Today is International Women’s Day. And while that day isn’t a big deal in the United States, it is elsewhere. And it certainly is in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Empowering women and girls has come in many forms during the 18 years of Congo Restoration. This year, it looks like empowering teachers to remain […]
Meet the Murhula Sisters The Murhula sisters (pictured here in our old uniforms) are three children in a family of nine. Their dad has been missing since December 2024 due to rebel violence in the area. The children are now living with family and friends because their mom can’t pay the rent anymore and has […]
School is in session! It’s been a rough year for Congo Restoration (you can read a reminder of the violence in the region since February here). So to see our students return — along with 20 new first-graders — is the joy we all need in our lives right now. Last week, our 120 first- […]
We pride ourselves on being excellent stewards of our students and your donations. And this year has been no exception. As 2024 comes to a close, we can look back with pride at how we’ve done so much with our budget. Sometimes, however, the unexpected happens. Recently, this came in the form of unexpectedly strong […]
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.
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Neema’s Story Six-year-old Neema started life with many cultural disadvantages. Neema was born with polydactyly…she has six fingers on each hand, a condition she inherited from her mother. Her father abandoned them when Neema was born handicapped. Too often, the future is bleak for girls like Neema. According to Human Rights Watch, “Congo is home […]
Urgent request: Our girls need summer school to catch up from the pandemic Like students around the world, the 80 students at the Congo Restoration Girls School of Compassion have worked hard but have fallen behind in the past year due to school closures caused by the pandemic. As we end the school year, our […]
As Chair of the Congo Restoration Board of Directors, Dawn McMullan has led the U.S.-funding arm of the organization since 2008. In partnership with founder Gorethy Nabushosi, they have grown the organization’s reach from caring for 30 orphans, to empowering women, educating girls, and providing college scholarships to young adults. Dawn is a freelance writer/editor and mother to two […]
