact on the development of these children.
In Lubumbashi, children and young people are reintegrated into their own or a foster family. Their school attendance is also financed.
In Lubumbashi, children and young people are reintegrated into their own or a foster family. Their school attendance is also financed.
Reintegrating them into families and financing their school attendance helps them in the long term and enables them to create a better future for themselves.
This project is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, through a program contribution
Every year, 25 vulnerable children are sent to school. These are children aged eight years and older who live in Kasungami and Kanyaka and are not enrolled in school.
Every year, 15 children receive vocational training. These are children who have already passed school age and live in Kasungami and Kanyaka.
| Project name | Support for children and young people at risk |
|---|---|
| Project number | 31100 |
| Partner organization: | Eglise Méthodiste Unie - Congo Sud |
| Project participants: | 25 children of school age | 15 young people who can no longer attend school |
| Country: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region: | Lubumbashi - South Congo |
| Budget: | CHF 12'000 |
| Running time: | since 2013 |
