It's back-to-school!
The Kimbilio team worked hard to prepare for the start of the new school year...which was today! September 2 is in fact the official...
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- Aug 16
- 1 min
Charlotte heads home!
Kimbilio found eleven year old Charlotte living on the streets a few weeks ago. She is from the urban Kampemba district of Lubumbashi....
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kimbilious
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Improving Child Protection in the DR Congo
Kimbilio Director Carine Bahati and Head of Finance Pastor Clement Beya participated in 2 days of training in financial and logistics...
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kimbilious
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Combatting Period Poverty
In July, we partnered with Days for Girls UK to provide reusable sanitary pad kits and menstruation education to the girls residing at...
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kimbilious
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Irène is home in Kalemie!
The Kimbilio team accompanied Irène to the airport earlier this week for her flight home to Kalemie. Kalemie is a city of about 150,000,...
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kimbilious
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Measuring our impact
Kimbilio has achieved so much for street children in Lubumbashi, and yet there's so much more to do. It's motivating to take stock of...
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kimbilious
- Jul 15
- 1 min
Family health follow-up
In April, we introduced you to Vicky, a 14 year old girl who returned to her biological family after a long time with Kimbilio. Last...
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kimbilious
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Congratulations to our Graduates!
We celebrated the end of the school year on July 2 for the more than 300 students at Kimbilio's school. And...drum roll...we're...
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kimbilious
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Meet one of Kimbilio's extraordinary local team members
Elisee is a social worker on staff at Kimbilio. He is magical with children. During his studies in Psychology at the University of...
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kimbilious
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Field trip to the Musée National de Lubumbashi
A group of Kimbilio's secondary school students spent the day at the museum for a guided tour. In the DR Congo, primary, secondary and...
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kimbilious
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Fatou is home
Fifteen year old Fatou has returned home to her biological family in Fungurume after 2 years with Kimbilio. Fungurume is a cobalt and...
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kimbilious
- Jun 7
- 1 min
A Stunning Week of Arts and Culture
We celebrated La Semaine Culturelle at Kimbilio. This program was designed to support our children as they explored their own potentials...
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kimbilious
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Congratulations, Gloire!
Sixteen year old Gloire has graduated from vocational training in welding! Gloire has lived in Kimbilio's transit house for boys since...
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kimbilious
- May 27
- 1 min
Kimbilio and the IBCR Partner to Help Children Across the DR Congo
We participated in the International Bureau for Children's Rights' (IBCR) second workshop as part of the Consulting Committee for Child...
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kimbilious
- May 19
- 1 min
A Glorious Day of Dance and More
Twelve girls from Kimbilio had the wonderful opportunity to spend a day with their peers at AFEEL, the English-speaking school in...
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kimbilious
- May 13
- 1 min
Gloria rejoins her family!
Fourteen year old Gloria is living with her biological family again! She had left her maternal aunt's house because of mistreatment, and...
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kimbilious
- May 6
- 1 min
Former Street Child Attends University
Pascal came to Kimbilio as an orphan when he was 8 years old. With his parents gone, he had ended up on the streets for two years after...
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kimbilious
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Teen Girl Reunited with her Biological Family
Vicky, the oldest of seven children, is 14 years old. Her father is not alive and her mother and the children have been living in...
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kimbilious
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Street Children Advocate for their Rights
The International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR) has organised a workshop with 20 children from different Non-Governmental...
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kimbilious
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Visit from Street Child United
Kimbilio had the pleasure to receive a visit from UK representatives of Street Child United, an organisation who use the power of sport...
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