Building from scratch
Kimbilio has a strong track record in building construction. Led by longtime team member Papa David Kunda, brick-based building...
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Nov 162 min read
Daniella is college bound!
Daniella came to Kimbilio's day center in 2017. She'd been orphaned when her father passed away, and when a number of disputes arose in...
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Nov 91 min read
Learning English in DR Congo
DR Congo is a country of many languages. More than 200 languages are spoken. Locally, Kimbilio's community speaks Swahili. Nationwide,...
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Nov 32 min read
Meet Papa David Kunda
Kimbilio is outstanding at improving the lives of vulnerable children. Did you know that Kimbilio is also excellent at doing their own...
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Oct 261 min read
No easy answers
Kimbilio's day center is key to outreach to street children. When children visit the day center, it represents an opportunity for...
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Oct 191 min read
Time for physical education
If it's Friday at the Kimbilio Mapendo School, it means that the primary school students have EPS. EPS stands for "l'education physique...
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Oct 112 min read
Connecting on the streets
The Kimbilio team just spent a day of outreach in the local open air markets, reaching out to the children who live there. This is a...
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Oct 51 min read
Celebrating the Children's Gifts
Each Wednesday, the Kimbilio Mapendo School holds an exhortation intended to motivate the children to use their gifts. We hope you'll...
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Sep 281 min read
The love of a family
Unconditional love and nurturing of children is in Kimbilio's DNA. In addition to the thousands of street children whose lives Kimbilio...
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Sep 211 min read
Bravo, Monika and NKD Learning
With the backing of her employer, Monika just completed a 200 mile solo bicycle ride from Reading to Bristol to raise funds for Congo...
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Sep 141 min read
Congrats to Kimbilio's latest sewing school graduates!
This week, Kimbilio celebrated the graduation of four more women from one of our two sewing schools. Photos are from the graduation...
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Sep 81 min read
School is in session
The Kimbilio Mapendo School is back in action. Week one of the 2024-25 academic year has been completed. We hope you enjoy seeing a few...
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Sep 21 min read
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 161 min read
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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Aug 101 min read
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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Aug 22 min read
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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Jul 251 min read
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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Jul 191 min read
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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Jul 151 min read
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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Jul 62 min read
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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