The results are in, and we are delighted to share the news that all 51 students who just completed their senior (6th) year at the Kimbilio Mapendo Primary School were successful on their national exams! 26 boys and 25 girls will thus begin at the Kimbilio Mapendo Secondary School in September. ENAFEP is the Examen National de Fin d'Etudes Primaires. This is the standardized, state administered and compulsory national exam that determines whether students can start lower seco

Congo Children Trust is pleased to share the news of a new partnership with Kumi Foundation and Yokogawa Electric Corporation. The partnership was formalised through a memorandum of understanding signed at the Japan-DRC Business Forum in Kinshasa on March 2. Together, we will work to strengthen education and child protection for vulnerable children living in mining communities in Lubumbashi and Kolwezi. For over seventeen years, Congo Children Trust has supported children who

In January, the Kimbilio Mapendo School honored two of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most influential political figures: Patrice Lumumba and Laurent Kabila. In alignment with the Ministry of National Education's program, the school’s curriculum integrates the patriotism of Lumumba and the nationalism of Kabila into everyday learning. This approach shapes students’ understanding of their country’s history and identity, encouraging a strong sense of pride, responsibility a

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:...

Around the world, Arbor Day is a secular day of observance on which the world plants trees. It is a day to celebrate trees and honor the...

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...