Reunite Children with their Families in Congo

Hi,

Thank you so much for your financial support for the work of the Kimbilio team in reuniting street children with their wider families. The best chance for the street children is to address the family situation that caused the children to be living on the streets. Often the reason may be financial, and Kimbilio can provide assistance to ther families with food costs or school fees. 

This year, Kimbilio has reintegrated 51 street children (37 boys, 14 girls) into their wider families. Each case requires identification of the child's family and their location, followed by a negotiation to understand why the child has left the family home and ascertain what is required for them to be able to return. It is a skilful and often lengthy task, but the result is the opportunity for the child to leave the streets and return to the safety and security of their family.

Thank you

Thank you very much for your financial support for our project to reunite children with their families. Every child needs the love and encouragement of their family and it is the principle aim of the Kimbilio team of carers to reunite street children with their families.

It is not uncommon to find children who may have travelled up to 100 km from their home to the city of Lubumbashi and this makes the task of reintegration much harder. Children as young as five years old can be found living on the streets of Lubumbashi and last month the Kimbilio team was able to reunite 5 year old Moise with his mother.

So far in 2023, the Kimbilio team has been able to reunite 26 boys and 9 girls with their families and a lot of preparation work is ongoing with other street children.