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Dany is back home
Six months ago, 11 year old Dany came off the street to the Kimbilio outreach center for the first time. His father had died. The...
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Jun 72 min read
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Celebrating project success
Safety at the Kimbilio Mapendo School has been greatly enhanced by the now complete security wall and guard house, thanks to the...
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May 241 min read
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Meeting the clean water challenge
Access to clean, safe water is challenging across the DR Congo. Lubumbashi is no exception. The city faces a water shortage, with...
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May 101 min read
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Access to electricity is not a given
The DR Congo is in the top 10 of the least electrified countries in the world. According to the World Bank, less than 17% of households...
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Apr 262 min read
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Acknowledging the Plight of Street Children Everywhere
Today is International Day for Street Children. Today, we recognize that millions of children around the world live and work on the...
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Apr 122 min read
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Exploring the city
Field trips give the children of Kimbilio the opportunity to converse, relax and explore. Last week, boys and girls living at Kimbilio's...
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Apr 51 min read
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Cholera outbreak in Lubumbashi
While the media are focused on the conflict in Eastern DR Congo, Kimbilio's home city of Lubumbashi - 1000 miles away from the conflict -...
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Mar 292 min read
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Congrats to the new grads of Kimbilio's Young Mums program
Five young mothers have put in the hard work to attain better futures for themselves and their children. We extend hearty...
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Mar 72 min read
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Child miners
Learn about artisanal mining and child labour in the mines in the DR Congo.
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Mar 21 min read
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There's nothing better than a great teacher
There is a Japanese proverb that says, "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." Case in point:...
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Feb 212 min read
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Making a difference: our UK-based volunteer sewers
If you've been to events at which we've tabled in England, or shopped on our Etsy site, you are no doubt familiar with the delightful...
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Feb 71 min read
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Keeping our students safe
Kimbilio's school, opened in 2021, now serves more than 300 children. Its students include children residing at Kimbilio's homes as well...
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Feb 12 min read
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Success, one child at a time
Kimbilio takes a holistic approach to helping street children. Street children in many countries find themselves on the streets for a...
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Jan 252 min read
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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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May 27, 20241 min read
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