Help build the new Kimbilio Day Centre - Stage 1

Thank you so much for your financial support for the Kimbilio Project to build a new Day Centre in the centre of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the biggest Project that we have embarked on. Currently we are using the Cathedral premises, but it is necessary that we are able to offer improved facilities to the increasing number of children who find themselves living on the streets. 

The new purpose built Day Centre will provide a safe place for children to come off the streets for care and support.They will be offered food, medical care, clean water & the opportunity to find their families if this is possible & safe. 

The opportunity to turn around the lives of children who, through no fault of their own, find thermselves living on the streets is such an important mission and our Congolese team know how to care for the children, identify their needs and provide appropriate help. Apart from food and clothing, the children may need reassurance and love and a placer of safety to stay.

Thank you so much for donating to the Kimbilio project to build a multi-purpose Day Centre in Lubumbashi. This is a going to transform the support that we can give to the children living on the streets. 

The first stage of the big project was to purchase land in the city centre and this has been achieved. We are now fundaising for the construction of the ground floor of the new centre. It's a big total to raise, but with your help, we are well on the way to achieving this.

We should be encouaged by how well the last building project, the new Kimbilio School, is doing. There are now 367 pupils! Twenty-three of the junior-age pupils come from the Kimbilio houses and nine of the secondary age pupils. The remaining pupils live in the area surrounding the school and include many who cannot afford the fees for state schools.