RDC 15 – LET'S HELP THEM STUDY
Project Location
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made significant progress toward universal access to primary education in recent decades, yet 7.6 million children aged 5 to 17 are still out of school. Direct (tuition fees) and indirect (school supplies, uniforms) costs, borne by poor families and parents dependent on underemployment or informal work, represent a significant obstacle to children's schooling.
The MontNgafula community is located in a peripheral neighborhood of Mitendi, in the urban-rural municipality of MontNgafula, south of Kinshasa. A large portion of its population is made up of families experiencing severe economic hardship. Many are large families who, in addition to struggling to meet their own basic needs, are unsure how to provide for their children's education. Unfortunately, children remain the most vulnerable segment of the population. This situation often forces them to run away from home and engage in harmful practices.
Project description
The significant increase in school fees, as well as the general increase in the cost of living for families, has led many parents to experience job insecurity. The precariousness of housing, exacerbated by the risk of erosion during the rainy season, and the poor condition of the Matadi road, often blocked by traffic, have prevented some children from attending school or forced them to arrive late, forcing them to wake up very early in the morning to arrive on time. Some students have fallen behind in their school curriculum.
To help these poor communities, the community feels the need to alleviate, even slightly, the suffering of some families by giving some children the opportunity to attend school and prepare for their future. For this reason, we have selected some children from poor families to offer them the opportunity to receive an education.
Objective
- Ensure access to education for children from poor families.
Beneficiaries
Direct: 8 primary school students and 3 secondary school students
Indirect: families
Referent sister of the project: Sr Luciene Rodrigues Alves
Project's costs