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 […]
Meet Mapindo Mapindo is a stunning example of the transformative power of education. Before attending the Congo Restoration Sewing School she spent her days in the streets, selling onions, tomatoes, anything she could find to try to feed her family. There were often days when she spent hours without selling anything. It was there she […]
Esther is 18 years old and grew up in the village of Mudaka, where the sewing school opened in 2010. Her mom is single and handicapped, an incredibly difficult life in the DRC because there are no services to assist her. When Esther was 12, her mom sent her to work as a nanny to […]
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Our Sewing school graduation is Saturday! The Congo Restoration Sewing School celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.What began in 2011 as a dream to provide 30 women with the chance to learn a creative skill they could use to make money has grown in so many beautiful ways with the help of people doing a “little bit […]
Our new class of sewing school students started classes in February. Let me introduce you to one of them. Kindja is 19 years old and comes from a family of seven children. She was never able to go to school because she was helping care for her younger siblings. When she was 16, her mother […]
Big news about special women at Congo Restoration International Women’s Day is a huge deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and in most countries. I want to share three things with you today as you take a moment to honor and celebrate this special day. 1. Update on Mama Gorethy: Our founder and executive director […]
In honor of this International Women’s Day, I want to share the story of Espe. At 19, Espe is the mother of a 7-year-old girl who attends our Congo Restoration primary school for girls. Espe was raped when she was only 12, then abandoned by her family and community. Our Congo Restoration family took her in and […]
Mwamini’s Story The beautiful and confident woman in the center of this picture is Mwamini. She was our top student in her Congo Restoration Sewing School class. At her graduation ceremony, she shared her story, so we wanted to share it with you — the people who made it possible. Mwamini was raped and impregnated […]
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 […]
