Enable former street children to go to University

Hi, thank you so much for your financial support for this Project which supports former street children by paying for their studies at University. This month, Raphael graduated at the conclusion of his course at the University of Lubumbashi and the team at Kimbilio are very proud of him. Raphael has come a long way since his days of living on the streets of Lubumbashi and his graduation shows how Kimbilio has enabled him to fulfill his potential.

The first former street child that your donations supported at University is Pascal. He graduated at university last year and he is now working at the Kimbilio School as a teacher in his post-graduate training year. Here is a photo of Pascal with headteacher Didier Ilunga on his first day of teaching. Pascal is a teacher of mechanics. Pascal first came to Kimbilio as an 11 year old. Both his parents had died and his aunts had thrown him out on the streets. It is lovely to see Pascal repaying the love shown to him by the Kimbilio team by teaching at the Kimbilio school.   

Hi. Thank you so much for your donations to the Kimbilio Project which funds the further education of five former street chikdren at University. What a journey for these boys, who have been through the traumatic experience of having to survive on the dangerous streets of Lubumbashi and who have been given firstly the chance of education at junior and senior scgool levels and now to be able to go further into degree level.

Education is the key for children to be able to rise above the poverty of their upbringing and to be able to have the opportunity of securing a career that is both well-paid and allows them to use their talents. Your donations have helped these boys and the intention is for further former street children to be able to follow them and be supported at University.