Cinderellas of Bukavu

In Bukavu, the Ek’Abana Center run by Sister Natalina welcomes children who were abandoned by their family or chased out after being accused of witchcraft.

Lately, the center is carrying out a campaign concerning good waste management. They are raising awareness within the community about the importance of garbage disposal. In Congo, in fact, the management of waste by the municipal authorities is very limited. People have to pay a monthly fee of 4$ to ensure that the public service will collect the waste, but unfortunately the majority of them do not have enough money to pay for this service, so the garbage ends up piling up on the streets.
In the past, children had to go through a landfill to reach the Ek'Abana center. Recently, the operators of the center have created a litter-free path thanks to the help of the people of the neighborhood. In this way, children no longer have to walk on waste and families were made aware of the issue.

The Ek’Abana center also organizes training courses to teach women how to weave grocery bags using recycled materials, so that they can earn some money selling them and, at the same time, fight against the degradation and pollution of the environment.
In Bukavu there is a large use of plastic bags that are abandoned everywhere: along the roads, in the water drains, etc. Much of this waste ends up in Lake Kivu. Thanks to these courses, the center can raise awareness among the women and, at the same time, it can teach them to use less plastic bags giving them an item that will last longer.

It is extremely important that we allow children to live in a cleaner and less polluted environment.

Please, donate to support the great job that the center is doing for them.
Thank you for your help!