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The Friends of
the Congo is undertaking several projects in concert with its
Congolese partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The
projects include:
Lumumba Scholarship Fund
The Lumumba Scholarship Fund provides
scholarships for students in need of financial assistance to
pay their school fees. The average cost to send a student to
school for one year is $450. Any amount
you contribute will help.
The students are chosen by our coalition partners in the Congo.
In return for their scholarship, they contribute to the elevation
of the condition of their country through public service. The
school year in the Congo lasts from September 15 - July
15.
With your generous support, Friends of Congo has been able to
provide scholarships to Congolese students for the past three
years. Our goal for the 2008 school year is to provide scholarships
to 1,000 students. We count on your participation
in this effort to support the education of Congolese students
who are committed to the development and reconstruction of their
country.
Should you wish to receive a profile of the Lumumba Scholars
it will be provided upon request. Any amount of contribution
will help to meet our goal of supporting 1,000 students. You
may contact us at
scholars@friendsofthecongo.org.
Support the Women of
Congo
Friends of Congo works with the
Association of Widows located in the South Kivu province of
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Association has been
in existence since 1975. It is made up of over 5,000 widows
located in 32 parishes in the South Kivu province in the east
of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A key aim of the organization is to serve the widows of those
who have lost their men as a result of the war that has claimed
over 5.4 million Congolese since 1998. The Association of Widows
also works with women who have been victims of rape and sexual
abuse in an effort to provide them a support network and integration
back into society.
The Association provides training, skills development, cultural
education, health-care, child-care and numerous other services
for the women, children and the communities from which they
come. A top priority for the Association is the care of thousands
of women and orphans who have been victims of rape and sexual
violence as a result of the conflict in the East of the Congo.
Find
out more about the situation of women in the Congo
The Lumumba Monument Project
The Lumumba Monument Project is an effort
initiated by Nijart International to build a monument of Patrice
Lumumba in the Congo. The project is based on Nijel's "Patrice
Lumumba: The Vision, The Legacy" sculpture. The monument
pays tribute to the vision and legacy of Patrice Emery Lumumba.
Click
here for more information about the monument project!
Should you wish to support the monument project, please donate
below.
Congo Delegation Initiative (CDI)
The Congo Delegation Initiative is an effort to establish links
between various sectors of the Congolese society with the global
community, ranging from business interests, labor, women,
religious to student groups. Should you wish to be
a part of our planned trips to the Congo, please complete the
form at the bottom of this page and one of our team members
will contact you.
Friends of the Congo works to directly support the WAKE UP!
Congo project based in Orientale Province. The primary mission
of the WAKE UP! Congo project is to affect a meaningful shift
in community agency, region wide, to be achieved by empowering
rural communities through appropriate adult education, literacy
and awareness programs.
Directed by a team of Congolese professionals, WAKE UP! Congo
is a locally based, in-country, non-government organization
focused on community development, natural resource and environmental
protection, education and health care. The project involves
women leaders whose oversight insures equitable attention to
gender issues and insures gender empowerment and equality. WAKE
UP! is a strictly non-violent organization.
WAKE UP! Congo supports grassroots organizing with and for rural
communities who live on the front lines and directly experience
the devastating effects of natural resource exploitation, extortion,
corruption, human rights violations and foreign interventions
(involving international NGOs, multinational corporations, and
extractive industries).
Your donations to WAKE UP! Congo will translate to direct education
and empowerment on the ground in rural Congo. Further information
is available upon request. Click
here (PDF) to download more detailed description of the
project!
Should you have any questions or inquiries about
any of the FOTC projects, please complete the below form and
submit your questions, suggestions or comments.
Contact form
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