RDC 15 – LET'S HELP THEM STUDY
Project Location
The project is carried out in the towns of Isiro (capital of the province of Alto-Uelè, in the east of the country) ang in Butembo.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo the majority of the population are young people and girls are the most numerous than boys. These young women are the category most exposed to the many ills of society because of their vulnerability. There are those who were born and raised in the eastern areas where armed clashes take place, and live in a constant precarious situation.
In this beautiful country, unfortunately, the gap between rich and poor continues to widen. Free primary schooling, so often promised, has never been implemented as it should have. Families face many challenges to survive and often children and adolescents are at risk of dropping out of school as it is not always possible to meet these costs. Our different communities feel the need to alleviate some of the suffering of the most disadvantaged families, giving some children the opportunity to go to school so that they can prepare for their future.
Project description
In this project we want to help children, adolescents and girls to complete their studies, and in particular:
- 3 young girls at the University of Butembo, a town located in the east of the country in the province of Nord-Kivu. The insecurity that is felt in the surrounding villages forces its population to leave everything and take refuge in this city. Butembo in this period lived through the extreme atrocities of armed groups. This situation creates despair, isolation and banditry. We want to help some girls we know, coming from families that do not have the opportunity to let them continue their studies.
- 3 girls at Isiro University. The population of Isiro has very limited access to various goods and services such as health care and education due to lack of financial means. People find it difficult to give children a higher education, because there are other essential needs to think about first.
We try to offer the university girls of Butembo and Isiro an adequate space where they can live, even throughout the school year, and study to develop their intellectual skills to ensure good success. In addition to paying academic fees, this project will help them with other expenses, namely: food, coal, transportation, training, medical care, hygiene products, etc.
Objectives
- Helping children and girls in paying for university studies
- Give the opportunity to some university students to have a favorable place to continue their university studies.
- Provide them with monthly meetings to complete their human and Christian formation.
Beneficiaries
Direct: 6 university students
Indirect: families
Local contribution
Each student of the university will contribute through necessities such as beans, palm oil, flour and volunteer for small odd jobs.
Referent sister of the project: Sr. Bernadette Idey
Project's costs