From Exploitation in Mines to a Hope Filled Future

Dear friend,

Thank you so much for donating so generously to the Kimbilio Projecr 'From exploitation in Mines to a Hope Filled future'. We really appreciate your support and it enables us to make a real difference to the lives of street children in thye Congo.

Ian Harvey, the founding director of Kimbilio, has announced that we will be funding former street children in higher education. There are five students currently studying at the University in Lubumbashi that we now financially support and this will enable them to achieve their full potential. What a journey these children have been on, from living precariously on the streets to gaining a place at university, and this new venture shows the vision that Kimbilio has for the street children of the Congo. In return, the five students volunteer at the Day Centre each week where their experiences can be an inspiration to those they see.

Thank you so much for your financial support for this Project which gives street children a future filled with hope. The children are usually under-nourished when they come to the Day Centre in Lubumbashi and the team of Congolese carers provides them with a meal, a shower and fresh clothing. Where the children have suffered injuries or picked up an infection from their time on the streets, we provide medical care as well.

It is our intention to locate the family of each child and seek to reintegrate them into their wider family. This process can take many months, so the children may be offered the opportunity to stay in one of the Kimbilio houses and go to the new Kimbilio School. 

At the moment, we see up to 500 children each month coming to the Day Centre, so the work of the Kimbilio is a real lifeline for these street children