And we could all use some good news about now, right? Here’s what you need to know about the goings-on at Congo Restoration in October: Our 7th-grade students — our first class of girls who graduated from Congo Restoration Girls School of Compassion — are doing well at their new school down the street. We are so […]
Meet Furaha Furaha exemplifies the change our school makes. She is an orphan that, like another one of our recent graduates, started out as a janitor in our all girls primary school. “After a year, she joined the sewing school and became one of the best students,” our founder and executive director, Gorethy Nabushosi, said. “She […]
Megan Carlton is a veteran teacher, who knows from first-hand experience the transformative power of education. Megan has supported the work of the Congo Restoration for years, but it was not until a visit to the Congo in 2023 that she realized the true impact of the Congo Restoration’s mission. During her time in the […]
Our kids are back at school! When we opened the Congo Restoration Girls School of Compassion in the fall of 2019, we had no idea a pandemic was just around the corner. What we did know was that — with a lot of faith and help from each of you — we could lift up the girls of […]
Feeding our students ensures they are ready to learn.
Today, our founder turns 60 years old! I can’t imagine a world without Mama Gorethy. She had a dream growing up as a young Congolese orphan, then a young Congolese attorney, then a refugee living in Dallas as her country was torn apart by war. She cried a lot during those days. That dream: To […]
During this special time, we want to thank you for your support this year. Because of you in 2021: • 40 new students joined our all girls primary school. We now have 120 girls in grades 1 through 4. • 80 women graduated from our sewing school. • We celebrated the 10-year anniversary of our sewing […]
I know you got our email yesterday (below) so we’ll keep this brief: • Donations made at 8 am ET will be matched by Facebook up to a certain point. • For the rest of us who are not early birds, just go ahead and jump in when you can. • Our greatest need is a […]
Click on the image for special Thanksgiving message! From our children. From our sewing school students. From our teachers. From Mama Gorethy. From our board of directors. We are so incredibly thankful for you. May your Thanksgiving be as blessed as you make us feel every day. Dawn McMullanChair […]
